BIB_ID
287261
Accession number
MA 3152.3
Creator
Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889.
Display Date
1854 Aug. 31.
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Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1970.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 21 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of 10 letters primarily between Wilkie Collins and his brother Charles Allston Collins. Items in this collection are described in individual records (MA 3152.1-10).
Written from Villa du Camp de Droite / Boulogne sure Mer. Signed "Affectionately yours / W.C."
Written from Villa du Camp de Droite / Boulogne sure Mer. Signed "Affectionately yours / W.C."
Summary
Noting that Dickens is hosting a "grand dinner" on the 12 September, which will be attended by Mark Lemon and Bradbury & Evans, and that Collins's return to England will therefore be delayed until mid-September. Describing the fine weather and amusements of Boulogne, mentioning Charles Ward and sending love to their mother.
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