Letter from Lina Baumann to Thomas Hardy, 19 January 1926
[Page 1]Will you allow me to send you by this post two little essays which contain the principal matter of [Page 2] a lecture I gave last year to an English speaking club here in Zürich.
For many years I have been an ardent admirer & lover of your wonderful work. The humour in some of your novels reminds me sometimes of our own poet Gottfried Keller, who also possesses that tender irony that [Page 3] gives some of your characters such a rich humanity.
My oldest pupils – girls of eighteen & nineteen – have also been reading some of your poems these last four years; also Under the Greenwood Tree & Far from the Madding Crowd, & have always got much human insight & many lasting impressions of the power- [Page 4] ful character-drawing & artistic beauty of your books.
I thank you from my heart for all the beauty & grandeur of your books, by which you have made the world the richer & your readers more understanding & more humane.
Yours very sincerely
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Summary
Letter from a reader, Lina Baumann, to Thomas Hardy showing appreciation for his writing, 19 January 1926
Metadata
From
Person
Lina BaumannPlace
Date
19 January 1926
To
Person
Thomas HardyPhysical Description
Letter written on cream folded paper. Pencil library mark on page 2: H.906. Enclsoures mentioned in the letter have not been retained with it.
Source
Dorset County Museum, H.906
