BIB_ID
324627
Accession number
MA 469.30
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
"Saturday - Monday" [1848 Oct. 7-9].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 18 cm
Notes
Date of writing identified by Ray.
Part of a collection of letters primarily from William Makepeace Thackeray to Jane Octavia Brookfield. Letters in the collection have been described individually; see related collection-level record for more information.
The concluding page(s) of the letter are not present.
Part of a collection of letters primarily from William Makepeace Thackeray to Jane Octavia Brookfield. Letters in the collection have been described individually; see related collection-level record for more information.
The concluding page(s) of the letter are not present.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Summary
Remarking that her letter made "this gay place twice as gay;" declining Mr. Elton's invitation because his mother is coming to visit; mentioning that [the Pattle] sisters have cheered him and that he has begun writing Pendennis; describing a concert by Jullien. Continued on Monday, noting that he did not think of her at all the previous day because he was working on Pendennis and describing an outing with Mr. Fonblanque and Mr. Sheil.
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