Books of letters - Published and unpublished

[zobraks]

You'll have the opportunity to read a lot (most?) of them (Richmond letters) "soon," in the manuscripts section, thanks to a generous donation from a prominent forum member

Thank you very much prominent forum member, whoever you are.

Along with about 100 new (to us) letters to the Webbs, another donation

Thank you very much mysterious donator, whoever you are.

Thank you very much mjp for going through all the trouble in order to make these donations available to general public.

 

[mjp]

You'll have the opportunity to read a lot (most?) of them "soon," in the manuscripts section, thanks to a generous donation from a prominent forum member

http://bukowski.net/manuscripts/

All the way at the bottom.

 

[Purple Stickpin]

All the way at the bottom.

Damn.

 

[PhillyDave]

So I've read the Seamus Cooney edited letters vol 1 & 2. Why does Reach for the Sun, Vol. 3 begin in 78 if vol 2 ends Jan 11, 1970? I guess there may be an answer in vol 3 but I haven't picked up a copy yet. The UK edition goes from 71 to 86. Would it be better to pick up that edition? Just trying to be complete. And... why would the UK editions differ so much, let alone at all?

 

[Purple Stickpin]

I'm not sure what you're looking at, but Living on Luck ends on December 29, 1979.

 

[mjp]

why would the UK editions differ so much...

As I understand it, the only way they differ is in chronology. The Black Sparrow versions include some letters in later versions that should have been in the earlier editions, and when they revamped the letters for non-US distribution they just put those where they should have been. In other words the contents are the same, just in slightly different order. Which is why you can't mix and match between the BSP/Ecco versions and the UK versions.

 

[Skygazer]

So I've read the Seamus Cooney edited letters vol 1 & 2. Why does Reach for the Sun, Vol. 3 begin in 78 if vol 2 ends Jan 11, 1970? I guess there may be an answer in vol 3 but I haven't picked up a copy yet. The UK edition goes from 71 to 86. Would it be better to pick up that edition? Just trying to be complete. And... why would the UK editions differ so much, let alone at all?

PD, it's Vol 1 Screams From The Balcony that ends Jan 11 1970 (letter to Jim Roman) - not Vol 2 ?
Vol 1 of the 4 UK Selected Letters series ends Dec 27 1970 (letter to John Martin).

 

[PhillyDave]

I just read the email from Purple and duh Dave. Amateur move. I should get demoted. I've read vol 1 & 2 out of order and it's been years since I've cracked the spine on Living on Luck. Just looked. Yes, the last letter is to Martin, late Dec 79. My bad. Let me get outta here and go catch the train to work. Carry on worthy experts. Whoops.

 

[PhillyDave]

I'm not sure what you're looking at, but Living on Luck ends on December 29, 1979.

Looking at? Wasn't. My head up me ass.