BIB_ID
328851
Accession number
MA 4724.154
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Display Date
[1863] Aug. 5.
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1991.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 18.4 cm
Notes
In a note to this letter in the publication cited below, the reference to Blackwood and Fraser pertains to favorable reviews in "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine" and "Fraser's Magazine." for a novel written by his daughter Anne.
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.
The year of writing is from the published letter.
Written on stationery embossed "Palace Green, / Kensington, W."
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.
The year of writing is from the published letter.
Written on stationery embossed "Palace Green, / Kensington, W."
Provenance
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund in 1991.
Summary
Asking if he had "seen Blackwood & Fraser? Hip Hip Hurray;" saying he had not done any work while he was in the country but was "determined to do No. III before I leave home."
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