BIB_ID
292344
Accession number
MA 1625.49
Creator
Dowson, Ernest Christopher, 1867-1900.
Display Date
[1889 June 30].
Credit line
Gift of the Fellows with the special assistance of H. Bradley Martin, 1954.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 19.1 cm
Notes
Dated in Flower, p. 87.
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.
The "future opus" referenced was to be their collaborative novel "Felix Martyr," which was never completed.
Written from "Yacht 'Rover' -- river Waveney -- between Oulton and Beckles [sic]." Addressed to Cher Ami. 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.
The "future opus" referenced was to be their collaborative novel "Felix Martyr," which was never completed.
Written from "Yacht 'Rover' -- river Waveney -- between Oulton and Beckles [sic]." Addressed to Cher Ami. 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
Mentioning that he is writing on the flyleaf of Meredith's "Diana of the Crossways," which he has been reading. Describing his day on the yacht with his family, mentioning his brother (Rowland Corbett Dowson). Praising the beauty and tranquility of the "charming" scenery and stating that "to-day everything is so green & sunny & still that the mere physical sensation of living & slacking is quite enough for me." Noting that he fully intends to "give my whole mind to our future opus," and asking Moore to do likewise. Concluding with thoughts on the other sex, stating "I think it is possible for the feminine nature to be reasonably candid & simplex, up to the age of 8 or 9. Afterwards -- phugh!"
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