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Letter from Hans Christian Andersen, Copenhagen, to Richard Bentley, 1850 October 12 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
447308
Accession number
MA 2876.9
Creator
Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875, sender.
Display Date
Copenhagen, Denmark, 1850 October 12
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund with the special assistance of Douglas C. Ewing, 1974.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 22.3 x 13.6 cm (folded)
Notes
Address panel: To Rich. Bently Esq / London.
Addressed "Dear Friend!"
Provenance
Purchased in 1974.
Summary
Announcing the completion of "In Sweden" [published as "Pictures of Sweden"]; assuring that Bentley is his only English publisher and is his friend; agreeing that he will not be paid until Bentley's publication costs are reimbursed; promising a third of the English manuscript soon, as it is currently being translated, and promising more later; discussing publishing details and giving examples similar to what he has in mind; appreciating sympathy for the Danes from the English people regarding Denmark's war with Germany; appreciating the bravery of the soldiers and lamenting the suffering of the people in the contested territory, for whom money is being raised in Copenhagen.