Letter, Chefoo

Subjects: 1) The spring weather is changeable but yesterday’s sunshine permitted Constance and Pearl to spend an enjoyable two hours on the beach. 2) Constance is enjoying reading Jane Eyre when she can. 3) Constance looks forward to spending leave with her parents.


Date(s) of creation: March 25, 1894
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Summary: Subjects: 1) The spring weather is changeable but yesterday’s sunshine permitted Constance and Pearl to spend an enjoyable two hours on the beach. 2) Constance is enjoying reading Jane Eyre when she can. 3) Constance looks forward to spending leave with her parents.
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Language: English
Copies: Transcript available in J. D. Owen, J. Gullick & S. McClure (eds.), 'Married to a Missionary: Constance Douthwaite's letters to her family, 1887-1896, with additional letters from her husband Arthur Douithwaite MD', unpublished, 2009 [copy available in Special Collections Reading Room]
Format: Archive