Chapter 69 Incinerated, Destroyed and Lost Originals

Incinerated, Destroyed and Lost Originals For a writer, needless to say, the most precious thing should be what he is writing, or Just finished the manuscript.However, we learn from the writer's biographies, memoirs, diary books, and literary history In the records of the author, it is often known how the most precious manuscripts of the writers were often burned and accidentally destroyed. destroyed, or lost or stolen.Some were fortunately found, or after rewriting, lost and recovered, but most of them are But the copy never came back, causing heavy losses.There are many such misfortunes encountered by literary works.

of. The History of the French Revolution written by British historian Carlyle can be said to be a world famous book.don't say yes From the pen of the British, even the history of the French Revolution written by the French themselves, none of them are narrating. In terms of judgment, and the talent of writing, it is comparable to Carlyle's this one.But Carlyle poured all his energy from When I wrote this book, my life was very poor and I had not yet become famous.But on which all his hopes of life rest This lifelong masterpiece "History of the French Revolution", the first volume was handed over to his friend John after several hard drafts.

Mill went to review, only to be burned.What a major blow this was to Carlisle, It's unimaginable.John Mill also knew that he had caused a catastrophe, but he couldn't help but tell Carlisle frankly. For when he went to Carlyle's house in person and broke the sad news to him, his face turned pale. Carlyle himself later recalled the situation: "I still vividly remember the night when he came in person to tell us the news. Pale as Hector's ghost, said my wretched manuscript, first volume, burnt up.For us, this is tantamount to announcing our half-death sentence.Because of the apprehension he expressed

What's more, we can only pretend to be calm... He stayed for three hours before leaving. During these three hours, we Both parties suffered; we were not relieved until he was gone." The original volume of Carlyle's History of the French Revolution, unbound in one volume, is placed at about Han Mier's house, was seen by his maid, thought it was waste paper, threw it into the furnace and burned it.rear As an apology, John Mille sent Carlyle two hundred pounds to supplement the cost of rewriting the first volume. living expenses.In fact, not to mention the spiritual loss, it is the material aspect. It took a lot of time to rewrite this volume.

The time wasted cannot be compensated by two hundred pounds.But Carlyle had promised his wife at the time that she would I worked hard to rewrite it, and I finally wrote it well.However, when he finished the manuscript, he sighed and said: "This is something I have never done in my life. It's such a tough job to do." Because, for a writer, it is often better to rewrite an old manuscript than to rewrite it. It is even more difficult for Stove to write a new manuscript. Also, Sir Richard Borton of the United Kingdom, he is a British diplomat stationed in various countries in the Middle East, and at the same time

He is also the translator of the more famous Arabian Nights. His translation is not only the most complete, but also has a very For informative and interesting annotations.In addition to translation, Borton prefers to study Arab folklore and sexuality Live, translated a lot of their classic works on intercourse.Mrs. Borton was deeply dissatisfied with the work.jazz in In the world, there is nothing to do.After Sir Borton died, Mrs. Borton used the excuse that she did not want to affect the family behind her husband. Reputation, these unpublished translations and research papers left by him were all burned.many

People still regret this incident, thinking that Mrs. Borton should not be so capricious, and should leave her husband's legacy behind. I entrusted it to the library of the British Museum for safekeeping. It is required for research. It should not be burned casually, wasting my husband's money. hard work. Byron, the great British poet, was enthusiastic and unrestrained, and his private life was unavoidably romantic. He once divorced his wife, It is also said that he had a love relationship with his cousin, which is borrowed from others.It is said that these secrets are confessed by himself.

White wrote in his memoirs.This manuscript was once handed over to his friend poet Thomas Moore for safekeeping. After Byron's death, Moore sold the memoirs to publisher John McRae for £2,000.wheat Lay was about to print and publish, but Mrs. Byron and his cousin's family found out about it. Because the memory will affect the reputation of the person concerned, he exerted pressure on Mai Lai not to publish it, otherwise he will sue in the future He slanders.McLay didn't want to cause trouble, so he had to return the manuscript to Moore and ask for two thousand pounds back. Later, according to those who had read the original manuscript of Byron's memoirs, although there were some

Fang involved the poet's privateness between men and women, but it was not as serious as the rumors.To seek such material from memoirs Those who expected it will inevitably be disappointed. Franz Kafka, a famous Czech poet and novelist in modern times, died before he was forty. It has left a huge influence on modern European literature.Kafka was mentally disturbed by everything and dissatisfied, so when he contracted influenza and died, he had decided to publish his unpublished All works, including diary slips and unfinished manuscripts, etc., were all destroyed.Thanks to his good My friend Max Brott had anticipated this and took precautions in advance, which saved most of them.we today

Day can have the opportunity to read Kafka's diary edited and published by Brott, it can be said that it is thanks to his carefulness. Rossetti, a British Pre-Raphaelite painter, is also a famous poet.his poems were Had a frightening-sounding encounter.When the poet's beloved wife Lisa died in 1862, The poet was overwhelmed with grief for a while, wrote a volume of poems, and put the manuscript in her coffin for burial.How long has it been In 2000, Rossetti suddenly thought of his own work again, so he applied to the authorities to open the coffin and take out the buried body. Poetry draft.Since it has been buried in the earth for seven years, this volume of poems is hardcovered with calfskin, according to the poet himself

The record said: "It has long been out of shape." Stendhal, the author of the French novelist, is also a famous art critic. He was in the army, and he was in the expeditionary force when Napoleon went on an expedition to Russia.At that time, Napoleon was famous, Stendhal, like other French soldiers at the time, thought that Napoleon was attacking with a large army this time. The old Moscow Tsar's army is like hitting an egg with a stone, and it will fall immediately after an attack. Tang Da carried the original manuscript of his new book "History of Italian Painting" in his bag, ready to smoke it during the march. free time to modify.Unexpectedly, the road was far away and the weather was cold, the French army had insufficient food and fodder, and they did not know the way, so they were killed by the Tsar's Cossack cavalry. Ambushes, intercepting attacks, being routed, and hastily retreating, Stendhal's twelve-volume "Italian Painting" The original manuscript of "History" was also lost in the chaos. When Hemingway was young and not well-known, he worked as a reporter in Paris, selling literature for a living, and wrote many short stories. There was no place to publish it for a while, and it was handed over to his wife for safekeeping.Once, Hemingway returned to Paris from a trip elsewhere, Arranged to meet his wife at a station somewhere in Paris.The wife was careless for a while, and was stolen by gangsters shortly after getting out of the car Many of Hemingway's unpublished manuscripts hidden in the suitcase were also lost. Also, Conrad, who is famous for writing ocean novels, was originally a Polish man, but he wrote in English. He also became a British citizen.On one occasion he had a long story in the English literary magazine Blackwood It was serialized in the journal, and there was a continuation draft, which had already been written and was about to be submitted, and it was placed on my desk. The kerosene lamp used exploded, burning the manuscript.But the deadline for the publication is approaching, Conrad I kept waving my hands and worked continuously for seventy-two hours before completing the supplementary writing, so as not to delay the publication period of the publication. Also, the novelist Garnett once traveled in France with his wife in a self-driving car. A novel is half written and not yet finished.He was afraid that this manuscript would be lost during the journey, so he was very careful. Unexpectedly, I was too nervous, and something happened instead. I suddenly found that I had lost a suitcase, and my original manuscript was just right. Coincidentally, it is hidden in this box.He immediately stopped traveling halfway, temporarily rented a residence, and then went to the Every place I passed, I carefully searched one by one, and finally found the lost suitcase.But When I opened the box, the original was not in the box.He thought about it again, and then remembered that he had mentioned it at the beginning. In case the original manuscript will be lost, it is specially hidden under the driver's seat in the car.Get in the car and take a look, it's really good good there.The result was mediocrity and a false alarm. British novelist Charles Morgan, whose first draft of The Gun Room was written during the First World War He was captured in battle and was locked up in a Dutch prison camp to write, so he couldn't bring it out when he was released.Write again for the second time, so The boat I was on sank when encountered a mine in the sea, and the manuscript was lost again.Morgan was not discouraged. After writing for the third time, he finally In 1919 there was an opportunity for publication. The British poet Denison, his long poem "Something Remembered", was written in a long and thin copybook Yes, the poet said, this copybook is a bit like a butcher's account book.He hid the copybook in a closet, Later, when I moved, I forgot to clean up.Fortunately, this matter was known by his friend Burtimore, who rushed to his original residence. look everywhere.The new occupants have moved in, are cleaning the place, and are planning to throw away the old copybook. Burtimore arrived and rescued him in time. The famous Russian novel "Dead Souls", its author Gogol, after finishing the first novel, continued to write The second part, but after writing and writing, I found it unsatisfactory. It took ten years to write it, but I saw it for myself. Still feeling dissatisfied, he threw it into the fireplace and burned it in a fit of anger. Pearl Buck, an American female novelist who grew up in my country, worked in the church.It is said that in the resistance against Japan In the early days of the war, American expatriates were ordered to evacuate from China. She had an unfinished novel and was on guard against encountering Trouble occurred during the inspection by the Japanese army, so they hid in the hole in the wall.After the Japanese army retreated, she later returned to the old house, It turned out that the original manuscript hidden in the hole in the wall was intact.