The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-17
%. HE>Rr'S TR,E STORY ma.
Hr Proposed Ia Compile the True Record
Sf Mana Actual Life.


/ 4 letter written by the late q Henry
so-Csll"d trl" variations of fact and a
s'.ll more Interesting outlin" ~ how a
really true story could he written
NV idea.- he wrote. ia 10 write The
story ~ man an individual. no, a type
hut a man who NJ the same time I want
To represent a human nature type. II
such - person could exist The story
will teach no lesson. inc,Iicate no moral
advance no theory
u want " To b- something that Il won't
or can't h- hut a. near ss I can make IL
the true record ~ mans thoughts. his
description 81 HIS mischanc~S and adj
ventures. his true opinions 81 life ~ he
has seen It and his absolutely honest
deductions. comments and views upon the
different phases 81 life that he passea
through
Il do not remember ever to have read
an autobiography. - biography or piece
81 fiction that told the truth az Course
| have read stun such a. Rousseau and
, Inla and George Moore and various
memoirs that were supposed to ba window
panes in their r-sp~Ctivs breasts hut
mostly all 81 hem were either liars actors
or pus~rs ,Of course I'm not trying
tn h-litfl- the greatness ~ their literary
expression
An ~ uI have to he preVaricators
hvpoCrite- and liars every dav Of our
lives otherwise the social structure would
fall into pieces ths first day We must
act in one another presence just A. We
must wear clothes II is for the he-t
III. trouble about writing IN. truth
has he"n thai tn" writer's have kept IN
The minds one nr another or all "f thra~
though'- that made a handIcap they
w-r" irving either IN do piece ~ I'M
mortal hteratur. or to shock the public
or To- please editors Some ~ them sue
r,.,.,i-i IN all three. but they did not write
m" truth Most autobiographiss are in
sincere from hsginnInRto end About the
only chance Tor IN" truth 90 be told - m
fiction
IL - we'll understood that all The
truth cannot he told N print but how
ahou' nothing but the truth That's
So ha' want 20 do
y want IA" man who - telling The
story 20 toll % NOT as n" would 90 rsHi-
ing public pr 'o a rpnf.Ssor. buf sonnet h ne
10 this va~. Nuppus.. 70" W.'" naro"n.,d
900 an -.nui 10 Wl"o-sn. Vr'h no hope
- ..y"r bong rs-rI"i ami n prl-r fo
r.-~ INdt som" ~ fI' % ~" W" -hu.id
'"ii a -.rrl .. hItus.if .iubtsi, .ug b =
HI.Iu. q certain '"~u.,t fpr MN
i.. - Nu'.er n" Wpuld l"avs u'I' the
-raI.'r' that ~. would have no chanrs
90 -"Ilug m he market h~ would omit
h" - and >"If-Duus'lulIs uO-@s and
could turn ont in HE IN" auditor some.
Ting r.il and rui-
80 - truth - NO. 80 b." found IN
HISTORY. autubIugraphv. UT"-- reports
,u.~ a. DO" bnt p"r - an ~ q Wells l~t
r.- lDi.. fha GD' .pp NAV he the. means
q t.vF fItFt IA e. o.
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h.fu nd 'r,.-"l' 100 -ruuul'ut h''ls
southern 'pNr ~ .-iu"s'iun - about
q ,,'gurr' ~.rup' ru. bat ls 'earr- afts-.
va.i fr'm ending ard re In going
- ~ . '."" h.T style. ~ "arraIry"
.ud su".rE .r" p.'- 7 80 GOT IN the shup
: rr f'.rrg - 'rH" nIV through all the
NJ 70 ungs.. = IN. vib adventure civ 7
500 ."fv. -nu "ftiu" ~ the .uude- world :
nrd among %" rrara"'-risii" ulaus- - /
tho rhasa. want him ~ acquir. al /.
ft'' -rurI-ff, 'u11 SNuerr'aC. cun :
pir" rI'u and ALWAYS preserve ~ m
'ryrd.rl huu-s' human view aud nave .
10 ~ tell tl' truth about sv.rVtNlpr
. r. me -tv ~ mat Nv the 'frFth .
7 d.r.t u".u .... uh i"~' lprahls stIH thar
- HF'''n Urt-.Ir'.' aides Under tho name
I r"'" 'ru" au'ntHuS tr,Is estimate ~ D.
rW 'hi"gs ~ fl..g seem 80 tho hero
-..' '''"' 81" en-" - nv copy vuucu' - ont .
au,i d.':..,' . 'frru tho 'py4til-,
- wait ''." 'r"u % b." " man - natural .
.rf,l IIr'l." ~ rIfv..utll ,rarar's- ali
, d .r..I" .u..u .rd broad ruiud"I and show
how tu" '""l'.' ~ no. earth has gp' him .
.r % ra' '-sp I"f' MN h,.. W Nv rilIv .
ivnr .,unw %" bur7' verse. and tnsrs .
Vln. p, SHOW what ne %. 80 about p There
be- .." ~ 49," ''"'Hf' question from ths
pruuI ~rn~r" What ir" vug going >,
ip bout rs
-rI.,sa don. 'hirL 'pr tho r-V - ,
M .'r"'' thar -" story = "uInP - ~"