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WOOLF, VIRGINIA. 1882-1941. Autograph Letter Initialed ("V"), to Quentin Bell, on numerous subjects at the end of her trip to Southwest France in 1931,
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WOOLF, VIRGINIA. 1882-1941.
Autograph Letter Initialed ("V"), to Quentin Bell, on numerous subjects at the end of her trip to Southwest France in 1931, 2pp recto and verso, Brantôme, France, April 24, 1931, on letterhead of the Hotel Moderne. Heavily creased and wrinkled, some soiling, one small perforation without loss of text. Matted, framed and double-glazed.
In a charming, witty letter, Woolf writes Quentin Bell, her nephew, the son of her sister Vanessa Bell, and her future biographer, addressing him as "Claudian" (his middle name). She jokes about the horrific weather on their trip to France, "... it thunders and lightens, & the old half wit grandmother of the proprietor turns to me for confidence. Rassurez-vous, Madame, I say from time to time, those whom the Gods love die young. She thinks this a great joke..... Nevertheless, in spite of hail, lightning, punctures, steering wheel at the point of breaking, we are enjoying life...."
Of her pending return to Bloomsbury, she notes cryptically, "Tomorrow we go ... home—oh dear—to Bloomsbury rampart—opera—ballet—disappointed lovers, & lovers that feed on vapour. I've had lots of confidences lately—a tribute to my grey hair, & Clive has become a misogynist, a tribute to Mary [Hutchinson]."
At the time, Woolf had completed the manuscript for The Waves, which she would continue revising throughout the summer.
In a charming, witty letter, Woolf writes Quentin Bell, her nephew, the son of her sister Vanessa Bell, and her future biographer, addressing him as "Claudian" (his middle name). She jokes about the horrific weather on their trip to France, "... it thunders and lightens, & the old half wit grandmother of the proprietor turns to me for confidence. Rassurez-vous, Madame, I say from time to time, those whom the Gods love die young. She thinks this a great joke..... Nevertheless, in spite of hail, lightning, punctures, steering wheel at the point of breaking, we are enjoying life...."
Of her pending return to Bloomsbury, she notes cryptically, "Tomorrow we go ... home—oh dear—to Bloomsbury rampart—opera—ballet—disappointed lovers, & lovers that feed on vapour. I've had lots of confidences lately—a tribute to my grey hair, & Clive has become a misogynist, a tribute to Mary [Hutchinson]."
At the time, Woolf had completed the manuscript for The Waves, which she would continue revising throughout the summer.
Footnotes
"Madame, I say from time to time, those whom the Gods love die young."