BIB_ID
301449
Accession number
MA 2097.39
Creator
Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873.
Display Date
[1843 May].
Credit line
Purchased, 1961.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 22.6 cm
Notes
Dating from Shattuck.
Part of a collection of letters from Edward Bulwer Lytton to the actor William Macready. Items in the collection have been described in individual catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Part of a collection of letters from Edward Bulwer Lytton to the actor William Macready. Items in the collection have been described in individual catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased from Weber de Vore in 1961.
Summary
Discussing the possibility of writing a play, expressing confidence that "a play of mine, if successful, would draw more than most other writers." Mentioning remuneration, noting that a play takes about half the amount of time to write as a novel, but that it does not pay nearly so well. Noting that he is "not fond of Dramatic composition," but agreeing to "make any sacrifice of time or profit to serve you."
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