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Letter from Charles Dickens, London, to Emile de la Rue, 1847 March 24 : fragment of an autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
307299
Accession number
MA 2626.6
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Credit line
Purchased, 1968.
Description
1 item (1 page, with address) ; 14.9 x 23.4 cm
Notes
Written on the inside of an envelope addressed to "Italy. Paid. / À Monsieur: / Monsr. Emile De La Rue / Messrs. De La Rue Freres / Genes / Italie." With postmarks and seal.
Day of writing from endorsement.
Part of a collection of six letters from Charles Dickens to the Swiss banker Emile de la Rue. Letters have been described individually in six catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
The rest of the letter is held at the Berg Collection.
Provenance
Collection of Miss Gladys Storey; purchased in 1968.
Summary
Being the last paragraph of a letter, mentioning mutual acquaintances and noting "I magnetized a man at Lausanne among unbelievers, and stretched him on the dining room floor;" signed "The Inimitable B."