FeinbergĪ Letter from Walt Whitman to Oldach (Binder)Įntry from the First Page of Walt Whitman's Commonplace Book, Second Volume Bray for his translation of the letter from Gabriel Sarrazin.Īlso to the men and women of the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, who so readily met with patience and cooperation my numerous requests for assistance and information.Īnd to Mildred Bruning who made a labor of love out of the typing.įrom the collection of Charles E. Feinberg, who, with a belief in this record second only to hers, has, with encouragement and assistance made the publication possible.Īlso to Arthur W. Vitality, contemporaneity-these Whitman characteristics-bring him to you not just an old man reliving a memorable career, but-like most seers-looking at the events before him with flashes of prophetic insight.įirst to my mother, Anne Montgomerie Traubel, whose unfaltering faith in the value of this work was responsible for the devoted preservation of the original manuscript. ![]() There was no vacuum of time or emotion, thus preserving the vitality of the original conversation." Within the hour of the words spoken, the material was put into the complete form with which you are familiar in the three published volumes. Here is my mother's description of H.T.'s procedure (as quoted by Sculley Bradley in his Introduction to Volume 4): "The notes of the visits to Whitman were written on small bits of paper to fit into the pocket of his jacket and were written in what he called 'condensed longhand,' in the dim light of Whitman's room. While the manuscript was sometimes difficult to decipher, it was never in disjointed notes, but always a continuous narrative. ![]() I have corrected only obvious slips and unnecessary repetitions, checking references that seemed unclear. This fifth volume of Horace Traubel's "With Walt Whitman in Camden" is the first to appear in print without the benefit of a final reading by the author. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 8-5603 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PRESS CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS
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