BIB_ID
296490
Accession number
MA 2534.54
Creator
Freeman, Ellen, 19th cent.
Display Date
[1876-1877].
Credit line
Gift of Ralph Walker, 1967.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 17.2 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
Clarifying that he is unfortunate in his lack of feeling and in "having that power to make others feel, what you cannot feel yourself." Stating that she cannot see him the following week because she will be alone in the hosue, noting "I have never seen a gentelman in the parlor unless a lady as with me, to do so now wouldmake my servants talk." Mentioning that she may be able to see him alone when the house is shut for the summer, "but it could only be for once." Describing the heartlessness of her family, and discussing the lost possibility of their being alone together in Philadelphia. Noting "I would not be left alone with you now, much as I desired it once." Referencing her "wild passion" describing the previous night spent in tears. Concluding: "I can never write to you again, and if you write to me I shall never open a letter of yours."
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