BIB_ID
311996
Accession number
MA 7788.61
Creator
Parsons, George.
Display Date
1878 Apr. 13.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 18.1 cm
Notes
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.
Written on stationery embossed "Hawkshead / Windermere." Parsons has crossed out Windermere and written Ambleside.
Written on stationery embossed "Hawkshead / Windermere." Parsons has crossed out Windermere and written Ambleside.
Provenance
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen in 1974.
Summary
Noting that he had seen in the newspaper that "a few friends of Mr. Ruskin's had bought "The Pass of Splungen" picture to present to him and inviting anyone who wished to join in the presentation to apply to you or Mr. Cowper Temple; saying he would very much like to contribute to this gift but "can only afford a very small subscription; I should feel very much gratified if I might be allowed to contribute my mite;" reporting that his patient is much better and is getting outdoors every day "knowing how essential outdoor exercise and distraction of mind, especially with natural objects (which he admires so much) are for him. He eats well but cannot sleep without the chloral."
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