The sun., 1882-08-27
MR.. nAw1noRyE's ALLEGED NorEL.
A Letter OF Explanation from Mr LatArop.

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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir An ed
itorial in THE sun of Aug. %. on the purposed
publication of manuscript by Nathaniel Haw-
thorne. under the title DR.. Grimshawe's Sc
cret. seems TO me. though showing careful con-
siderntion. to msapprchend some Of the facts
in the case
Referring to Mrs. Lathrop's letter in the Bos-
ton .idrcrtiSeI' of Aug Is. you say: " II unques
tionAbly leaves upon the mint tho impression
that In her judgment tho publication of the
forthcoming novel under her fathers name
would be an unscrupulous forgery" What she
snd respecting that novel, or more properly
sketch. was this: " 1t cannot truhfuy he pub
lished as anything more than an experimental
fragment"
Hawthorne had in his hands genuine manu-
script sketch by her father for she sent tho
said sketch to him some ten years ago. But
mentary production, since Mrs Lathrop and
hnd read It before drspatching II to Nh iIaw-
thorne has within few days assured us Ivy
letter that lie has no papers Of the late Nathan
iel hawthorne 5 excepting those sent to him by
Mrs. Lnthrop Among the ,pnpers thus sent was
precisely one unpublished fragment OF fiction;
and the tenor of it resemhled that ,ascrbed to
the writing now promised for publication, OK
ccpt that ii was far from II complete ro-
nance" Nor could the style and treatment,
in this mnnusrrpt, in her Judgment. rightly be
MSrld b. E tile @4ih59T @ Us ill., Gifs m%'ns%d ,!!,,"i
plete study for iiriioni in the form @i
manuscript hook which Mr. Luihrop @ill re-
tnins These We're tho only two partial iietons
eNtnnt in 1872, when the papers were separnteI'
possible that Mrs Latnrop should ,confouqdthe
manuscript book which she now has with tie
sketch sent 10 Mr.. Julian Hawthorne.
~ 70 that sketch. tho declaration from MHT
Julian Hawthorne in Iho Adrcgi.+@, of avg, AMs. 10
plaincd that 1t had hecn known 10 us in lsl2, IN,
stcad of being atcly discovered and that II was
Incomplete. He. too says. 1t hns not just
been discovered" lie also snys that there ls
IA small break in the middle and soy
cral chapters are apparently needed to hhlah
Certain mss,atcments had bccn mnl", aud
to COuntrract them 1t wI- n"reHSnrN tu GlNH
nlnIintr r,jprrItrun could Dr. sought from Mr..
Julian haNiAoInc because he had never re.
ferrcd to inc manuscript IN any way, nor toll
Mrs Lnthrop oi his intention to pubilsh u. Nor
was cooperation to be had from the iesSr'.
Osgood because they explicitly disclhimed 10
of the manuscript. Thirty six hours atterthat
disclaimer, Il detailed account OF the lhleIydls'
covered novel" zane out in tnG Si Ad,in.. Ty.r.
Osgopd X CO. and this account full ot error,
was not d!savowed or disputed 10y them. u"u,
the MnpIGasant duty NJ ~ SfiiInG tn" aI I -St
failed to perform II, she would by silence HH"
become . party TO mlsrcprgsrn'HuonT TNyy Sp,y
be expected to condemn.
II was no part OF hcr du'y 70 SOY form u l.i
DRY nS To how the miss'pt"mruH nr,-"A"w
and ~" did not at"mG ilN. ".t Su'tN
ructcd known errors, That H1io '"lt lt-i .h'',
blity resting on her IT, prevent In" ml-As" W.
her fathers name md Iamo ought not I" iF
taken as indicating n controversial mo'W
She has no quarrel with her brother. ~
should her plain assertion ot !ArtH. IN W".,
she accused no ono, be- interpreted ~ mahlAEH
charge OF forgery against Mr.. JuIlun nav
thorne. That charge was not eNprH-rl ui ,"'
luz wAYsIpr." CONCORD. Mass, Aus, a.
| 1882