BIB_ID
310306
Accession number
MA 2159.48
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Display Date
1870 Aug. 4.
Credit line
Purchased, 1961.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 17.8 cm + envelope
Notes
Part of a collection of letters from John Ruskin to Thomas Richmond. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Written on stationery embossed "Denmark Hill, / S.E."
Written on stationery embossed "Denmark Hill, / S.E."
Provenance
Henry W. Wollaston; purchased in 1961.
Summary
Thanking him for his letter and saying that the situation with his mother is still quite sad; saying that he saw "fireflies in glory for the first time--the heat kindled them and they played bright through moonlight and lightening."
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