BIB_ID
296435
Accession number
MA 2534.32
Creator
Freeman, Ellen, 19th cent.
Display Date
1876 Oct. 30.
Credit line
Gift of Ralph Walker, 1967.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 11.7 cm
Notes
Hearn's relationship with Ellen Freeman seems to have formed in 1875. In 1876, they argued, and in 1877 Hearn moved to New Orleans.--Cf. A fantastic journey: the life and literature of Lafcadio Hearn, by Paul Murray (1993), p. 45 and Letters from the Raven, ed. Milton Bronner (1906), p. 113.
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.
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.
Provenance
Gift of Ralph Walker, 1967.
Summary
Referencing her relationship with Lafcadio Hearn, stating "he hates me, he hates me, I cannot live through it, he has told me he hates me," and noting "it is only tears heartbreak and a coffin -- I am killed -- how hard life is for me -- You do not know how hard I die."
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