1348
March 8th 1918
Dear Mr. Joyce
I enclose draft for 525 francs (£25), the second payment from the
Egoist for the serial rights of your novel Ulysses. The novel
is
bitter reading to me at least — difficult too, the third section
— but of
vital interest. I am sorry to say our printers are making difficulties over it.
The first episode is in type but at the last moment before going to press for
the March number they refused to print it — even with deletions. I
am
trying to find another firm but it will be difficult I know. I have tried the
printers of the Rationalist Press Association whom you suggested some time
ago but they have already as much work as they can cope with at this time.
I daresay the Southport printer would do it but it would be extremely
inconvenient, almost impossible, to have the Egoist printed
so
far away from London.
A subscription came from M. Jamaints Semper. No other has come
so far from Switzerland beyond the one you sent. I will send copies of the
paper to Mrs Murray[1] in Dublin as
soon as your novel starts. I have sent her the February number. As to
sending copies every month (instead of every two months) to you and to the
friends from whom you have obtained subscriptions, I am sorry but I am
afraid it cannot well be done — at present at any rate — as the
newsagent through whom we have to send (to neutral countries and
America) makes a favour of doing it at all and is not willing to send a few
copies at a time or to send frequently.
Mr. Pound is well again now I think. He had influenza a little time
ago. I hope your eye does not trouble you now. | With kind regards |
Yours sincerely
