novelist, first female salaried journalist in Britain (1822-1898). Autograph letter signed. Malvern (Brougham House). 8vo. 4 pp. on bifolium.
850 €
(92203/BN61234)
To the novelist Jean Middlemass (1833-1919) on the progress of time and the advantages of old age: "I was so glad to hear of you. I had often wondered where you had gone and what you had done with yourself. I hope your stay [...] will be pleasant enough to induce you to settle somewhere in London [...] I find old age has infinite compensations. If we have lost the grand activities [...] we can give so much [...] to others! I feel like a cornucopia [...]". - With embossed address and traces of old mounting; some yellow staining on the verso.