Correspondence to W. H. Hudson, 1898.

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Correspondence to W. H. Hudson, 1898.

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Handwritten letter by George Gissing, dated from Rome in January 1898, to W. H. Hudson, accompanied by a typed transcript made by or at the direction of Morley Roberts. Speaking to Hudson as a friend, Gissing conveys general news of himself, including an interesting Calabrian journey; difficulties weighing on him; poor health; and the likelihood that he would not return to England until May. He had taken as occasion to write his curiosity about the veracity of a report he had seen in the Roman newspaper La Tribuna stating that Hudson had written a letter to the editor protesting the ill-treatment of horses in Rome. A quarter leaf of the original letter, below Gissing's signature, is wanting, without any apparent loss of text.

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Gissing, George, 1857-1903

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Hudson, W.H. (William Henry), 1841-1922

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