LEAR, Edward (1812-1888) Autograph letter signed to Violet Campbell Grant, including a PEN AND INK SELF-PORTRAIT entitled 'Mr. Lear & Foss From a Photograph Dec[embe]r 1885', Villa Tennyson, San Remo, 27 December 1885 , thanking for her letters and Heliotrope card, 'which I am half inclined to stick in the ground in the hope it may grow up into a tree. Foss desires compliments for the Manx kitten', recommending scarlet slippers to put on Buddha's toes, and hoping 'you stirred your plum pudding severely', commenting on his well-being and his visitor over Christmas, sending greetings to her sister and wondering 'what your brother Jack is doing in Brazil; I suppose collecting Brazil nuts, 4 pages, 12mo (135 x 105mm) . Lear missing his friends hopes that they will return and speaks of the sun rise, 'Since you left, the sun rises on that [east] side, which however it possibly did before and always, but I cannot be sure, being now - aet 74 rather confused & omblirious as to most matters', and describing the illness of his friend Lord Carlingford.
LEAR, Edward (1812-1888) Autograph letter signed to Violet Campbell Grant, including a PEN AND INK SELF-PORTRAIT entitled 'Mr. Lear & Foss From a Photograph Dec[embe]r 1885', Villa Tennyson, San Remo, 27 December 1885 , thanking for her letters and Heliotrope card, 'which I am half inclined to stick in the ground in the hope it may grow up into a tree. Foss desires compliments for the Manx kitten', recommending scarlet slippers to put on Buddha's toes, and hoping 'you stirred your plum pudding severely', commenting on his well-being and his visitor over Christmas, sending greetings to her sister and wondering 'what your brother Jack is doing in Brazil; I suppose collecting Brazil nuts, 4 pages, 12mo (135 x 105mm) . Lear missing his friends hopes that they will return and speaks of the sun rise, 'Since you left, the sun rises on that [east] side, which however it possibly did before and always, but I cannot be sure, being now - aet 74 rather confused & omblirious as to most matters', and describing the illness of his friend Lord Carlingford.
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