BIB_ID
292728
Accession number
MA 1625.85
Creator
Dowson, Ernest Christopher, 1867-1900.
Display Date
[1890 Feb. 16].
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. 137.
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 "Bout del'Eglise / S. Woodford" on mourning paper. Addressed to Caro Mio. Signed ED.
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 "Bout del'Eglise / S. Woodford" on mourning paper. Addressed to Caro Mio. 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 recent outings and hoping to see Moore soon. Mentioning that the manuscript of their collaborative novel "The Passion of Dr. Ludovicus" is with yet another publisher, and hoping for a favorable response. Noting that he dines at the Poland nearly every day, and that "the dear child (Adelaide Foltinowicz) becomes daily more kind & gracious." Mentioning that Adelaide is "the most quaint & engaging little lady," and describing the cheering effect her company has on him.
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