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Autograph letter signed : Woodford, to Arthur Moore, [1889 Feb. 24].

BIB_ID
292221
Accession number
MA 1625.15
Creator
Dowson, Ernest Christopher, 1867-1900.
Display Date
[1889 Feb. 24].
Credit line
Gift of the Fellows with the special assistance of H. Bradley Martin, 1954.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 18.1 cm
Notes
Dated in Flower, p. 41.
Dowson and Moore collaborated on "The Passion of Dr. Ludovicus" in 1889; it was sent to many publishers but accepted by none.
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.
Written from Church End, Woodford. Addressed to Dear Moore. Signed Adrien.
Provenance
Sale (Sotheby's, 20 December 1954, lot 205); gift of the Fellows with the special assistance of H. Bradley Martin in 1954.
Summary
Discussing a hangover (likely induced by the binge proposed in MA 1625.14). Noting that he awoke early and "waited in much distress fearing the worst." Mentioning that after a cup of strong tea and a tepid bath, he was albe to "eat largely & comprehensively" at teatime. Stating "To-morrow I begin a sever course of caring for my liver & the remaining coat of l'estomac," hoping "in two or three months" to "possibly venture a glass of claret & water." Noting that he has written nothing for "The Passion of Dr. Ludovicus," and that the effort of writing this letter has exhausted him. Mentioning that "thanks to a merciful something or other I only had 1 whiskey & that early in the day; otherwise I should be, I feel convinced, already being measured for my little blue coffin." Asking Moore to "write soon & assure me that you are still in the land of the living," and noting that this "must positively be my last 'binge.'"