BIB_ID
291982
Accession number
MA 1625.2
Creator
Dowson, Ernest Christopher, 1867-1900.
Display Date
1888 Dec. 13.
Credit line
Gift of the Fellows with the special assistance of H. Bradley Martin, 1954.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 7.5 x 12.1 cm
Notes
Addressed to "A.C. Moore Esq. / 19 Park Place Villas / Maida Hill W." Signed "Adolf du Quai-Sec de la Rivière." With postmark.
Dowson's signature is a reference to the hero of Constant's novel Adolphe (1816).
Part of a large collection letters from Ernest Dowson to his close friend Arthur Moore, the English solicitor and writer, with whom Dowson wrote four collaborative novels. Items are cataloged individually; see related collection record (MA 1625) for more information.
Dowson's signature is a reference to the hero of Constant's novel Adolphe (1816).
Part of a large collection letters from Ernest Dowson to his close friend Arthur Moore, the English solicitor and writer, with whom Dowson wrote four collaborative novels. Items are cataloged individually; see related collection record (MA 1625) for more information.
Provenance
Sale (Sotheby's, 20 December 1954, lot 205); gift of the Fellows with the special assistance of H. Bradley Martin in 1954.
Summary
Declining an invitation to see the farce Niniche, stating that he is already engaged. Inviting Moore to drink whiskey "on five-à-o'clocque" on Saturday. With a postscript noting that performances of Niniche will continue through the following week.
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