signed
1879
by Dodgson, Charles L.
"C. L. Dodgson." One page with integral leaf, 3 ¼" x 5 ¼". June 7, 1879. Handwritten letter to "Miss Willets" in full: "I have hunted in vain: there are no daughters of Eve left: but I will get some more printed. Meanwhile please accept these." Fine (light foxing).
Miss Willets was the stepdaughter of James Legge (1815-1897), a professor of Chinese Language and Literature at Oxford; Dodgson had met Miss Willets at a dinner party on February 11, 1879, and had arranged for her to be photographed in Japanese costume. See Diary, page 377. (Inventory #: 2222454)
Miss Willets was the stepdaughter of James Legge (1815-1897), a professor of Chinese Language and Literature at Oxford; Dodgson had met Miss Willets at a dinner party on February 11, 1879, and had arranged for her to be photographed in Japanese costume. See Diary, page 377. (Inventory #: 2222454)