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GCPP Parkes 5/65

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Letter from Bessie Parkes to [Barbara Leigh Smith], addressed from T. W. [Tunbridge Wells?], 1852-10-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Parkes 5/65
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Bessie will be going to Robertsbridge on Saturday. She has been trying to track down The Leader. She has had a ‘charming little note’ from Mrs Browning. She despairs of finding enough undisturbed time to write poetry. She has not been doing any drawing but has been reading Mills [Mill? John Stuart Mill?] and includes a few lines of verse inspired by a visit to Southboro[ugh]. One page, together with one page transcript of a small portion of the letter.

Dates: 1852-10-14