Autograph letter signed : Greeba Castle, Isle of Man, to R.D. Blackmore, who is critically ill, 1899 July 4.

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Autograph letter signed : Greeba Castle, Isle of Man, to R.D. Blackmore, who is critically ill, 1899 July 4.

Recalling their long friendship, praising Blackmore's work, especially Lorna Doone, and discussing stage versions of the work.

1 item (4 p.) ; (8vo)

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