BIB_ID
324580
Accession number
MA 469.22
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1849 May].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 18.2 cm
Notes
Date of writing identified by Ray.
Part of a collection of letters primarily from William Makepeace Thackeray to Jane Octavia Brookfield. Letters in the collection have been described individually; see related collection-level record for more information.
Part of a collection of letters primarily from William Makepeace Thackeray to Jane Octavia Brookfield. Letters in the collection have been described individually; see related collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Summary
Mentioning a stroll through Richmond Park the previous day; noting that he will dine at the Garrick and attend the Lyceum that night, and inviting Brookfield to join him. Hoping to see Jane on Thursday; encouraging him to acquire David Copperfield, noting "by Jingo it's beautiful -- it beats the yellow chap of this month hollow --."
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