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LEAR EDWARD: (1812-1888) English Artist, Illustrator and Poet. A.L.S., Edward Lear, four pages, 8vo, Villa Emily, Sanremo, 4th July 1875, to Constance. Lear expresses his desire to be informed about his correspondent and receive 'a general account of all of you, particularly of your Uncle Arthur, whose state of health when I left England was, tho' not worse, yet not satisfactory. I hope your Mama & Papa are well - & Uncles Will & Christopher, & Aunt & Uncle Palmer' and further continues 'Knowing your love of Autographs, I have just hit on an idea, which if carried out will confirm you as a devoted worshipper of this child to the end of his life:- namely - all the subscribers - (I think from 600 - 800) to my "Corsica", sent me their names in writing, & I mean to leave the whole Budget to you in my Will - there being among them some of interest & value. But if Mama & you will come here next winter, I hereby declare I will give the whole lot to you myself, without waiting for dissolution. Meanwhile I find one of gt. interest, - namely that of Prosper Merimee - (which alas is connected with Corsica - of which land he wrote one of his very best tales "Colomba"?) so you can commence your Corsican series with this. (I declare I feel inclined to say you shall only have the great mass of Autographs if you Lear again writes of mutual friends and his correspondent's family and in a postscript adds 'As you may not have known much of M. Prosper Merimee, I may add that he was always considered one of the most influential & important persons about the late Emperor Napoleon's court - (he had always rooms there as one of the family) besides being a senator, & one of the best known Literati of France.' A letter of good content. Some light overall age wear and creasing, the edges of the letter a little worn and with some small tears, only very slightly affecting the text, but not the signature, G