Letter, 1875, August 15, Hurstpierpoint, Eng., to Charles Kent, London.

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Letter, 1875, August 15, Hurstpierpoint, Eng., to Charles Kent, London.

"Rejoiced to learn" that he is writing a new life of Charles Lamb. Discusses Lamb from his own personal knowledge.

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