BIB_ID
289600
Accession number
MA 93.110
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
1862 Sept. 20.
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Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 20.2 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Charles Dickens to Wilkie Collins. Letters are cataloged individually; see related records for full description.
Written on All the Year Round stationery. Signed CD.
Written on All the Year Round stationery. Signed CD.
Summary
Praising and discussing the second volume of Collins' [No Name], noting that Dickens "was certain from the Basil days, that [Collins was] the Writer who would come ahead of all the Field." Hoping to visit Collins at Broadstairs again, but fearing it is unlikely he will be able to do so. Asking Collins to contribute to the annual All the Year Round Christmas number, and discussing Georgina's health. Describing a visit to the theater with [the illustrator John] Leech and "Georgy," criticizing Benjamin [Webster]'s performance.
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