BIB_ID
324654
Accession number
MA 469.37
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1851 Jan. 21].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 18.3 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.
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.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Summary
Describing recent outings: remarking that he visited Stevens in the country and returned to sit with Mr. Thomas Fraser; noting that he attended dance at Mrs. Errington's and a play the night before, noting that Émilie Brohan is beautiful but also criticizing her as vulgar and affected. Mentioning that he is "feeling deucedly lonely" but that he is engaged to dine for the next several days.
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