Autograph letter signed : Paris, to his mother, 1868 Oct. 7.

Record ID: 
344196
Accession number: 
MA 2231.4
Author: 
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Credit: 
Gift of Norman H. Strouse, 1962.
Description: 
1 item (2 p.) ; 20.7 cm
Notes: 

Part of a collection of nine letters of Ruskin to his mother; see related collection-level record for more information.

Summary: 

Discussing his difficulty in answering correspondence when he is suffering "the extinction of every feeling which politeness and gratitude would render it desirable to express," but noting that he is "getting great good from my journey to Paris" and mentioning a meeting with Longfellow.

Provenance: 
Gift of Norman H. Strouse, 1962.