BIB_ID
292288
Accession number
MA 1625.34
Creator
Dowson, Ernest Christopher, 1867-1900.
Display Date
1889 Apr. 23.
Credit line
Gift of the Fellows with the special assistance of H. Bradley Martin, 1954.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 17.8 cm
Notes
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 Bridge Dock, Limehouse. Addressed to My dear Moore. Signed Ernest Dowson.
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. Addressed to My dear Moore. Signed Ernest Dowson.
Provenance
Sale (Sotheby's, 20 December 1954, lot 205); gift of the Fellows with the special assistance of H. Bradley Martin in 1954.
Summary
Apologizing for not having yet copied his portion of their collaborative work "The Passion of Dr. Ludovicus," and discussing points of plot, noting that "there was no knife used: it was poisonous gas." Suggesting they submit the manuscript to Routledge, noting that they recently published Edgar Saltus' Eden, which is "interesting though grotesque." Arranging a meeting and suggesting titles for their work: "The Deathly Dilemma of Dr. Ludovicus" or "The Crime and Dilemma of Dr. L."
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