Manuscripts

The Strange gentleman and The Village coquettes :

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Description: Copies of two plays by Charles Dickens used by a prompter of the St. James Theater, showing action of the play, cues, movements of actors, properties, costume, and scene and light plots.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1836-1837.
Call number: mssHM 63183-63184
Creator: Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Bertram Rota, February 1980.
Associated people: Dickens, Charles, (1812-1870.); Hullah, John, (1812-1884.)
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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.

mssHM 75953

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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.

mssHM 78780-78794

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Edwin Dickens letter to John Dickens

Manuscripts

Letter is written by "Edwin Dickens of California" to his uncle John Dickens in England. The letter is written from "Washington, South Yuba" which is in Nevada County. Dickens writes an account of his journey to California and comments on Salt Lake City and Mormons, and about how he went to "North West of California" to mine gold. Letter is sewn into and glued on other sheets of paper, which make covers.

mssHM 83171

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Charles Dickens collection

Manuscripts

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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