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In a Bronze Mirror: Eileen Chang’s Life and Literature

Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, December 1984

A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1984. In this letter dated December 26, Eileen Chang lost some mails due to moving. She also thanks Hsia for writing letter to Ping Xingtao regarding Tang Wenbiao. She is waiting to read "Ji Chuang Ji", and the introduction by Song Qi is touching. The envelope has USPS 20 cents-stamp with dated stamp of 27 Dec 1984 Los Angeles is addressed to "Professor C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" from address "Reyher, 1626 N. Wilcox. #645, Hollywood, CA 90028."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信,1984. 這封信註明12月26日寫的. 張愛玲提到因為搬家而丟失了一些信. 並感謝夏志清寫信給平鑫濤關於唐文標的事. 她正在等待閱讀"雞窗集", 並說宋淇的序十分動人. 信封上有一張20分錢的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1984年12月27日於加州洛杉磯, 並有收件人地址"Professor C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" 及寄件人地址"Reyher, 1626 N. Wilcox. #645, Hollywood, CA 90028."

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1. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, December 1984 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1984. In this letter dated December 26, Eileen Chang lost some mails due to moving. She also thanks Hsia for writing letter to Ping Xingtao regarding Tang Wenbiao. She is waiting to read "Ji Chuang Ji", and the introduction by Song Qi is touching. The envelope has USPS 20 cents-stamp with dated stamp of 27 Dec 1984 Los Angeles is addressed to "Professor C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" from address "Reyher, 1626 N. Wilcox. #645, Hollywood, CA 90028."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信,1984. 這封信註明12月26日寫的. 張愛玲提到因為搬家而丟失了一些信. 並感謝夏志清寫信給平鑫濤關於唐文標的事. 她正在等待閱讀"雞窗集", 並說宋淇的序十分動人. 信封上有一張20分錢的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1984年12月27日於加州洛杉磯, 並有收件人地址"Professor C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" 及寄件人地址"Reyher, 1626 N. Wilcox. #645, Hollywood, CA 90028."
2. Letter from C.T. Hsia to Eileen Chang, March 1985 Letter from C.T. Hsia to Eileen Chang, 1985. This letter is dated March 22, 1985. C.T. Hsia along with his friends expresses concern for Eileen Chang and in addition, informs her of the recent happenings. The envelope marked with D-stamp has a dated stamp of 2 Mar 1985 New York is addressed to "Ms. Eileen C. Reyher, 1626 North Wilcox, #645, Hollywood, CA 90028" from "C.T. Hsia, Columbia University, New York, N. Y. 10027, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures."; 夏志清寄給張愛玲的信, 1985. 這封信註明1985年3月22日寫的. 夏志清告訴張看過''太太萬歲''的美國教授的名字和地址.看到張愛玲資料大全.同时表示其他朋友对其的关切之情以及近来发生的一些事情.信封上有标注D的郵票印章, 郵政戳印日期為1985年3月22日, 信封上有收件人地址"Ms. Eileen C. Reyher, 1626 N. Wilcox, #645, Hollywood, CA 90028 "及寄件人地址"C.T. Hsia, Columbia University, New York, N. Y. 10027, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures."
3. Eileen Chang's mother and one maid, [s.d.] Eileen Chang's mother and one maid， [s.d.]. Women in this age had thier feet half bundled. My mom is several years older than my aunt so the way of bundling is different. (The person standing in the back must be the maid.) -- "Dui Zhao Ji", p 020; 张爱玲的母亲和婢女的照片，[s.d.]. "民初妇女大都是半大脚，裹了又放了的。我母亲比我姑姑大不了几岁，家中同样守旧，我姑姑就已经是天足了，他却是从小缠足。(见图。背后站着的想必是婢女。)踏着这双三寸金莲横跨两个时代，她在瑞士阿尔卑斯山滑雪至少比我姑姑滑的好(我姑姑说。)"-- 对照记，p 020
4. Eileen Chang's mother, ca. 1930
5. Eileen Chang's mother, ca.1920
6. Eileen Chang's mother, ca. 1930
9. Eileen Chang's mother, ca. 1930
10. Eileen Chang's mother, ca. 1926
11. Eileen Chang's mother, ca. 1930 [4]
12. Eileen Chang's mother, ca. 1930 [3]
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1. Eileen Chang with her younger brother, [s.d.]
2. Eileen Chang with her niece Niu'er, ca. 1924
3. Eileen Chang with her father, mother, aunt and two nephews, [s.d.] Eileen Chang with her father, mother, aunt and two nephews， [s.d.] Eileen Chang is sitting with her parents, aunt and her cousin by the table drinking tea. Another cousin is standing beside the table. This picture is taken in a small house in Tianjin with no lawn. The people wearing glasses are my dad and aunt while the rest is my mother, two cousins and Niu'er's siblings. My mom left me a picture of my dad but I lost it. I wrote a poem on the cardboard of the photo studio but I can only remember few of the sentences. -- "Dui Zhao ji"，p 008; 张爱玲与她的父亲，母亲，姑姑和两个大侄侄的照片，[s.d.]. 张爱玲与她的父亲，母亲，姑姑和一个大侄侄坐在桌旁一起喝茶，另一个大侄子站在桌边。"在天津家里，一个比较简朴的半旧花园洋房，没草坪。戴眼镜的是我的父亲，我姑姑，余为我母亲与两个大侄侄，妞儿的弟兄们。我母亲故后遗物中有我父亲的一张照片，被我弄丢了。看来是直奉战争的时候寄到英国去的，在照相馆的硬纸夹上提了一首七绝，第一，第三句我只记得开首与大意:才听津门([金甲鸣]?是我瞎猜，[鸣]字大概也不押韵。) 又闻塞上鼓声声书生(自愧只坐拥书城?) 两字平安报予卿因为他娶了妾，又吸上鸦片，她终于藉口我姑姑出国留学需要女伴监护，同去英国，一去四年。他一直催她回来，答应戒毒，姨太太也走了。回来也还是离了婚。他总是叫我不要怪我父亲。"-- 对照记，p 008
4. Eileen Chang with her aunt and niece, ca. 1923-1924 Eileen Chang with her aunt and niece, ca.1923-1924. To the left is my aunt while to the right is my niece Niu'er. She's young and her grandfather Zhang Renjun is my cousin. I was about three or four years old at the time and since my aunt has left the country when I was four years old, my expression is tight. -- "Dui Zhao Ji"，p 004; 张爱玲与他的姑姑和堂侄女妞儿的照片，ca. 1923-1924. "左边是我姑姑，右边是堂侄女妞儿，她辈分小，她的祖父张人骏是我祖父的堂侄。我至多三四岁，因为我四岁那年夏天我姑姑就出国了，不会在这里。我的面色仿佛有点来意不善“-- 对照记，p 004
5. USC Chronicle, vol. 17, no. 10 (1997 Nov. 3)
6. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, December 1984 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1984. In this letter dated December 26, Eileen Chang lost some mails due to moving. She also thanks Hsia for writing letter to Ping Xingtao regarding Tang Wenbiao. She is waiting to read "Ji Chuang Ji", and the introduction by Song Qi is touching. The envelope has USPS 20 cents-stamp with dated stamp of 27 Dec 1984 Los Angeles is addressed to "Professor C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" from address "Reyher, 1626 N. Wilcox. #645, Hollywood, CA 90028."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信,1984. 這封信註明12月26日寫的. 張愛玲提到因為搬家而丟失了一些信. 並感謝夏志清寫信給平鑫濤關於唐文標的事. 她正在等待閱讀"雞窗集", 並說宋淇的序十分動人. 信封上有一張20分錢的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1984年12月27日於加州洛杉磯, 並有收件人地址"Professor C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" 及寄件人地址"Reyher, 1626 N. Wilcox. #645, Hollywood, CA 90028."
7. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, December 1988 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1988. In this letter dated December 14, Eileen Chang explains that she accidentally lost some important mails last time when she moved. She asks the editor in Huang Guan to send her book "Hong Lou Meng Yan" to Hsia, but due to miscommunication that this matter has been delayed for a long time. She also discusses about Hsia's new work "Pin Lun Ji" with Hsia. May and Steven Song have been sick on and off. The envelope has USPS 25 cents-stamp with dated stamp of 16 Dec 1988 Los Angeles is addressed to "Professor C.T. Hsia, 415 W. 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" from address "Reyher, 1626 N. Wilcox Av., #645, Hollywood, CA 90028."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信,1988. 這封信註明12月14日寫的. 張愛玲解釋上回搬家不小心把一些重要信件搞丟了. 請皇冠編輯寄"紅樓夢饜"卻因筆誤一拖再拖. 並與夏討論夏的作品"評論集". May & Steven Song 輪流生病. 信封上有一張二十五分錢的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1988年12月16日于加州洛杉磯, 並有收件人地址"Professor C.T. Hsia, 415 W. 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" 及寄件人地址"Reyher, 1626 N. Wilcox Av., #645, Hollywood, CA 90028."
8. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, June 1974 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1974. In this letter dated June 9, Eileen Chang mentions about her old short stories: "Lian Huan Tao", "Chuang Shi Ji", "Yin Baoyan Song Hua Lou Hui", "Hong Bai Mei Gui", "Shi Ba Chun", and "Tan Kan Shu". She also talks about her research study on Ding Ling. Then she asks Hsia to help her search for books in Columbia University Library. The envelope has USPS 13 cents-airmail stamp with dated stamp of 10 June 1974 Los Angeles. CA is addressed to "Professor C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" from address "Chang, 1825 N. Kingsley Dr., Apt. 305, Hollywood, CA 90027."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信,1974. 這封信註明年6月9日寫的. 張愛玲提到幾篇舊的小說"連環套", "創世紀", "殷寶灩送花樓會", "紅白玫瑰", "十八春", 及"談看書". 也提到寫丁玲的研究. 並請夏志清至哥大圖書館幫忙找書. 信封上有一個十三分錢的空運郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1974年6月10日洛杉磯, 並有收件人地址"Professor C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" 及寄件人地址"Chang, 1825 N. Kingsley Dr., Apt. 305, Hollywood, CA 90027."
9. Letter from C.T. Hsia to Eileen Chang, October 1988 Letter from C.T. Hsia to Eileen Chang, ca. 1988. This letter is dated on October 29, 1988. In this letter, C.T. Hsia talks about his teeth problem. He has received the books "Hai Shang Hua" and "Hong Lou Meng Yan". Then he discusses with Eileen Chang about the design of the book covers. The USPS 25 cents envelope with dated stamp 31 Oct 1988 New York is addressed to "Ms. Eileen Chang Reyher, 433 S. Lake St., Apt. 322, Los Angeles, CA 90037" from "C.T. Hsia, Columbia University, New York, N. Y. 10027, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures."; 夏志清寄給張愛玲的信, ca. 1988. 這封信註明1988年10月29日寫的. 夏說收到張的信是件大事.信中提到牙齒等事. 並收到國語"海上花", "紅樓夢饜"，信中還提到師陀和宋淇夫婦. 信封上有25分錢的郵票印章, 郵政戳印日期為1988年10月31日, 信封上有收件人地址"Ms. Eileen Chang Reyher, 433 S. Lake St., Apt. 322, Los Angeles, CA 90037 "及寄件人地址"C.T. Hsia, Columbia University, New York, N. Y. 10027, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures."
10. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, April 1988 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1988. In this letter dated April 6, Eileen Chang mentions that she lived in Valleys recent years and moved frequently and saw the skin doctor and detistor. She also says that she would like to write a article about the war between human beings and insects. She also talks about the letter from Zheng Xulei and Shui Jing's article. The envelope has USPS domestic-stamp with dated stamp of 8 Apr 1988 Los Angeles is addressed to "Professor C.T. Hsia, 415 W. 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" from address "Reyher, 245 So. Reno St., Apt. 9, Los Angeles, CA 90057."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信,1988. 這封信註明4月6日寫的. 張愛玲信中提到這兩年住在郊區,常搬家,看皮膚醫生和牙醫. 有意寫人虫大戰的文章. 信中另提到鄭緒雷的信,水晶的文章. 信封上有一張國內的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1988年4月8日于加州洛杉磯, 並有收件人地址"Professor C.T. Hsia, 415 W. 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" 及寄件人地址"Reyher, 245 So. Reno St., Apt. 9, Los Angeles, CA 90057."

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