COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
EngMS_1254_118.pdf
Reference Number:
English MS 1254/118
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Miscellaneous Letters I (1842-1887)
Parent Work Title:
Letter from John Ruskin to Arthur Helps
Creator:
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
c1860
Description:
Curious letter to Arthur Helps thanking him for a book and talking of the 'many deep regrets that trouble me now.' He comments on the 'strength and time in unwrapping a mummy' and states that there is 'here and there a grain of wheat - which would feed a hundredfold - if anybody cared to plant it.' He ends with the statement: 'all I can say is - fervently - thank God it's done.'
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England
People Covered:
Helps, Arthur, Sir, 1813-1875
Item Height:
177 mm
Item Width:
114 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Copyright restrictions may apply
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2021-10-27
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2021-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
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