Skip to main content

Letter from Bessie Parkes to Barbara Leigh Smith, addressed from Hastings, 1849-08-03

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Parkes 5/34

Scope and Contents

Bessie asks Barbara’s opinion in the case of an engagement broken by a man on hearing of the ‘Father’s condemnation’ of the daughter he was to marry (Bessie feeling that the promise already made was binding). She also asks Barbara what she should do with the character of John Ashton in her novel. She finds it difficult to express any thoughts or feelings in the novel as it feels as though she were exposing her own feelings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1849-08-03

Creator

Extent

1 item(s) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Parkes, Bessie Rayner

Finding aid date

2001-10-15 10:41:44+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

Contact:
The Archivist
Girton College Archive
Huntingdon Road
Cambridge CB3 0JG United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 338897