BIB_ID
296485
Accession number
MA 2534.53
Creator
Freeman, Ellen, 19th cent.
Display Date
[1876-1877].
Credit line
Gift of Ralph Walker, 1967.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 39.7 cm
Notes
Dating: 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
Thanking him for telling her that she loves "a mere phantom," and begging Watkin to "make him a reality." Suggesting that he give Hearn a sleeping draught so that she may "have him once to look upon." Acknowledging Hearn's faults, but noting that if she could have married him she would have reproduced him without faults. Lamenting that he never loved her, and begging again to see him while he is asleep, noting that she will leave before he wakes. Stating "I cannot do anything in return for you, only give you my kisses, I have no more to give, for he holds fast my love, his hand will be upon me till I am buried in my grave."
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