• Reference
    OR2330/25
  • Title
    Letter (2 sheets) from Joan Saint-Aucune de Chanaz 3 Via Lincoln, Palermo, Sicily to Frederica interested to hear Orlebars at Aucheneek again mentions Lina Waterfield, nee Duff Gordon - grandparent wrote 'letter from Egypt' - writing book on Palermo - husband, a painter
  • Date free text
    4 August (?1900)
  • Production date
    From: 1900 To: 1900
  • Scope and Content
    discusses flowers in Sicily little tour with Jean Pierre (developing early interest in ruins) to Temples of Gugenti role of Géethe in putting Sicily on the map; still 50 years behind rest of Italy husband a soldier - not expecting to move for the present hope to go to Scotland next year, with Jenny and husband (now in India) nice photograph of Frederica and grandchildren asks after Tuckers and Alexanders (at Pavenham) gives ghost story of a Mrs Parker from Yorkshire, happened 1890 passing references to other ghost stories
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  • Level of description
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