Correspondence Type
AC / Autograph Card
Date
7-7-1881
Date Note
July 7-10, 1881
Location (Sent From)
London, England
Description
Went to flower show in Regent Park; met Evelyn Wimbush and Mr. Marston at the Sharp's; people at the grand soiree at the Royal Academy astounded her; 8th: had lunch at the Clifford's house; 9th: claims she cannot get Eugene's book reviewed, as "London literary society is merely a thing shown to me through a grating"; thinks her "sworn admirers" are avoiding her; 10th: went to a dismal party at Pultney; visited the Gosses, Mr. Gosse being "the only nice man I have met in this literary set."
Rights
Letter Number
74
Sheet Count
2
Page Count
8
Recommended Citation
Lee, Vernon (Violet Paget) and Paget, Matilda, "Violet Paget (London, England) to Matilda Paget" (1881). Vernon Lee: Letters Home. 75.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/letters_home/75
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