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Right away after Christmas I shall go to work in ernest earnest at my "Cosmic Consciousness" piece and
Tomorrow I think we shall all go for a 15 mile drive to Delaware—H., Anne, Mrs.B., my boy Maurice, self
Have done nothing more with my W.W. paper, shall rewrite it as soon as I get a little time (a mighty
INSANE ASYLUM LONDON ONTARIO 11 May 18 91 Well, my dear Walt, I have yours of 8 th inst. and judging
It is postmarked: LONDON | | MY 11 | 91 | CANADA; CAMDEN, N.J. | MAY | 12 | 4 PM | 1891 | REC'D.
Asylum London Ontario London, 11 Nov 18 90 Yours of 8 th came to hand yesterday while I was giving my
could only let union of this continent I think the (political) future of the world would be assured My
appreciated by me—I am also very much pleased to have the photo, both to tell me how you look now and for my
Now my dear Walt I don't want to hurry you or worry you but now that you have L. & of G. and S.D. both
any less desirable—I hope S.D. will sell and that Rees Welsh & Co. will feel disposed to take hold of my
A very few days will wind up my report and then I should be comparatively free.
—All is in good shape here and the folk all well—the health of the Asylum has been excellent during my
"Ingersoll's Speech" of June 2, 1890, was written by Whitman himself and was reprinted in Good-Bye My
All most welcome—My arm gets on well, am beginning to sleep pretty well again without any sedative Am
letter to Whitman's disciple and biographer Horace Traubel: "I had a fall last evening and dislocated my
I send you my love and am always affectionately yours R M Bucke Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman
My annual Report is most done hope to finish it tomorrow—all well here!
I did think of putting off my trip until the end of May but there are reasons why I had better go now—I
Toronto Thursday last (9 th inst.) intending to stay a week and do a lot of things—but, rather curiously, my
a couple of weeks became much inflamed the same night I went down so that I had to make the best of my
the next day—I have suffered a good deal of pain and loss of sleep with it and am still confined to my
My great regret is that with his magnificent abilities he should have done so comparatively little to
It is postmarked: London | PM | MY 13 | 89 | Canada; Camden, N.J. | May | 15 | 30 PM | 1889 | Rec'd.
health—pretty busy, but that does no harm—Inspector is to be here tomorrow or next day—I am about half through my
sixty-five poems that had originally appeared in November Boughs (1888); while the second, "Good-Bye my
INSANE ASYLUM LONDON ONTARIO 14 April 91 Am still here in my big bedroom (across the hall from the one
was good of you to send it me—it is a noble production and raises Wallace even higher than ever in my
At this time, Whitman was planning to include an appendix to his Good-bye My Fancy that would include
entitled "A Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads" and sixty-five poems; while the second, "Good-Bye my
Horace to meet me at Dooner's to breakfast that day—hope to see you toward noon—same day—Sunday— No, my
That same day, he wrote Horace Traubel: "I am over my eyes in work and my right arm is helpless and painfull—it
piece—I shall write more at length another day, am rather crowded this morning I think I shall remodel my
I send my best love R M Bucke Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 15 December 1888
INSANE, LONDON, ONTARIO London, Ont., 15 June 188 8 Since reaching home Wednesday evening I have had my
I wish I could drive you about them—the weather is charming here—I have in front of me, on my desk, here
in my office an enormous bouquet of snowballs, peonies, sweet flag &c Love to you RM Bucke I have gone
My opinion (not that it is worth any thing) is that this book of yours ought to have a sale and I think
Whitman on December 21, 1883, sent "A Backward Glance on My Own Road" to The North American Review and
It is postmarked: OT WEST UR WY ST ATN | PM | MY 15 | 89 | London; Ca | May | 1 | 6 AM | 1889 | Rec.
letter of 12 th came to hand yesterday—Shall we soon have a chance of seeing the "Annex"—"Good bye My
Whitman's book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) was his last miscellany, and it included both poetry and short
Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy" in Leaves of Grass (1891–1892
For more information see, Donald Barlow Stauffer, "'Good-Bye my Fancy' (Second Annex) (1891)," Walt Whitman
INSANE ASYLUM LONDON ONTARIO 16 April 1891 Still sitting here in my room upstairs—foot mending —but slowly
Put in my time mostly reading, some writing and chatting.
like the water, like to see England and friends there, it would be the best change I could have for my
England 16 Aug. '91 Yesterday came to my hands your card of 2 d inst.
My visit here has been a great success—I have been well received and treated on all hands, I shall feel
richer for it for the rest of my life.
Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my
ONTARIO London, Ont., 16 Dec 188 8 The books did not arrive last ev'g to my great disgust.
My chief interest now is the pat , I trust I shall hear tomorrow morning that you are easier Always your
Robert Browning (1812–1889), known for his dramatic monologues, including "Porphyria's Lover" and "My
Also shall perhaps find time to elaborate my theory as to the guilt of Pamphilia of which I am firmly
Browning himself, according to my hypothesis, may or may not think her guilty.
I am pretty well through with my days work (it is 4 P.M.) and after making this short report to you shall
Supt. and my judgement and conscienece still tell me (as they told me all along) that my action has been
We are all well—my arm (shoulder) no longer gives me any pain or much annoyance.
letter to Whitman's disciple and biographer Horace Traubel: "I had a fall last evening and dislocated my
"Walt Whitman's Last," an "explanation" of his book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891), was published in the August
Superintendent's Office Asylum for the Insane Ontario London, Ont., 16 March 18 90 Here I am over at my
office in the main asylum sitting at my desk with a fine wood and coal fire at my left hand—every thing
I finished my Annual Report Sunday and mailed it yesterday—am at work now on "Lectures on Psycology &
bookshelf, can see it from where I sit—it is very fine—I consider it one of the special treasures of my
perhaps other illustrations (why not use the phototypes of your father & mother that Gutekunst got up for my
Your friend RM Bucke Gables Here is a Bucke letter which you may stick into the proper place of my vol
It is falling soft and steady as I write here at my desk in my office and from time to time look up and
I hope you may stay clear of it with all my heart.
About half of my folk are gone and going to Sarnia on a visit—Clare & Ina went yesterday, Mrs B.
work of starting the meter too is becoming interesting and I am looking forward with much pleasure to my
It is postmarked: LONDON | AM | MY 18 | 91 | CANADA; CAMDEN, N.J. | MAY | 19 | 6PM | 1891 | REC'D.
Whitman's book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) was his last miscellany, and it included both poetry and short
Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy 2d Annex" to Leaves of Grass
For more information see, Donald Barlow Stauffer, "'Good-Bye my Fancy' (Second Annex) (1891)," Walt Whitman
Turner had expressed interest in becoming the English publishers of Whitman's last miscellany Good-Bye My
In the end, Reeves and Turner did not publish an edition of Whitman's Good-Bye My Fancy.
ONTARIO London, Ont., 17 Sept 188 8 Your letter of 10th with enclosures came during my absence in Sarnia
As soon as you know the publisher's name & city tell me then I can tell my English bookseller to look
I have begun my annual report and am more occupied than ever but this should not make me neglect writing
My reception here has been such that I am absolutely dumbfounded.
from Johnston to say that Wallace & he would meet me at L. pool if I w d let them know the time of my
You will of course, dear Walt, show this letter to Horace as there is no use my writing it over again
I think I have said all I can say at the present moment—will soon write again I send you my love, dear
and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former sea captain
Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his
It connects itself with memories of my mother's like condition—her only companion often a canary too.
Asylum for the Insane, London, March 18 18 80 My dear Walt I send you today a London paper with a sample
—Please let me know at once if this plan meets your approval Many of my friends have an extraordinary
Asylum for the Insane, London, 18th March 188 3 My dear Walt I return you today the proof in pages I
It is a most valuable item for my collection and will be valued beyond most old newspapers.
and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former sea captain
Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his
Am working away here in my office at the Asylum as usual.
Nothing stirring here but the usual work—am hard at my Annual Report while all other Asylum matters must
I sent my book with a note to Lord Tennyson and have other things to send in due course.
Bucke if he had seen The Critic of September 5, 1891; the issue included a review of Whitman's Good-Bye My