Autograph note : place not specified, to [George Smith], [1860 Dec. 3].

Record ID: 
328453
Accession number: 
MA 4724.105
Author: 
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Credit: 
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1991.
Description: 
1 item (1 p.) ; 11.9 cm
Notes: 

The note is undated; the date of writing and the recipient are from the published letter.
Part of a collection of letters from William Makepeace Thackeray to George D. Smith. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection level record for more information.

Summary: 

Suggesting that the title for "Philip" be "The adventures of / Philip / on his way through the world / Showing who robbed him, who helped him, and who passed him by;" adding "The book will be called Philip, and it is as good a name as any other."

Provenance: 
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund in 1991.