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Unaddressed Letters by Anonymous, edited by Frank Athelstane Swettenham (1850 - 1946).

“I had a friend who loved me;” but he has gone, and the “great gulf” is between us. After his death, I received a packet of manuscript with these few words:—“What I have written may appeal to you because of our friendship, and because, when you come to read them, you will seek to grasp, in these apparent confidences, an inner meaning that to the end will elude you. If you think others, not the many but the few, might find here any answer to their unuttered questionings, any fellowship of sympathy in those experiences which are the milestones of our lives, then use the letters as you will, but without my name. I shall have gone, and the knowledge of my name would make no one either wiser or happier.”
The writer was, by trade, a diplomatist; by inclination, a sportsman with literary and artistic tastes; by force of circumstances he was a student of many characters, and in some sense a cynic. He was also a traveler—not a great traveler, but he knew a good deal of Europe, a little of America, much of India and the further East. He spent some time in this neighborhood, and was much interested in the country and its people. There is an Eastern atmosphere about many of the letters, and he made no secret of the fact that he was fascinated by the glamour of the lands of sunshine. He died very suddenly by misadventure, and, even to me, his packet of letters came rather as a revelation.
( Frank Athelstane Swettenham)
This project is a collaboration of bluechien, NemoR, and alg1001

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      Keywords that describe the book: India, correspondence, tiger, Malaysia, mongoose, Englishman

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Post by heart2voice2heart »

Hi,

I'd like to do the entire collection...if that is okay.

Thanks,
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Post by alg1001 »

Wow, that will be fine. I will keep it in this forum for now, but it will become a solo project when you finish. If you change your mind or don't like any of the sections, I can reopen them to the group.
Thank you!
Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
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Post by heart2voice2heart »

Thanks a lot Amy...Will start working on it soon...
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Post by heart2voice2heart »

Hi Amy,

Just wanted to send you a quick note that I will be able to start recording next Monday and plan to record one or two letters a week. Please let me know if this timeline suits you.

Thanks,
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Post by alg1001 »

Hi,
That sounds great.
Cheers!
Amy
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Post by alg1001 »

I am going to claim a few of these.
4- a clever mongoose
8- a strange sunset
24- tigers and crocodiles
25- a rose and a moth
36- of paradise lost
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Post by alg1001 »

I am having visitors for the holiday weekend. I may not be checking in every day. I will catch up after. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Cheers!
Amy
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Post by bluechien »

can I take sections 0 and 2 (edit: and 3)? I'm recording VERY slowly these days but I have watched this book for what seems like a year, it's so good!
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Post by NemoR »

May I claim the following sections please:

1 THE HILL OF SOLITUDE
14 BY THE SEA

Thanks!

Nemo
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bluechien wrote:can I take sections 0 and 2 (edit: and 3)? I'm recording VERY slowly these days but I have watched this book for what seems like a year, it's so good!
It doesn't seem to be going anywhere fast.
Thank you for claiming, Eva!
-Amy :D
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NemoR wrote:May I claim the following sections please:

1 THE HILL OF SOLITUDE
14 BY THE SEA

Thanks!

Nemo
Most certainly. Thank you for claiming, Nemo!
-Amy :D
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Post by alg1001 »

Hi Eva and Nemo,
Since none of us have a section in yet, we could use the shortened disclaimer for the letters. I will edit the opening post for that.
Have a good night!
Amy
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Post by bluechien »

alg1001 wrote:Hi Eva and Nemo,
Since none of us have a section in yet, we could use the shortened disclaimer for the letters. I will edit the opening post for that.
Have a good night!
Amy
fannnnntastic :thumbs: thanks!
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Post by NemoR »

In a complete anarchist move, I claimed sections 5 and 37 in the MW! :wink:

Nemo
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