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Letter from Edward Bulwer Lytton, Knebworth, to Catherine Grace Frances Gore, 1843 October 2 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
438578
Accession number
MA 14345.79
Creator
Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873, sender.
Display Date
Knebworth, England, 1843 October 2
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 22.7 x 18.3 cm
Notes
Written from "Knebworth Park"; dated "Monday night."
Date of writing inferred from postmark which reads "Oc. 4 1843"; October 4th fell on a wednesday of that year, with the previous Monday therefore falling on October 2nd.
With postmarks and unperforated penny red stamp; address panel reads, "Mrs. Gore / Mivart's Hotel / Brook St. / London."
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Writing to express his great admiration for her novel "The Banker's Wife" and expanding on the strengths of the book with a few critical observations.