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Ruth Martin Carvill's 1902 essay, "My Bedroom", page 4 of 5, dated 13 Nov 1902

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  • Dated

    13/11/1902

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    Box1RC19023_018

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    Ruth Martin Carvill's essay, "My Bedroom" Her description of her bedroom includes naming it "peace" & her "chief treasure", where she comes to get rid of her bad temper. It has a broad oak fireplace, blue-green hanging grapes paper, dark carved oak panels, and is divided into 2 parts (a bedroom and sitting room, divided by a green curtain). The floor of her bedroom is inlaid polished slippery oak. Her bed is also polished dark oak, as is most of her furniture.   She has a copper hinged shelf with books of Scott (not Aristotle or philosophers).   One window faces east so she can see the sun and moon rises.   Another window is bowed with a narrow seat in front.   She has a "Greazes" painting of a listening girl.   The sitting room is like a fairyland of light and airiness, and has bright-eyed little girls on the wallpaper.   She describes her high backed settee & other furnishings & shelves, including her easel & painting materials.   She quotes Coleridge about sleep. Teacher's comments at end. No grade.  

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