PREFACE TO THE WRITER WHO DOES NOT READ (published june 1870):
starting on the next page is the once famous interaction between teslie lona and sebastian glasshouse in 1887. this story was written by teslie lona and appeared in the magazine a write to life in 1870. (lona was a successful and well known writer as an essayist on literature.)
      sebastian glasshouse was faceless. her transcripts were found and published as anonymous before people came into conclusion the works were from "melly marna". her life was as mysterious as her writings. lona was mesmerized by glasshouse's work and the mystery of melly marna. she published numerous articles on glasshouse's writings with an interest in the mystery of her life.
      lona was the only one who was able to communicate in such a way that she did with glasshouse. although no one else is known to have actually met sebastian glasshouse, lona stayed acquainted with her after the first rendezvous. although the writer who does not read is the last article lona ever published on sebastian glasshouse, there is strong evidence lona and glasshouse became good friends. as questions would arise about glasshouse's life, lona refused to reveal glasshouse's secrets…whatever they may be.
      in september 1874, teslie lona disappeared. the search for lona naturally began in selmoa, the island in which glasshouse lived and lona's favorite place to visit. searching for possible life within the jungles of the small island, there was nothing to be found and there were no signs of melly marna. what was described in lona's story was never proven to be real, but never proven to be false either. although there are no sure signs of what is real and what really happened, the reality of teslie lona's disappearance is real. there are many skeptics in our present day who believe different things. some simply believe it is all a myth. some say teslie lona created the character of sebastian glasshouse. some say glasshouse simply took the life of lona. with most questions unanswered, it seems anything could be possible. to this day, the mystery of sebastian glasshouse and teslie lona remains unknown.