BIB_ID
311610
Accession number
MA 1940.76
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Display Date
[before March 1864].
Credit line
Gift of James P. Magill, 1958.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 25.0 cm
Notes
Dating of this letter from contents; Ruskin refers to his parents looking forward to her visit the following week; Ruskin's father died in March 1864 and his mother in December 1871.
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
Recommending that she look at 'Scènes de la vie parisienne by Balzac; asking her to "get them all" and "look though them for the name Coralie and read all about her--a marvelously fine piece of literary work in the way of tragedy;" saying that his mother and father look forward to seeing her on Tuesday or Wednesday.
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