1303
Nov. 30th 1915
Dear Mr. Joyce,
Yes, it was Mme. Ciolkowska[1] who suggested our trying to
communicate
with you when you were in Austria through her sister in Switzerland,
&
I feel sure she would gladly do what she could towards interesting any Paris
publishers she knew on your behalf. Her present address is :
—
9 Rue de l'Eperon, Paris 6 —
But I am afraid it is a bad time to hope to get a book published in
Paris. Most publishers there seem either to be closed or to be undertaking
very little ordinary work just now — very little besides war books
I
mean.
I have been wondering whether The Egoist could do it.
Of course this would be nothing like so satisfactory as if the book were
brought out by a proper book-publisher in London with his regular
machinery for advertisement etc, but it might perhaps be just better than
having it published in Paris.
If you like I will speak to Mr. Pinker & see what he thinks about
it.[2] If he thought the scheme at all
practicable I would then consult the other members of our staff & the
directors of our small publishing company (The New Freewoman Ltd.)
whose consent would have to be obtained.
We are bringing out a small pamphlet of poems by a French poet who
has not been able to get them printed in Paris at this time.[3]
The December Egoist is late again. | With kind regards | Yours
sincerely
