BIB_ID
311106
Accession number
MA 1940.30
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Display Date
1861 Nov. 16.
Credit line
Gift of James P. Magill, 1958.
Description
1 item (3 p., with address) ; 21.1 cm
Notes
Address panel with seal, stamps and postmarks and addressed to "Mrs. Hewitt / 28 Upper Gower Street / London / Angleterre."
Part of a collection of letters from John Ruskin to Mrs. Hewitt. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Part of a collection of letters from John Ruskin to Mrs. Hewitt. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Gift of James P. Magill in 1958.
Summary
Thanking her for her letter; discussing her health and his; saying he has come to Lucerne for the "light and quiet--neither one to be had in London;" saying he is "reading Greek and Latin and painting a little--leading a very grave life;" talking about his daily routine and his efforts to overcome his despondency;" saying he hopes to see her when he returns to London.
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