BIB_ID
311925
Accession number
MA 7788.46
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Display Date
undated.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 19.9 cm
Notes
Boo was the nickname for Dr. and Mrs. Simon's niece, Jane Faulkner, whom they adopted at the age of 2 in December 1853.
Part of a collection of letters primarily from John Ruskin and Joan Severn to Dr. and Mrs. Simon. 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 primarily from John Ruskin and Joan Severn to Dr. and Mrs. Simon. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen in 1974.
Summary
Saying he is pleased to know of "the prodigal's return. It was pleasant to me to think how happy Boo [Jane Faulkner] would be in this fulfilled hope and recovered pleasure;" inviting her and John to dine with him the following Tuesday.
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