Letter from Leslie Stephen to Thomas Hardy, 12 March 1874
[Page 1]8 Southwell Gardens
South Kensington
12.3.74
My dear Mr Hardy
I have read your proofs as corrected & I think that every thing now runs very smoothly.
The story improves as it goes on & I hear nothing but good of it.
I have ventured to leave out a line or two in the last batch of proofs from an excessive prudery of wh. I am ashamed; but one is forced to be absurdly particular. May I suggest that Troy's [Page 2] seduction of the young woman will require to be treated in a gingerly fashion, when, as I suppose must be the case, he comes to be exposed to his wife? I mean that the thing must be stated but that the words must be careful - excuse ^excuse^ this wretched shred of concession to popular stupidity; but I am a slave.
I hope to see you soon.
Yours in haste
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Summary
Letter from Leslie Stephen to Thomas Hardy with advice on how to word Troy's seduction of Fanny Robin in the serialisation of Far From the Madding Crowd, 12 March 1874
Metadata
From
Person
Leslie StephenPlace
8 Southwell Gardens, South Kensington, S.W. London
Date
12 March 1874
To
Person
Thomas HardyPhysical Description
Letter written on cream paper with embossed address. Pencil library mark on page 3: H.5507.
Source
Dorset County Museum, H.5507
