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LETTER171

CHARLESLAMBTOWILLIAMGODWIN

March11，1808.

DearGodwin，—Thegiantsvomitwasperfectlynauseous，andIamgladyoupointeditout.Ihaveremovedtheobjection.TotheotherpassagesIcanfindnootherobjectionbutwhatyoumaybringtonumberlesspassagesbesides，suchasofScyllasnatchingupthesixmen，etc.，thatistosay，theyarelivelyimagesofshockingthings.Ifyouwantabook，whichisnotoccasionallytoshock，youshouldnothavethoughtofatalewhichwassofullofanthropophagiandwonders.IcannotalterthesethingswithoutenervatingtheBook，andIwillnotalterthemifthepenaltyshouldbethatyouandalltheLondonbooksellersshouldrefuseit.Butspeakingasauthortoauthor，ImustsaythatIthinktheterribleinthosetwopassagesseemstomesomuchtopreponderateoverthenauseous，astomakethemratherfinethandisgusting.Whoistoreadthem，Idontknow:whoisitthatreadsTalesofTerrorandMysteriesofUdolpho?Suchthingssell.IonlysaythatIwillnotconsenttoaltersuchpassages，whichIknowtobesomeofthebestinthebook.AsanauthorIsaytoyouanauthor，Touchnotmywork.AstoabooksellerIsay，Taketheworksuchasitis，orrefuseit.Youareasfreetorefuseitaswhenwefirsttalkedofit.AstoafriendIsay，Dontplagueyourselfandmewithnonsensicalobjections.IassureyouIwillnotalteronemoreword.

[ThisletterreferstotheproofsofLambsAdventuresofUlysses，hisproseparaphraseforchildrenofChapmanstranslationoftheOdyssey，whichMrs.Godwinwaspublishing.Godwinhadwrittenthefollowingletter:—

"SkinnerSt.，March10，1808.

"DEARLAMB，—Iaddressyouwithallhumility，becauseIknowyoutobetenaxpropositi.Hearme，Ientreatyou，withpatience.

"Itisstrangewithwhatdifferentfeelingsanauthorandabooksellerlooksatthesamemanuscript.Iknowthisbyexperience:Iwasanauthor，Iamabookseller.Theauthorthinkswhatwillconducetohishonour:thebooksellerwhatwillcausehismoditiestosell.

"You，orsomeotherwiseman，Ihaveheardtosay，Itischildrenthatreadchildrensbooks，whentheyareread，butitisparentsthatchoosetheThecriticalthoughtofthetradesmanputitselfthereforeintotheplaceoftheparent，andwhattheparentwillcondemn.

"Weliveinsqueamishdays.Amidthebeautiesofyourmanuscript，ofwhichnomancanthinkmorehighlythanIdo，whatwillthesqueamishsaytosuchexpressionsasthese，—devouredtheirlimbs，yetwarmandtrembling，lappingtheblood，p.10.Ortothegiantsvomit，p.14;ortotheminuteandshockingdescriptionoftheextinguishingthegiantseyeinthepagefollowing.You，Idaresay，havenoformedplanofexcludingthefemalesexfromamongyourreaders，andI，asabookseller，mustconsiderthatifyouhaveyouexcludeonehalfofthehumanspecies.

"Nothingismoreeasythantomodifythesethingsifyouplease，andnothing，Ithink，ismoreindispensable.

"Giveme，assoonaspossible，yourthoughtsonthematter.

"Ishouldalsolikeapreface.HalfourcustomersknownotHomer，orknowhimonlyasyouandIknowthelostauthorsofantiquity.Whatcanbemoreproperthantomentiononeortwoofthoseobviousremendationsofhisworks，whichmustleadeveryhumancreaturetodesireaneareracquaintance.—

"Believeme，everfaithfullyyours，

W.GODWIN."

AsaglanceattheAdventuresofUlysseswillshow（seeVol.III.），

Lambdidnotmakethealterationonpages10or15（pages244and246of

Vol.III.），althoughthegiantsvomithasdisappeared.TheTalesof

Terror，1801，werebyMatthewGregoryLewis，"MonkLewis，"ashewas

called，andtheMysteriesofUdolpho，1794，byMrs.Radcliffe.]

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