Leslie Stephen withdrew from society and became more of a recluse after the death of his wife and mother in 1875. “I am, I think, one of the most easily bored of mankind; I cannot bear long sittings with dull people and even when alone in my family I am sometimes as restless as a hyena.” Stephen is seen here with his collie Troy.

Reproduction of plate 35g from Leslie Stephen’s Photograph Album
Original: albumen print (8.6 x 5.4 cm.)
Mortimer Rare Book Room, Smith College

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