BIB_ID
431157
Accession number
MA 1617.203
Creator
James, Henry, 1843-1916.
Display Date
London, England, 1879 June 21.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Description
1 item (6 pages) ; 18.2 x 11.4 cm
Notes
This letter is one of ten letters from James to Henley written between March 9, 1878 and June 21, 1879.
The year and specific date of writing identified by Greg W. Zacharias, co-Editor of The Complete Letters of Henry James 1878-1880 cited below.
The place of writing is not provided however the published letters that precede and follow this letter are written from 3 Bolton Street, London.
The year and specific date of writing identified by Greg W. Zacharias, co-Editor of The Complete Letters of Henry James 1878-1880 cited below.
The place of writing is not provided however the published letters that precede and follow this letter are written from 3 Bolton Street, London.
Provenance
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Summary
Saying "Many thanks for your note - you are very welcome to the possession of "R. Hudson." I have this morning received from Boston a package of Robertson's Comedies, which I forward to you by this post. (I had directed that they sh'd. be sent directly to you.) They seem quite 'au complet' & I hope may be of use to you; though they are not in a form (or a format) wh. will lend them any charm - I am very glad you have been seeing something of the Comédie Française, & I assent to your discriminations. Sara B. is a slender actress & an insatiable 'poseuse.' She is what they call in Paris (admirable expression!) 'pourrie de chic'! She has a gt. deal of charm, but in Phèdre she is very feeble & modern. No, I don't write the things in the "Times", which are done, I believe, by Tom Taylor. They are very good & business-like; & who in the world can have fathered them on me? I send you a little book in which you will find (in "The Parisian Stage") some remarks on Delaunay. You are welcome to keep the volume - je n'y tiens pas. It contains, though I say it who shouldn't, some pretty writing."
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