BIB_ID
456097
Accession number
MA 23931.23
Creator
Sherard, Robert Harborough, 1861-1943, sender.
Credit line
Purchased on the Drue Heinz Fund for Twentieth-Century Literature, 2025.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 17.6 x 11.4 cm
Notes
Written from Sherard's home at 26 Sandhurst Gardens-- now 159 Sangley Road-- Catford, London; dated "Sunday"; the Sunday following Dowson's death was February 25.
Provenance
Sotheby's, 11 March 1968, lot 773; Barry Humphries (1934-2023; bookplate); Christie's, London, "Barry Humphries: The Personal Collection," 13 February 2025.
Summary
Assuming that O'Riordan hasn't received his previous letter informing him of Dowson's death, and he must still be in Holland; telling him when and where Dowson's funeral will be; worrying that O'Riordan will not receive the information in time.
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