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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Autograph letter signed with initials : [London], to his sister Letitia [Mrs. Henry Austin] / 1866 Dec. 13.

Title: Autograph letter signed with initials : [London], to his sister Letitia [Mrs. Henry Austin] / 1866 Dec. 13.

Saying he doesn't know if he will be able to see her before his reading tour; mentioning that Katie Dickens is sick with "nervous fever" and both Georgina Hogarth and Mamie Dickens are with her.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 17.8 cm.

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Collins, Charles Allston, 1828-1873. Autograph letter signed : Lausanne, to his mother, Harriet Collins, [1860] Nov. 9-10.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Lausanne, to his mother, Harriet Collins, [1860] Nov. 9-10.

Telling her they are planning to return to Paris; noting that their horse, Whisker, and the carriole have been sold. Katie gives a description of Whisker's new stable, notes that she is looking forward to having an apartment of their own in Paris, and then says they have almost decided to go to Boulogne instead.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; 20.6 cm.

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Perugini, Kate, 1839-1929. Letter, 1894.

Title: Letter, 1894.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Autograph letter signed : London, to William Charles Macready, [1840] Aug. 17.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to William Charles Macready, [1840] Aug. 17.

Thanking him for a book; mentioning that "Tuesday the Twenty Fifth shall ... be the day" [of Kate Macready Dickens' christening]; alluding to a fight between Dickens and John Forster at dinner the night before and thanking Macready for his intervention; observing, "The more I think of it, the more I feel confident in the belief that there is no man, alive or dead, who tries his friends as [Forster] does."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; 18.1 cm.

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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Autograph letter signed : Petersham [London], to William Charles Macready, 1839 July 26.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Petersham [London], to William Charles Macready, 1839 July 26.

Telling him to "fix [his] visit for whenever [he] please[s]"; saying that he accepts Macready's offer to be his son's godfather "with hearty and fervent satisfaction"; asking Macready to be the godfather of his next child [Kate Macready Dickens]; sending Mrs. Macready a number of Nicholas Nickleby; saying he is going to send him a translation of a German play that he is sure "will amuse [Macready] very much."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 18 cm.

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Collins, Charles Allston, 1828-1873. Autograph letter signed with initials : Calais, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1865 Sept. 22.

Title: Autograph letter signed with initials : Calais, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1865 Sept. 22.

Telling her that they [Charles and Kate Dickens Collins] are going to Boulogne; mentioning meeting a Mr. and Mrs. Freake; asking her to write with news of Wilkie Collins and her health.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 20.8 cm. + envelope.

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Perugini, Kate, 1839-1929. Autograph letter signed : Paris, to Harriet Collins, [1860] Dec. 20.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Paris, to Harriet Collins, [1860] Dec. 20.

Telling her they hope to leave for Brussels soon; noting that she would be "so glad to have someone to cook the dinners, it is so tiring and heating"; reporting that Charlie [Charles Allston Collins] is working on writing about their journey; asking about food prices in London; complaining about the cold weather; alluding to Wilkie Collins's success; insisting that Mrs. Collins should use all the rooms in her house instead of shutting up rooms to "keep [them] nice" for her son and daughter-in-law; expressing a "violent hatred" for Mr. Charles Ward because the style of his letters "aggravates [her] dreadfully."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 20.2 cm. + envelope.

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Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889. Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1867 May 30.

Title: Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1867 May 30.

Suggesting a trip to visit her; noting that [Charles] Dickens has doubled the "marriage portion" of his daughter Katie [later Kate Perugini], who is married to Charles Allston Collins; noting that he will have the first weekly number of his new book for her to read; mentioning various acquaintances.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 17.9 cm. + envelope.

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Dickens, Mamie, 1838-1896. Charles Dickens at Home : [London?] : autograph manuscript unsigned, with the title supplied by an editor, ca. 1884] / by his daughter.

Title: Charles Dickens at Home : [London?] : autograph manuscript unsigned, with the title supplied by an editor, ca. 1884] / by his daughter.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (35 leaves) ; 330 x 205 mm.

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Collins, Charles Allston, 1828-1873. Autograph letter signed : Bruxelles, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1860 [i.e. 1861] Jan. 24.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Bruxelles, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1860 [i.e. 1861] Jan. 24.

Asking her not to worry about preparing the house for their return because they "can do all that is needful after [their] arrival."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 21 cm. + envelope.

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Collins, Charles Allston, 1828-1873. Autograph letter signed : London, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1864 Sept. 1.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1864 Sept. 1.

Telling her the house is let; saying he is glad she is safe at St. Leonard's; informing her that they [Charles and Kate Dickens Collins] will be going to Gad's Hill, Charles Dickens' house.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; 18.4 cm. + envelope.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/437427523 View

Perugini, Kate, 1839-1929. Letter : to Mr. Ionides, [18--?].

Title: Letter : to Mr. Ionides, [18--?].

ArchivalResource: 1 item ; 15 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49526731 View

Collins, Charles Allston, 1828-1873. Autograph letter signed : Paris, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1860 Dec. 14.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Paris, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1860 Dec. 14.

Telling her they [Charles and Kate Dickens Collins] are thinking of going to Brussels because Paris does not agree with them; complaining that the air in Paris is bad because of a drainage system that requires carts to empty cesspools all night; asking if she can get information about lodgings in Brussels from Mr. Tom Wilkin; mentioning that he is working on a book about their journey, A cruise upon wheels; inquiring about her health; asking her to thank Wilkie Collins for his letter; expressing his "morbid hatred of the French nation"; saying that Katie would prefer that the box she sent home not be unpacked.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; 20.2 cm. + envelope.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/437415250 View