BIB_ID
106319
Accession number
MA 3104.1
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
London, England, 1840 November 14.
Credit line
Gift of the Estate of Ruth L. Moritz in memory of Elena H. Klasky, 1975.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 18 x 11.3 cm
Notes
Dickens does not list Park's name on the letter. In The Letters of Charles Dickens, House and Storey argue that Park is likely to have been the addressee, based on the contents of the letter. See the published correspondence, cited below, for additional information.
Written from "Devonshire Terrace."
Part of the second page has been torn away.
Acquired with three other letters from Dickens to various correspondents, all previously in the possession of Elena H. Klasky. See the Collection File for additional information.
Written from "Devonshire Terrace."
Part of the second page has been torn away.
Acquired with three other letters from Dickens to various correspondents, all previously in the possession of Elena H. Klasky. See the Collection File for additional information.
Summary
Making an appointment to sit for his portrait bust; explaining that business arrangements and a "deplorable cold" have kept him occupied for the past fortnight; writing "I owe you an apology for this delay, but I will make none, because I am sure you are sure that if I could have found the time to continue our pleasant sittings, I would most gladly have done so."
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