On the other hand, it does convey an almost physical presence of the author, with his strange mixture of kindness and carelessness, overbearing self-confidence and depressive self-doubt.

话虽如此，这部书信辑的确展示了生活中的道尔形象，集善良与轻率、近乎傲慢的自信与压抑的自我怀疑于一身。