It is not apocryphal: here, top of the last page https://gwern.net/doc/borges/1943-borges-onwilliambeckfordsvathek.pdf https://gwern.net/doc/borges/1943-borges-

It is not apocryphal: here, top of the last page https://gwern.net/doc/borges/1943-borges-onwilliambeckfordsvathek.pdf https://gwern.net/doc/borges/1943-borges-onwilliambeckfordsv... BTW, I don't know why Gwern has so many Borges texts on their website, but for sure I am grateful!