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GCPP Parkes 5/178

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Part of a letter from [Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon] to Bessie Parkes, 1861-12-27

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Parkes 5/178
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Barbara is enclosing a letter from Elizabeth Blackwell: she compares E B’s outlook with that of Marian [George Eliot] and Mary Merryweather. She discusses the Catholic church and immortality, in particular Marian’s rejection of immortality. Typescript transcript only: original letter not extant.

Dates: 1861-12-27