BIB_ID
296330
Accession number
MA 2534.13
Creator
Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.
Display Date
[1876].
Credit line
Gift of Ralph Walker, 1967.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 25.6 cm
Notes
Dating: See Letters from the Raven.
Part of a collection of correspondence between Lafcadio Hearn, Ellen Freeman, and Henry Watkin. Letters are described in individual catalog records; see collection level record for more information.
Written on Cincinnati Commercial stationery.
Part of a collection of correspondence between Lafcadio Hearn, Ellen Freeman, and Henry Watkin. Letters are described in individual catalog records; see collection level record for more information.
Written on Cincinnati Commercial stationery.
Provenance
Gift of Ralph Walker, 1967.
Summary
Discussing his appreciation of beauty, noting that he can "only look at the social, ethical or natural world with the eyes of a pagan rather than a Christian" and that he reveres "the heathen philosophy of aesthetic sense." Discussing his awkwardness at parties, but stating that he enjoyed her recent small gathering. Discussing his vacation, noting that he will probably be able to take it in the fall.
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