BIB_ID
444994
Accession number
MA 14470
Creator
Forman, Justus Miles, 1875-1915, sender.
Display Date
Paris, France, 1904 July 10
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (3 pages) : portrait ; 20.2 x 12.7 cm
Notes
Written from: 3 rue Bara / Paris.
Addressed to "Mrs Bland" of Well Hall, "Edith Bland" being the married name of of Forman's longtime friend, author E. Nesbit.
Addressed to "Mrs Bland" of Well Hall, "Edith Bland" being the married name of of Forman's longtime friend, author E. Nesbit.
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Congratulating her on the completion of her novel, and remarking humorously on his own inability to write; informing her that he will be coming to England in about a week, asking if he may visit her, and adding that he will be sailing for America on the 29th. With a small self-portrait cartoon rendered in pen and ink on the last page below the text in place of a signature.
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