Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904) was an author and the first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography. At the time this letter was written (June 1862), Stephen was in the process of leaving the priesthood, and had been climbing extensively in the Alps.
This collection consists of a single item: a handwritten four-page letter from Leslie Stephen to his friend and fellow alpinist, Arthur Giles Puller, dated June 3, 1862. In it, Stephen invites Puller to dine with him at the Alpine Club in Richmond, and mentions he is thinking of writing a climbing book (this ultimately became The Playground of Europe, published in 1871).
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Leslie Stephen Letter to A. G. Puller, 1862 June 3 (Cage 5059)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The WSU Libraries purchased this item from Jon S. Richardson Rare Books in 2013 (MS 2013-15).
This collection was processed by Cheryl Gunselman.
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