An Original Signed and Handwritten Part Letter by Writer Marie Corelli. Letter undated. Part of a handwritten and signed letter by the novelist Marie Corelli. The first page is missing. 'But indifference to beauty and apathy to their surroundings are the prevailing characteristics! Of course there are exceptions, such as Sir Henry Thompson, who has a keen eye for the loveliness of colour and landscape - and Mr and Mrs Yates (Mrs Y is a perfect picture herself, so beautiful and sweet, and with such a tender dignity about her!). In conclusion I wish you were here to enjoy the place as you could enjoy it - for you could appreciate it to the full. The Prince of Wales arrived yesterday - with his splendid yacht the "Britannia". H.R.H. looks very ill and worn; a sadder man I never saw - he is very much changed since I met him at Hamburg and looks really quite cast down. I think he must be suffering from some internal malady; he has that look. You will now be well tired of this long epistle, so I will 'shut up'. If you feel disposed to write to me after the 15th you will find me at 17 Via Montebello, Florence, and a letter from you will be welcomed as a great pleasure. I hope you and yours are in the best of health, and with many warm greetings, believe me always, dear Mrs Barton, Your affectionate little friend, Marie Correlli’ Mary Mackay 1855 – 1924, known by her pseudonym Marie Corelli was an English novelist. From the appearance of her first novel A Romance of Two Worlds in 1886, she became the bestselling fiction-writer in England, her works largely concerned with Christianity, reincarnation, astral projection and mysticism. Size is 210m x 135mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease.