5389. RB to Maria James

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 31, 64.

19 Warwick Crescent,

Upper Westbourne Terrace.

May 26. ’64

Dear Mrs James, [1]

Thank you very much for your kind invitation which I accept with great pleasure.

With best regards to Mr James

pray believe me

Very truly yours ever

Robert Browning.

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Armstrong Browning Library.

1. Maria James (née Otter, 1813–91), daughter of William Otter and elder sister of Lady Belper (see letter 5367, note 5). In 1846 she married William Milbourne James (1807–81), barrister and judge, who is listed in RB’s address book of this period (AB-5) at 47 Wimpole Street.

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