Autograph letter signed from G.H. Lewes, The Priory, 21 North Bank, Regents Park, to an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1872 May 7.

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Autograph letter signed from G.H. Lewes, The Priory, 21 North Bank, Regents Park, to an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1872 May 7.

Writes that he is not aware of the existence of any such criticism on Shakespeare that the recipient inquired about. He sympathizes with the recipient's feelings of despair on this subject.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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