Autograph letter singed from S. Stepniak, London, to Henry Irving [manuscript], 1893 February 21.

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Autograph letter singed from S. Stepniak, London, to Henry Irving [manuscript], 1893 February 21.

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Discusses Irving's King Lear and Shylock and Miss Ellen Terry's Cordelia. Addressed from 31 Blandford Rd., Bedford Park W.

8 leaves ; 21 x 13 cm.

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