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''' | This is '''Letter No. 79''' in''' [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']], 4th chronological edition'''. It corresponds to '''Letter No. 116''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 79#Context and background|Context and background]]. | ||
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My dear Friend, | My dear Friend, | ||
I am tired and disgusted with all this wrangling to death. Please read this before giving it to Mr. Hume. If, as a debt of gratitude, he would exact but a pound of flesh, I would have naught to say — but a pound of useless verbiage is indeed more than even I — can stand! | I am tired and disgusted with all this wrangling to [[death]]. Please read this before giving it to [[Allan Octavian Hume|Mr. Hume]]. If, as a debt of gratitude, he would exact but a pound of flesh, I would have naught to say — but a pound of useless verbiage is indeed more than even I — can stand! | ||
Yours ever, | Yours ever, | ||
K. H. | [[Koot Hoomi|K. H.]] | ||
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'''NOTES:''' | '''NOTES:''' | ||
* | * '''A pound of flesh''' refers to Shakespeare's play ''The Merchant of Venice'', in which a lender insists on the harsh consequence of defaulting on a desperate bargain. | ||
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== Physical description of letter == | == Physical description of letter == | ||
The original is in the British Library, Folio 3. According to [[George Linton]] and [[Virginia Hanson]], the letter was written: | |||
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On the front of an envelope 4" X 5" <nowiki>[</nowiki>10.2 X 12.7 cm<nowiki>]</nowiki> to [[Alfred Percy Sinnett|''A. P. Sinnett'']], in blue pencil. The envelope may have enclosed a letter to [[Allan Octavian Hume|AOH]] which [[Koot Hoomi|KH]] asked APS to read before sending it on to him.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 134.</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:49, 1 March 2020
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| People involved | |
| Written by: | Koot Hoomi |
| Received by: | A. P. Sinnett |
| Sent via: | probably Djual Khool |
| Dates | |
| Written on: | unknown |
| Received on: | August 1882 |
| Other dates: | none |
| Places | |
| Sent from: | unknown |
| Received at: | Simla, India |
| Via: | unknown |
This is Letter No. 79 in The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett, 4th chronological edition. It corresponds to Letter No. 116 in Barker numbering. See below for Context and background.
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Page 1 transcription, image, and notes
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My dear Friend, I am tired and disgusted with all this wrangling to death. Please read this before giving it to Mr. Hume. If, as a debt of gratitude, he would exact but a pound of flesh, I would have naught to say — but a pound of useless verbiage is indeed more than even I — can stand! Yours ever, |
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Context and background
Physical description of letter
The original is in the British Library, Folio 3. According to George Linton and Virginia Hanson, the letter was written:
On the front of an envelope 4" X 5" [10.2 X 12.7 cm] to A. P. Sinnett, in blue pencil. The envelope may have enclosed a letter to AOH which KH asked APS to read before sending it on to him.[1]
Publication history
Commentary about this letter
Notes
- ↑ George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 134.