Letter, December 25th, 1928, to Berta Ruck. 25 December 1928

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Letter, December 25th, 1928, to Berta Ruck. 25 December 1928

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One typescript letter signed by Virginia Woolf from 52 Tavistock Square with the annotated date "Xmas day" and a manuscript envelope postmarked December 27th, 1928. In the letter, Woolf writes that "I am more pleased than I can say that you survived my burial. Never will I attempt such a thing again. To think that you have bought my book!" The burial refers to Woolf's having used Ruck's name in Jacob's Room, with the minor change of adding an "h" to it ("Bertha Ruck") and killing the character. Though Ruck initially considered a lawsuit, the authors, after exchanging letters, were reconciled.

2 Items; 1 Envelope, 1 Letter

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Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)

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Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941

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Virginia Woolf (b. January 25, 1882, London, England–d. March 28, 1941, Ouse, River, Englnad) was a noted novelist and is now viewed as a pioneer of feminist literature. She was a member of the Bloomsbury Group, comprised of English artists, philosophers, and writers in the early twentieth century. She was also a co-founder and operator (along with husband Leonard Woolf) of Hogarth Press. Though she received little formal education, her father, a writer and editor with strong ...