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- 14 June 1904 (Creation)
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Romodan, Government of Poltava, Russia.—Has contributed an article on Nashe to La Pensée Russe.
(In French. With an envelope.)
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Russie, Romodan, gouvt de Poltava,
le 14 juin 1904.
Monsieur et trés honoré confrère,
Je commence par Vous demander pardon pour le hardiesse que je prends en m’adressant à Vous sans avoir eu l’honneur de Vous être recommandé; je me fais une illusion d’espérer que le motif de ma lettre pourra me servir d’excuse auprés de Vous, et je tâche à vaincre mon indécision.
Le premier volume de Votre belle édition des oeuvres de Nashe me procure ce motif: il me suggère l’idée qu’il ne Vous sera pas indifférent à savoir que cet auteur ne reste pas privé d’interêt dans ce pays et que j’ai eu la bonne chance de présenter à nos lecteurs un article sur se signification littéraire, inserré dans la revue “La Pensée Russe” (Rousskaia Mysl, {1} 901, N 5) et faisant partie d’une série d’études intitulées “L’origine du roman moderne.” Le tirage à part de deux premières chapitres de cette série suivent ma lettre.
M. le Professeur Morfill a lu ces études et il pourra Vous en donner des renseignements; les “foot-notes” Vous en diront le reste.
En comptant sur Votre bienveillance je Vous prie bien, Monsieur, de me permettre à Vous souhaiter le meilleur succés de Votre excellente édition et de Vous présenter l’expression de mon profond respect
Wladimir Lesserich
[Direction on envelope:] Заказное {2} | M-r A. H. Bullen, | 47 great Russell street, | London. | England. | On prie bien de remettre | à M-r Ronald B. McKerrow | Editor of the Works of Th. Nashe | Лондонъ {3} | Ромоданъ, Полт. губ. {4}
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The envelope is postmarked ‘1РОМОДАНЪПОЛТАВГ1 | 2 | 19 04 | VI | ПОЧТ.ТЕЛОТД’, ‘REGISTERED | 20 | 19 JU 04 | LONDON’, and ‘REGISTERED | 7.15.AM | 20 JU 04 | 4 | LONDON.W.C’.
{1} The name of the journal in Russian.
{2} ‘Registered.’
{3} ‘London.’ This is the second of four words on this line; the others I have been unable to decipher.
{4} ‘Romodan, Government of Poltava.’ These words are preceded by four others, which I have not been able to decipher.
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Translation
Dear Sir and most respected colleague,
I begin by asking your pardon for the liberty I take in addressing you without having had the honour of being recommended to you; but I flatter myself with the hope that my motive for writing will serve as an excuse, and have therefore tried to overcome my hesitation.
I derive my motive from the first volume of your fine edition of the Works of Nashe: it suggested to me the idea that you might be interested to know that this author does not remain without interest in this country, and that I have had the good fortune to present to our readers an article on his literary significance, inserted in the journal La Pensée Russe (Rousskaia Mysl, 901, No. 5) as part of a series of studies entitled ‘The Origin of the Modern Novel’. An offprint of the two first chapters of this series will follow my letter.
Professor Morfill has read these studies and he will be able to give you details of them; the footnotes will tell you the rest.
Relying on your kindness, I beg you, sir, to allow me to wish you every success in your excellent edition and to assure you of my deepest respect,
Wladimir Lesserich
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