5200小说网

手机浏览器扫描二维码访问

LETTER 312（第1页）

一秒记住【xiaoyanwenxue.com】精彩无弹窗免费！“TheWorksofCharlesandMaryLamb—Volume6（.shg.tw）”！

LETTER312

CHARLESLAMBTOWALTERWILSON

[Datedatend:February24，1823.]

DearW.—Iwritethatyoumaynotthinkmeneglectful，notthatIhaveanythingtosay.Inanswertoyourquestions，itwasatyourhouseIsawaneditionofRoxana，theprefacetowhichstatedthattheauthorhadleftoutthatpartofitwhichrelatedtoRoxanasdaughterpersistinginimaginingherselftobeso，inspiteofthemothersdenial，fromcertainhintsshehadpickedup，andthrowingherselfcontinuallyinhermothersway（asSavageissaidtohavedoneinhis，pryinginatwindowstogetaglimpseofher），andthatitwasbyadviceofSouthern，whoobjectedtothecircumstancesasbeinguntrue，whentherestofthestorywasfoundedonfact;whichshowsS.tohavebeenastupid-ishfellow.TheincidentssoresembleSavagesstory，thatItaxedGodwinwithtakingFalconerfromhislifebyDr.Johnson.Youshouldhavetheedition（ifyouhavenotpartedwithit），forIsawitneverbutatyourplaceattheMewsGate，nordidIthenreadittopareitwithmyown;onlyIknowthedaughterscuriosityisthebestpartofmyRoxana.Theprologueyouspeakofwasmine，sonamed，butnotworthmuch.Youaskmefor2or3pagesofverse.Ihavenotwrittensomuchsinceyouknewme.Iamaltogetherprosaic.MaybeImaytouchoffasonnetintime.IdonotpreferCol.JacktoeitherRob.Cr.orRoxana.Ionlyspokeofthebeginningofit，hischildishhistory.Therestispoor.IdonotknowanywhereanygoodcharacterofDeFoebesideswhatyoumention.IdonotknowthatSwiftmentionshiPopedoes.IforgetifDIsraelihas.DunlopIthinkhasnothingofhiHeisquitenewground，andscarceknownbeyondCrusoe.IdonotknowwhowroteQuarll.IneverthoughtofQuarllashavinganauthor.Itisapoorimitation;themonkeyisthebestinit，andhisprettydishesmadeofshells.DoyouknowthePaperintheEnglishmanbySirRd.Steele，givinganaccountofSelkirk?Itisadmirable，andhasallthegermsofCrusoe.Youmust"eitentire.CaptainG.CarletonwrotehisownMemoirs;theyareaboutLordPeterboroughscampaigninSpain，&agoodBook.Puzzellipuzzlesme，andIaminacloudaboutDonaldMLeod.Ineverheardofthem;soyousee，mydearWilson，whatpoorassistancesIcangiveinthewayofinformation.IwishyourBookout，forIshallliketoseeanythingaboutDeFoeorfromyou.

Youroldfriend，

C.LAMB.

Frommyandyouroldpound.24Feb.23.

[WiththisletterparetheletteronSeptember9，1801，toGodwin，andtheletteronDecember16，1822，toWilson.

DefoesRoxana，firstedition，doesnot，asamatteroffact，containtheepisodeofthedaughterwhichLambsomuchadmired.Latereditionshaveit.GodwinsaysinhisPrefaceto"Faulkener，"1807，theplaytowhichLambwroteaprologueinpraiseofDefoe（seeVol.IV.），thattheonlyaccessibleeditionofRoxanainwhichthestoryofSusannahisfullytoldisthatof1745.

RichardSavagewasconsideredtobethenaturalsonoftheCountessofMacclesfieldandEarlRivers.Hismotheratfirstdisownedhim，butafterwards，whenthisbecameimpossible，repulsedhiJohnsonsaysinhis"LifeofSavage，"thatitwashisheros"practicetowalkinthedarkeveningsforseveralhoursbeforeherdoorinhopesofseeingherasshemightebyaccidenttothewindoworcrossherapartmentwithacandleinherhand."

SwiftandDefoeweresteadyenemies，althoughIdonotfindthateithermentionstheotherbyname.ButSwiftinTheExamineroftenhadDefoeinmind，andDefoeinoneofhispoliticalwritingsreferstoSwift，aproposWoodshalfpence，as"thecopperfarthingauthor."

PopereferredtoDefoetwiceintheDunciad:onceasstandinghigh，fearlessandunabashedinthepillory，andonce，libellously，asthefatherofNorton，oftheFlyingPost.

PhilipQuarllwasthefirstimitationofRobinsonCrusoe.Itwaspublishedin1727，purportingtobethenarrativeofoneDorrington，amerchant，andQuarllsdiscoverer.Thetitlebegins，TheHermit;or，TheUnparalleledSufferingsandSurprisingAdventuresofMr.PhilipQuarll，anEnglishman…LambsaysinhisessayonChristsHospitalthattheBlue-Coatboysusedtoreadthebook.Theauthorshipofthebookisstillunknown.

SteelesaccountofSelkirkisinTheEnglishman，No.26，Dec.1，1713.Wilson"edit.

DefoesfictitiousMilitaryMemoirsofCapt.GeorgeCarletonwaspublishedin1728.

IcannotexplainPuzzelliorDonaldMLeod.LaterLambsentWilson，whoseemstohaveaskedforsomeverseaboutDefoe，the"OdetotheTreadmill，"butWilsondidnotuseit.

"Myoldpound."RobinsonsDiary（Vol.I.，page333）hasthis:"ThelargeroomintheaccountantsofficeattheEastIndiaHouseisdividedintoboxesorpartments，ineachofwhichsitsixclerks，CharlesLambhimselfinone.TheyarecalledCompounds.Themeaningofthewordwasaskedoneday，andLambsaiditwasacollectionofsimples."]

偏执总裁的罪妻  帝国与王国，魔法之争  娇宠名门夫人晴小天  三国之阿斗要翻天  神都兵王  苍穹之下  祖一南音美  娇宠名门夫人舒情霍云城  爷，王妃她恃宠而骄！  武之巅峰  上门姐夫  心底唯一的光芒姜芸云城睿佘云怡  The King James Bible  一胎三宝：替嫁妈咪是团宠  我阻止了亿万灾难  修罗君王  锦鲤太后升职记  冷少的娇妻是鉴宝大佬  离婚后我在豪门乘风破浪  The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5