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Some letters of Charles Dickens

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    The letters of Charles Dickens

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    Charles Dickens letters

    Manuscripts

    A collection of letters by Charles Dickens; the letters are written to, among others, William Harrison Ainsworth, George Bentley, Frederick William Dickens, William Empson, John Pritt Harley, Susan Horner, Robert Bulwer Lytton (Earl of Lytton), and John Palgrave Simpson.

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    Charles Dickens collection

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    A collection of letters, manuscripts, and ephemera related to Charles Dickens. The majority of the material is written by Dickens and covers the most productive years of his writing career. The letters are written from Devonshire Terrace, Broadstairs, and Tavistock House, as well as letters from various cities in England, Europe, and America. The collection also includes letters by Dickens' family members, friends, and business associates; there is also one forgery (mssHM 18751) and many of the letters include envelopes. Correspondents in the collection include, among others, Maria Beadnell, Hablot Knight Browne, George Cruikshank, Frederick Dickens, Georgina Hogarth, Charles Kent, William Charles Macready, Thomas Mitton, Frederic Ouvry, Richard Watson, Livinia Jane Watson, William Henry Wills, and the publisher Chapman and Hall. The collection also includes a small amount of ephemera.

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    Charles Dickens letter to Sir James Murray

    Manuscripts

    An autograph letter written while Charles Dickens lived in Italy; the letter is written to the Irish physician Sir James Murray and concerns the illness of Dickens' youngest surviving daughter, Catherine (Kate) Dickens Perugini. Also included is a trimmed page with the address of Sir James Murray and a black and white engraving of Charles Dickens. The items were originally framed behind glass but were removed by Huntington Library staff.

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