Finding Aid for the Frances Hodgson Burnett Letter, 1919 December 10
MS-2264University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Erin Lawrimore, May 25, 2006
Summary Information
Frances Hodgson Burnett Letter
Date/Date Range : 1919 December 10
0.1 linear feet
Abstract: This letter, dated December 10, 1919, from Burnett to Mr. McGee, talks of her plans to visit Bermuda to rest before returning to her home in Long Island for the remainder of the summer, as well as when he may contact her regarding her books.
MS-2264
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
This collection was purchased by Special Collections in May 1997.
Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of Item], Frances Hodgson Burnett Letter, MS-2264. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Biography / History
Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in England, November 24, 1949. In 1865, her family, following her father's death, moved to Knoxville, TN, where she began writing to help support her family. She lived both abroad and in the United States over the next three decades. In addition to short stories, she would also produce a number of novels and plays, (among the most famous, Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), The Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1910) - all of which appeared in both forms). She settled in Long Island, New York, in 1909 and died there on October 29, 1924.
Collection Scope and Content Note
This letter, dated December 10, 1919, from Burnett to Mr. McGee, talks of her plans to visit Bermuda to rest before returning to her home in Long Island for the remainder of the summer, as well as when he may contact her regarding her books.
Subject Terms
- Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924 -- Correspondence.
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Letter from Frances Hodgson Burnett to Mr. McGee, concerning her plans to visit Bermuda and her return to Long Island, 1919 December 10 Scope Note: Complete Transcription:
591 Park Avenue
Dec 10, 1919
My dear Mr. McGee,
I am sorry to say that I have not been well in some time & for some weeks have been taking a rest-cure under Dr. Fowles care at the above address. If I were not advised to do nothing whatever I would procure your books with pleasure.
I am shortly to be sent to a lovely resting place I have in Bermuda, which I have not been able to visit during the war. I hope to return a remade creature in June or July & if you will write to me again at my address 'Plandome Park Plandome, Long Island' where I think of spending the summer I will tell you exactly when to send you books. With thanks to you for your long interest in my work which really makes us friends.
Yours sincerely,
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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