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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