BIB_ID
289601
Accession number
MA 93.111
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
1862 Oct. 12.
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Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 18 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 Gad's Hill Place stationery. Signed CD.
Written on Gad's Hill Place stationery. Signed CD.
Summary
Mentioning that he will send for the proofs the following day, and discussing Georgina's health, noting that [his physician] Frank Beard is coming to see her. Referencing his upcoming trip to Paris and enclosing (not present) a story for the annual All the Year Round Christmas number. Discussing Collins' No Name, mentioning that it has no doubt "attracted great attention lately, and made a strong impression."
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