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

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."

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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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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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