BIB_ID
311723
Accession number
MA 4708.20
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Display Date
undated.
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1991.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 17.8 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of letters from John Ruskin to Mary Spence. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Ruskin indicates in this fragment that he has "written on two sheets;" this page starts with the fragment of a sentence and closes with his initials as signature, and, therefore, appears to be the second page of the letter.
Ruskin indicates in this fragment that he has "written on two sheets;" this page starts with the fragment of a sentence and closes with his initials as signature, and, therefore, appears to be the second page of the letter.
Provenance
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund in 1991.
Summary
Saying "I should consider demonstration of supernatural iniquity or the power of a deceiving spirit-- or the power of a loving one. And I hopefully--though not yet certainly-- trust the last; adding "I am grateful for your 'touch' as a poor wounded dog would be."
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