BIB_ID
292237
Accession number
MA 1625.19
Creator
Dowson, Ernest Christopher, 1867-1900.
Display Date
[1889 Mar. 6].
Credit line
Gift of the Fellows with the special assistance of H. Bradley Martin, 1954.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 12.6 cm
Notes
Dated in Flower, p. 47.
Dowson and Moore collaborated on "The Passion of Dr. Ludovicus" in 1889; it was sent to many publishers but accepted by none. Mimi is the heroine of Murger's Scènes de la Vie de Bohème.
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 Bridge Dock, Limehouse, E. Addressed to Dear Moore. Signed ECD.
Dowson and Moore collaborated on "The Passion of Dr. Ludovicus" in 1889; it was sent to many publishers but accepted by none. Mimi is the heroine of Murger's Scènes de la Vie de Bohème.
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 Bridge Dock, Limehouse, E. Addressed to Dear Moore. Signed ECD.
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 their collaboration on "The Passion of Dr. Ludovicus," praising Moore's work on chapter V, and noting that chapter VI is proving "amazingly difficult." Alluding to his "experiment" with the barmaid called "Lena" (See MA 1625.18), stating "I think I have her." Agreeing with Moore's statement that "Mimi doesn't exist," but noting that "it is a great pity." Mentioning their collaborative work on "The Passion of Dr. Ludovicus," and enclosing (not present) a "rather waggish article" by Andrew Lang.
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