1886-10–07 to Jacques-Émile Blanche

Autograph letter signed, Institut de France, 196 words

[Edited for paragraph breaks, capitalization, spelling and punctuation.]

The Green, Southwick, Near Brighton

[Thursday, 7 October 1886]

My dear Blanche

Drop me a line and say how long you intend remaining in London; I am most anxious to see you and would not miss you for worlds. Could you come down to Brighton? I am here finishing a book for Charpentier — my Figaro articles and a lot more piled on to make a book.

The Review will no doubt be interesting, but does the editor want me to subscribe or contribute or both?

Needless to say I should like to see your work: you know how much it interests me and how much I like it. Now write at once I beg of you for I do not want to miss seeing you.

And by the way, I want you to read a book: Marius the Epicurean, by Walter Pater: it is one long ecstatic dream of delicate delights. I know of nothing more purely beautiful.

Hoping to hear from you by return, believe me my dear Blanche

Your very sincere friend

George Moore