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Re: VMs: new revelations

At 15:35 01/01/03 +0100, Rafal wrote: 
I think the crusial thing (in this context) would be to explain
how Voynich started his business. We know that he arrived
in London penniless - and then married Ethel who was not well-off,
either, and they both gave all their enery (and whatever money
she may have had) to the Russian revolutionary cause.

Physical evidence on early ms sold by Voynich may already have been established... having a list of these (and their purchasers) would be an interesting exercise... :-o

   S.M. Stepniak-Kravchinskii: The London Years
   (Russian Biography Series, No 33)
   by Donald Senese
   Newtonville, Mass.. Oriental Research Partners. 1987
   iii, 125 p., [2] leaves of plates. ill., ports.. 24 cm
   Bibliography: p. 122-125

The BL has two copies, but I probably won't get in to see either for a couple of weeks :-(

   Trust No One: The Secret World of Sidney Reilly
   by Richard B. Spence
   542 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.36 x 9.30 x 6.33
   Feral House; ISBN: 0922915792; (November 2002)

The BL appears not to have a copy of this yet, but as it's only been out a month in the US, that's probably not entirely surprising. :-/

Cheers, .....Nick Pelling.....

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