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Elizabeth Wilson
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning to Henrietta Moulton-Barrett, 16-21 May 1847: 'I went a week ago into Wilson's room & stood by the table in my lazy careless way, turning over the leaves of an old book which lay there. "Why, Wilson! you have another Italian grammar --" "Yes, I could'nt understand a word of the other, -- and the man of the house lent me this" -- I turned to the title page -- written in a large distinct hand .... [italics]James Johnstone Bevan, Milano[end italics] ...!! [...] The book was Mr Bevan's book, the landlord was Mr Bevan's landlord; & in a house of the said landlord (not this house but another) had Mr Bevan & two of his friends lived for a whole winter [goes on to note further association of Bevan with landlord] [...] Is'nt this a curious coincidence?'
