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

Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, July 1966

A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1966. In this letter dated July 8, Eileen Chang mentions that she will apply for a fellowship in September to translate "Hai Shang Hua". She also discusses about translating "Jin Suo Ji" with Hsia, and asks Hsia to handle publishing "Yuan Nu" for her in Taiwan. The envelope has USPS 5 cents-stamp with dated stamp of 9 July 1966 Washington DC is addressed to "Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th Street, New York, N.Y. 10025" from address "Reyher, 1315 C St. Se, Apt. 22, Washington, D.C. 20003." The back of the envelope has a note saying "books has been received, thank you."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信, 1966. 這封信註明7月8日寫的. 張愛玲提到九月申請譯"海上花"的fellowship. 也跟夏志清討論翻譯"金鎖記", 並請夏志清在台灣時處理出版"怨女"事宜. 信封上有五分錢的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1966年7月9日華盛頓, 並有收件人地址"Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th Street, New York, N.Y. 10025" 及寄件人地址"Reyher, 1315 C St. Se, Apt. 22, Washington, D.C. 20003." 信封背面寫有一句"書剛收到, 謝了."

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1. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, July 1966 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1966. In this letter dated July 8, Eileen Chang mentions that she will apply for a fellowship in September to translate "Hai Shang Hua". She also discusses about translating "Jin Suo Ji" with Hsia, and asks Hsia to handle publishing "Yuan Nu" for her in Taiwan. The envelope has USPS 5 cents-stamp with dated stamp of 9 July 1966 Washington DC is addressed to "Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th Street, New York, N.Y. 10025" from address "Reyher, 1315 C St. Se, Apt. 22, Washington, D.C. 20003." The back of the envelope has a note saying "books has been received, thank you."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信, 1966. 這封信註明7月8日寫的. 張愛玲提到九月申請譯"海上花"的fellowship. 也跟夏志清討論翻譯"金鎖記", 並請夏志清在台灣時處理出版"怨女"事宜. 信封上有五分錢的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1966年7月9日華盛頓, 並有收件人地址"Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th Street, New York, N.Y. 10025" 及寄件人地址"Reyher, 1315 C St. Se, Apt. 22, Washington, D.C. 20003." 信封背面寫有一句"書剛收到, 謝了."
2. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, August 1966 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1966. In this letter dated August 19, Eileen Chang describes publishing "Yuan Nu" has become a mess. She gives Hsia full authority to decide the publication of "Yuan Nu" in newspaper and in book form. She also thanks Hsia for writing a reference letter to Radcliffe. This letter mentions Wang Jingxi, Yu Lihua, Wang Dingjun, and Joseph Lau. The USPS 11 cents-airletter stamped 20 Aug 1966 Washington DC is addressed to "Mr. C.T. Hsia, 205 Chia Hua Street, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China" from "Chang, 1315 C St. SE, Apt. 22, Washington, D.C. 20003."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信, 1966. 這封信註明8月19日寫的. 張愛玲描述"怨女"事接洽得一團糟. 她委託夏志清全權代辦連載"怨女"與出單行本的事. 也感謝夏志清為她寫介紹信給Radcliffe. 信裡提到王敬羲, 於梨華, 王鼎鈞, 及劉紹銘. 信封上有十一分錢的郵票印章, 郵政戳印日期為1966年8月20日華盛頓, 信封上有收件人地址"Mr. C.T. Hsia, 205 Chia Hua Street, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China" 及寄件人地址"Chang, 1315 C St. SE, Apt. 22, Washington, D.C. 20003."
3. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, September 1966 An airletter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1966. In this letter dated Sept 14, Eileen Chang informs Hsia of her new address. This letter also has an attachment to Mr. Ping Xingtao. This attachment explains that the version of "Yuan Nu" publish in Crown Press should not be used for her book. The envelope has 5 USPS 5-cents stamps. The back of the envelope is stamped 16 Sept 1966 Washington DC; also has one Taiwan stamped 22 Sept. It is addressed to "Mr. Chih-tsing Hsia, 205 Chin Hua Street, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China" from "Reyher, 1315 C St. SE, Apt. 22, Washington, D.C. 20003."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信, 1966. 這封信註明9月15日寫的. 張愛玲告知夏志清新家地址. 並附上寄給平鑫濤的信函. 信裡面說明皇冠連載"怨女"係原以為遺失之稿, 不同意皇冠根據連載"怨女"出書. 信封上有5張5分錢的郵票, 信封背面有郵政戳印日期為1966年9月16日華盛頓及另一個台灣郵政戳印日期為9月22日, 信封上有收件人地址"Mr. Chih-tsing Hsia, 205 Chin Hua Street, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China"及寄件人地址"Reyher, 1315 C St. SE, Apt. 22, Washington, D.C. 20003."
4. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia with envelope, October 1966 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1966. In this letter dated October 13, Eileen Chang discussed with Hsia about the progress of some of her works, such as the translation of "Jin Suo Ji", "Lian Huan Tao", "Shi Ba Chun", "and "Yuan Nu". The USPS 11 cents airletter stamped Oct 15 1966 Oxford, Ohio is addressed to "Mr. C.T. Hsia, 205 Kinhwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China" from "Reyher, c/o University Center, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信, 1966. 這封信註明10月13日寫的. 張愛玲與夏志清討論幾本作品的進度, 如: 英譯"金鎖記", "連環套", "十八春", "怨女". 郵簡上有11分錢的郵票印章, 郵政戳印日期為1966年10月15日奧荷華州, 並有收件人地址"Mr. C.T. Hsia, 205 Kinhwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China" 及寄件人地址"Reyher, c/o University Center, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056."
5. 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."
6. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, December 1966 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1966. In this letter dated December 30, Eileen Chang mentions that she is editing "Shi Ba Chun", and also discusses about movie script's commissions with Hsia. The USPS 11 cents airletter stamped Dec 31 1966 Oxford, Ohio is addressed to "Mr. C.T. Hsia, 205 Chin Hua Street, Taipei, TAIWAN, Republic of China" from "Reyher, c/o University Center, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信, 1966. 這封信註明12月30日寫的. 張愛玲在信中提到正在修改"十八春", 並提到劇本抽成之事. 信封上有十一分錢的郵票印章, 郵政戳印日期為1966年12月31日奧荷華州, 信封上有收件人地址"Mr. C.T. Hsia, 205 Chin Hua Street, Taipei, TAIWAN, Republic of China"及寄件人地址"Reyher, c/o University Center, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056."
7. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, April 1967 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1967. In this letter dated April 29, Eileen Chang informs Hsia that she has moved from Ohio to New York to see doctors. She also tells Hsia that she has finished making copies of "Shi Ba Chun". On the other hand, USIS has agreed to re-publish "Yang Ge". The envelope has USPS 5 cents-stamp with dated stamp of 29 Apr 1967 New York, N.Y. is addressed to "Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th Street, Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" from address "Chang, Hotel Alamac, Rm. 730, 71 St. & Broadway, N.Y.C. 10023."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信,1967. 這封信註明4月29日寫的. 張愛玲通知夏志清已從奧荷華搬去紐約看醫生. 也交代"十八春"已複印好一份. 美新處"秧歌"已同意皇冠再版. 信封上有五分錢的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1967年4月29日紐約, 並有收件人地址"Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th Street, Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" 及寄件人地址"Chang, Hotel Alamac, Rm. 730, 71 St. & Broadway, N.Y.C. 10023."
8. Holiday card from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1967 A holiday card from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1967. In this holiday card dated December 21, Eileen Chang informs Hsia that "The Rouge of the North" has been published and sent to her. The envelope has USPS 5-cents stamp with dated stamp of 22 Dec, 1967 Boston, Mass. is addressed to "Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th Street, Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" from address "Reyher, 83 Brattle St., Apt. 45, Cambridge, Mass. 02138."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的年卡,1967. 這份卡片註明於12月21日寫的. 張愛玲提說"北地胭脂"已出版寄了來. 信封上有五分錢的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1967年12月22日波士頓, 並有收件人地址"Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th Street, Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" 及寄件人地址"Reyher, 83 Brattle St., Apt. 45, Cambridge, Mass. 02138."
9. Eileen Chang with Ying Yan， ca. 1944
10. Eileen Chang with her aunt, [s.d.] Eileen Chang with her aunt， [s.d.]. This picture was taken on the balcony of my aunt's apartment. She jokingly told me that I shouldn't grow taller anymore. She wrote with a pencil on the back of the picture saying "Even though I look bad in the picture, her stance is natural so I wanted to show you. Kids often play around this area." After 2 years, she told me that my mom had trusted me to her. She needed to declare it to prevent me from getting closer to my aunt than my mother. -- "Dui Zhao Ji", p. 029; 张爱玲与她姑姑的照片，[s.d.]. "在我姑姑的屋顶阳台上。她央告我'可不能在长高了。'我这张难看极了小瑛很自然所以寄给你看看这地方是汽车间顶上小孩玩的地方我们头顶上的窗就是我的Sitting room的。显然他是寄给我母亲同一照片寄出的一张上题字的底稿。我再稍大两岁她就告诉我她是答应我母亲照应我的。她需要声明，大概也是怕我跟他比跟我母亲更亲近，成了离间亲子感情。"-- 对照记，p. 029
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2. Untitled Speech, Radcliffe Institute, 1969, page 1 An untitled speech possibly delivered at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University on April 1, 1969. According to an essay by Phong Chang, Eileen Chang delivered an English speech titled中國翻譯作為文化影響的橋樑 at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University on April 1, 1969. See Phong Chang (張鳳), “張愛玲在哈佛：滿是蒼涼的因緣”, http://chinesewritersna.com/review/?page_id=10102.
3. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1965 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1965. In this letter dated October 31, Eileen Chang discusses about her novel "Yuan Nu" with Hsia. She also expresses her interest to translate the Chinese classic novel "Hai Shang Hua" into English. In this letter, Eileen Chang mentions the Chinese author Nie Hualing whom she has heard of. The USPS 5 cents-envelope with dated stamp of 1 Nov 1965 Washington DC is addressed to "Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 W. 115th St. Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" from"Chang, 1315 C St. SE, #22, Washington, D.C. 20003."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信與信封, 1965. 這封信註明10月31日寫的. 張愛玲於此信中與夏志清討論她的作品"怨女", 並表示對翻譯中國小說"海上花"有興趣. 信中也提到曾聽過作家聶華苓的名字. 信封上有五分錢的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1965年11月1日華盛頓, 並有收件人地址"Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 W. 115th St. Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" 及寄件人地址"Chang, 1315 C St. SE, #22, Washington, D.C. 20003."
4. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, March 1966 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1966. In this letter dated March 31, Eileen Chang thanks Hsia for assisting her to apply for Radcliffe Independent Study to support her translation work of "Hai Shang Hua". At the same time, she is frustrated with the amount of work involved in publishing her works. The envelope has USPS 5 cents-stamp, dated stamp of 1 Apr 1966 Washington DC, is addressed to "Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th Street, New York, N.Y. 10025" from "Reyher, 1315 C St. SE, #22, Washington, D.C. 20003."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信, 1966. 這封信註明3月31日寫的. 張愛玲感謝夏志清幫助她申請工作(Radcliffe Independent Study)來翻譯"海上花". 另外也表達出對一些出版瑣碎雜事的煩惱. 信封上有五分錢的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1966年4月1日華盛頓, 信封上有收件人地址"Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th Street, New York, N.Y. 10025"及寄件人地址"Reyher, 1315 C St. SE, #22, Washington, D.C. 20003."
5. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, July 1966 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1966. In this letter dated July 8, Eileen Chang mentions that she will apply for a fellowship in September to translate "Hai Shang Hua". She also discusses about translating "Jin Suo Ji" with Hsia, and asks Hsia to handle publishing "Yuan Nu" for her in Taiwan. The envelope has USPS 5 cents-stamp with dated stamp of 9 July 1966 Washington DC is addressed to "Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th Street, New York, N.Y. 10025" from address "Reyher, 1315 C St. Se, Apt. 22, Washington, D.C. 20003." The back of the envelope has a note saying "books has been received, thank you."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信, 1966. 這封信註明7月8日寫的. 張愛玲提到九月申請譯"海上花"的fellowship. 也跟夏志清討論翻譯"金鎖記", 並請夏志清在台灣時處理出版"怨女"事宜. 信封上有五分錢的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1966年7月9日華盛頓, 並有收件人地址"Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th Street, New York, N.Y. 10025" 及寄件人地址"Reyher, 1315 C St. Se, Apt. 22, Washington, D.C. 20003." 信封背面寫有一句"書剛收到, 謝了."
6. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, September 1968 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1968. In this letter dated September 24, Eileen Chang mentions these two Chinese actors Huang Zongying and Zhao Dan. She also discusses about Chinese classics novel "Hong Lou Meng" with Hsia. She also would like Hsia to mention the methods used in Chinese poetry and Chinese painting when he writes the preface for "Hai Shang Hua". The envelope has USPS 6 cents-stamp with dated stamp of Sept 26, 1968 Boston, Mass.31 is addressed to "Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" from address "Chang, 83 Brattle St., Apt. 43, Cambridge, Mass. 02138."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信,1968. 這封信註明9月24日寫的. 張愛玲提到上海演員黃宗英及趙丹. 也與夏志清討論中國經典小說紅樓夢. 張希望夏寫"海上花"的序時提一声中國詩與畫的手法. 信封上有六分錢的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1968年9月26日波士頓, 並有收件人地址"Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" 及寄件人地址"Chang, 83 Brattle St., Apt. 43, Cambridge, Mass. 02138."
7. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, March 1968 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1968. In this letter dated March 30, Eileen Chang says that "Roube of the North" does not receive any response due to lower exchange rate of pounds. She also want Hsia to write a preface for her if "Hai Shang Hua" can be published by "Columiba Press". The envelope has USPS 6 cents-stamp with dated stamp of 31 Mar, 1968 Boston, Mass. is addressed to "Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" from address "Reyher, 83 Brattle St., Apt. 45, Cambridge, Mass. 02138."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信,1968. 這封信註明3月30日寫的. 張愛玲提說"Rouge of the North"可能因為英鎊貶值的關係沒有什麼回響. 如果"海上花"能由"Columbia Press"出版,希望夏志清能夠寫篇序.信封上有六分錢的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1968年3月31日波士頓, 並有收件人地址"Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" 及寄件人地址"Reyher, 83 Brattle St., Apt. 45, Cambridge, Mass. 02138."
8. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, June 1969 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1969. In this letter dated June 15, Eileen Chang informs Hsia that she has sent him 3 copies of her collection. She also congratulates Hsia for wining the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. She is applying for the National Endowment Fund herself. She has not finished translating the last fourteen chapters of "Hai Shang Hua". She also asks Hsia to write prelude for her book.; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信, 1969. 這封信註明6月15日寫的. 張愛玲告知夏志清已寄上三本"全集". 也恭喜夏志清得了哥根漢研究基金. 自己另外提到申請國家人文學科研究基金的事. "海上花"還有十四回沒譯完. 也請夏志清幫忙寫序.
9. Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, September 1979 A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1979. In this letter dated September 5, Plaks is mentioned in her letter. Eileen Chang also mentions that she is impressed by Zhiqing's talent after she reads his "Chong Hui Qian Zhongshu". Zhang thinks that "Hai Shang Hua" treats men and women equally. She has finished translating 46 chapters. The envelope has USPS 15 cents-stamp with dated stamp of 6 Sept 1979 Los Angeles is addressed to "Professor C.T. Hsia, 415 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" from address "Chang, 1825 N. Kingsley Dr., # 305, Los Angeles, CA 90027."; 張愛玲寄給夏志清的信,1979. 這封信註明9月5日寫的. 張愛玲說Plaks的理論是最典型的洋人故弄玄虛, 但李歐梵還稱讚他. 她還提到她看了志清的"重會錢鍾書",十分感嘆他的淵博. 信中還提到陳衡哲, 張認為"海上花"氣質好,並寫得男女平等與不殘酷 , 張已譯了四十六回. 信封上有一個十五分錢的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1979年9月6日于加州洛杉磯, 並有收件人地址"Professor C.T. Hsia, 415 115th St., Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025" 及寄件人地址"Chang, 1825 N. Kingsley Dr., # 305, Los Angeles, CA 90027."
10. Eileen Chang's grandmother and her daughter and son, [s.d.]
11. Eileen Chang's grandmother and her mother, [s.d.] Eileen Chang's grandmother and her mother， [s.d.]. When my grandmother was 18 years old, she took this picture with her mother. It seems like she's baring a laugh. It's probably the Caucasian photographer under the black cloth. -- "Dui Zhao Ji", p 033; 张爱玲的祖母与她母亲的合照，[s.d.]. "我祖母十八岁的时候与她母亲合影。她仿佛忍着笑，也许是笑钻在黑布下的洋人摄影师。-- 对照记，p 033