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Letter from Bessie Parkes to [Barbara Leigh Smith], addressed from 2 S[avile] R[ow], 1855-08-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Parkes 5/70

Scope and Contents

Bessie has been to see Lady Tartuffe with Mat[ilda Hays]. She is going to Paris soon with her parents. She mentions Miss [Charlotte] Cushman, who has ‘come home’. She describes a visit to Miss Eden, daughter of Lord Auckland, at Eden Lodge, Kensington, in particular the garden. She also describes a ‘Miss Blagdon’ [? Isa Blagden, 1816-73, novelist and poet]. She will have The Leader sent to Barbara. Two pages.

Dates

  • Creation: 1855-08-10

Creator

Extent

1 item(s) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Parkes, Bessie Rayner

Finding aid date

2001-10-15 12:21:42+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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