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Letter from George Gissing, Ciboure, to F.G. Kitton, 1902 December 10 : autograph manuscript signed

BIB_ID
102539
Accession number
MA 1407
Creator
Gissing, George, 1857-1903.
Display Date
Ciboure, France, 1902 December 10.
Credit line
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1952.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 20.3 x 13.0 cm
Notes
Written from "Villa Launes / Ciboure / St. Jean de Luz."
In 1902, Chapman and Hall published Gissing's revised edition of Forster's "Life of Charles Dickens." Blackie & Son Ltd. published Gissing's "Charles Dickens, a Critical Study" in 1898.
Provenance
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1952.
Summary
Thanking him for his "kind words about my 'Forster.' It cost more trouble than anyone but you would think, & I am too well aware that much of the charm of the great book had to be lost. As I have heard nothing from Blackies, I am just writing to ask them when they propose publishing."