: Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) by FitzGerald Edward Wright William Aldis Editor - Authors English 19th century Correspondence; Kemble Fanny 1809-1893 Correspondence; FitzGerald Edward 1809-1883; FitzGerald Edward 1809-1883 Corresp

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Editor: William Aldis Wright

LETTERS OF EDWARD FITZGERALD TO FANNY KEMBLE 1871-1883

EDITED BY WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT

London MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED

NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1902

LETTERS OF EDWARD FITZGERALD TO FANNY KEMBLE 1871-1883

'Letters . . . such as are written from wise men, are, of all the words of man, in my judgment the best.'--BACON.

The following letters, addressed by Edward FitzGerald to his life-long friend Fanny Kemble, form an almost continuous series, from the middle of 1871 to within three weeks of his death in 1883. They are printed as nearly as possible as he wrote them, preserving his peculiarities of punctuation and his use of capital letters, although in this he is not always consistent. In writing to me in 1873 he said, 'I love the old Capitals for Nouns.' It has been a task of some difficulty to arrange the letters in their proper order, in consequence of many of them being either not dated at all or only imperfectly dated; but I hope I have succeeded in giving them, approximately at least, in their true sequence. The notes which are added are mainly for the purpose of explaining allusions, and among them will be found extracts from other letters in my possession which have not been published. The references to the printed 'Letters' are to the separate edition in the Eversley Series, 2 vols. .

WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT.

DEAR MRS. KEMBLE,

I asked Donne to tell you, if he found opportunity, that some two months ago I wrote you a letter, but found it so empty and dull that I would not send it to extort the Reply which you feel bound to give. I should have written to tell you so myself; but I heard from Donne of the Wedding soon about to be, and I would not intrude then. Now that is over --I hope to the satisfaction of you all--and I will say my little say, and you will have to Reply, according to your own Law of Mede and Persian.

It is a shame that one should only have oneself to talk about; and yet that is all I have; so it shall be short. If you will but tell me of yourself, who have read, and seen, and done, so much more, you will find much more matter for your pen, and also for my entertainment.

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