BIB_ID
289417
Accession number
MA 93.38
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
1855 Sept. 30.
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Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 17.7 cm
Notes
Collins had been visiting the Dickens family at Folkstone.
Part of a large collection of letters from Charles Dickens to Wilkie Collins. Letters are cataloged individually; see related records for full description.
Written from Folkstone. Signed CD.
Part of a large collection of letters from Charles Dickens to Wilkie Collins. Letters are cataloged individually; see related records for full description.
Written from Folkstone. Signed CD.
Summary
Discussing his writing, noting that he has completed No. 3 [of Little Dorrit]. Arranging to meet at the office of Household Words on 8 October, and discussing the Christmas number. Sending kindest remembrances, noting that the Dickens family misses Collins. Describing the launching of a boat, and mentioning Thackeray's departure for America.
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