Autograph letter signed : Paris, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1858 Dec. 4.

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Autograph letter signed : Paris, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1858 Dec. 4.

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Telling her that he will probably quit Paris and return to England in a week; complaining about the street noise at his current lodgings; criticizing France for its inability to produce gentlemen; noting that the "wealth which appears universal" in Paris astonishes him; commenting on the lack of ventilation in public places; describing going to the opera, which had "such ugly actresses that it was painful to see them"; asking her to send him £5.

1 item (3 p.) ; 21.3 cm. + envelope.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Collins, Charles Allston, 1828-1873

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