BIB_ID
311352
Accession number
MA 1940.46
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Display Date
[1859] May 22.
Credit line
Gift of James P. Magill, 1958.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 20.6 cm
Notes
Likely year of writing determined from contents of the letter and from reference to Ruskin's itinerary for his trip to the Continent from May 20 through October 1, 1859. It was the last trip to the continent with his parents. Detailed itinerary of Ruskin's trip may be found in The Works of John Ruskin, vol. 7, London: George Allen, 1905, edited by E.T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn, p. xlvii-lv.
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
Saying that "you wonder at my not liking writing. It is not the mere trouble that I don't like, but I read so much less than I ought, that I feel my head dried up like a nut for want of rain. You will say it's the heart, but it's not. I've got no ideas--have to stop and think before I can come upon any thing worth putting down;" talking about a long railroad journey the previous day; saying that "today in Brussels I see an ugly white wall and hear bells ringing and don't feel inspired by either;" asking if she has read 'Sartor Resartus' [Carlyle] and saying that he is going "to read it again carefully through, every sentence is worth it;" asking her to send all her letters to him to Denmark Hill and they will be forwarded to him.
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