Autograph letter signed : Woodford, to Arthur Moore, [1889 Aug. 22].

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Autograph letter signed : Woodford, to Arthur Moore, [1889 Aug. 22].

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Sympathizing with Moore's writer's block. Mentioning a purchase of Hardy's "Far from the Madding Crowd," and discussing it, comparing Hardy's style to Meredith's. Noting that Hardy's "rustics are not so veracious as Meredith's & his style is not so uniformly good" but that his insight into feminine character is "extraordinary." Mentioning that Swanton will be in town and that Dowson fears this will mean "an alcoholic debauch." Noting that his work on their collaborative novel "Felix Martyr" advances very slowly, and that he tried to work on his Madame de Viole for a change but was unable to work on that as well. Stating that he instead took to "writing of rondeaux" and enclosing (not present) a "specimen thereof." Looking forward to Moore's return and proposing a group of performances to see. Mentioning the death of Sarah Bernhardt's husband Damala and noting the strikes in the East and West India Docks, discussing the implications to his dry docking business. Again proclaiming the death of The Critic, and congratulating Moore on his brother's selection for the Indian Civil Service.

1 item (4 p.) ; 18 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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