Skip to content
  • Sylvia Plath
  • Dr. Ruth Beuscher
  • Acknowledgements

Plurality of Plaths

Correspondences between Sylvia Plath and her therapist, Ruth Beuscher, 1960-1963

Month: September 1962

September 29th, 1962

Transcript: Saturday night: Sept. 29 Dear Dr. Beuscher, I am sorry to write so much, but it is my one hope, I think I am dying. I am just desperate. Ted has deserted me, I have not seen him for 2 weeks, he is living in London without address. Tonight, utterly mad with this solitude,… Read More September 29th, 1962

September 29, 1962April 26, 2019 Sylvia Plath

To Sylvia Plath: September 26th, 1962

Transcript: September 26, 1962 Dear Sylvia: Glad to get your letter today and to find that you are still fighting, not moping. If you really mean it about separation and not liking him, I would advise going whole hog and getting a divorce. You can certainly get the goods on him now while he is… Read More To Sylvia Plath: September 26th, 1962

September 26, 1962April 26, 2019 Dr. Ruth Beuscher

September 22nd, 1962

Transcript: September 22, 1962   Dear Dr. Beuscher, Your letter came today, at a most needed moment, and I feel the way I used to after our talks—cleared, altered and renewed. I am really asking your help as a woman, the wisest woman emotionally and intellectually, that I know. You are not my mother, but… Read More September 22nd, 1962

September 22, 1962April 26, 2019 Sylvia Plath

To Sylvia Plath, September 17th, 1962

Transcript: September 17, 1962   Dearest Sylvia: The thing that has thrown me off is the paid sessions idea. Also, your previous distress letter did not reach me at once, as I had gone for a month’s vacation. I have thought alot about your difficulty. I just don’t see you as a second Caitlin. I… Read More To Sylvia Plath, September 17th, 1962

September 17, 1962April 28, 2019 Dr. Ruth Beuscher

September 4th, 1962

Transcript: Court Green North Tawton Devonshire, England September 4, 1962   Dear Doctor Beuscher, I’d be awfully grateful just to have a postcard from you saying you think any paid letter sessions between us are impractical or unhelpful or whatever, but something final. Believe me, that would be a relief. It is the feeling of… Read More September 4th, 1962

September 4, 1962April 26, 2019 Sylvia Plath

Archives

  • February 1963 (1)
  • October 1962 (2)
  • September 1962 (5)
  • July 1962 (3)
  • March 1962 (1)
  • January 1961 (1)
  • November 1960 (1)
  • April 1960 (1)
  • February 1960 (1)
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Cerauno by Automattic.