BIB_ID
292305
Accession number
MA 1625.38
Creator
Dowson, Ernest Christopher, 1867-1900.
Display Date
[1889 May 5].
Credit line
Gift of the Fellows with the special assistance of H. Bradley Martin, 1954.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 17.8 cm
Notes
Dated in Flower, p. 74.
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. Addressed to Chéri. Signed ED.
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. Addressed to Chéri. Signed ED.
Provenance
Sale (Sotheby's, 20 December 1954, lot 205); gift of the Fellows with the special assistance of H. Bradley Martin in 1954.
Summary
Approving of Moore's proposed syndicate (backing horses), and wishing him success. Inviting Moore to dine and stay the night on Tuesday, noting "we shall not dress: come in a blazer if you like." Describing an outing to the theater with the barmaid called "Lena," and praising a performance of "The Weaker Sex." Asking Moore to put 2/6 on Millstream for the Chester Cup, then changing his mind and canceling the request (unfortunately for Dowson, Millstream won the Chester Cup).
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