Autograph letter signed : Paris, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1845 Sept. 13.

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Autograph letter signed : Paris, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1845 Sept. 13.

Reporting that he managed to recover his lost baggage; commenting on how much he enjoyed Molière's Le medicin malgré lui; noting various British acquaintances he has seen in Paris; telling her about his new pair of boots in "the newest Parisian fashion"; describing a play called the Whirlwind that he saw in Rouen; mentioning a possible trip to Nice and asking whether she could send him £100 "upon the strength of [his] M.S. and Chapman and Hall"; encouraging his family to come to France.

1 item (2 p., with address) ; 27cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7524043

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Molière, 1622-1673.

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Molière, playwright. From the description of The imaginary invalid : typescript, 1987, 13 November - 12 December. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122532910 ...

Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889

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Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000205.0x000026 Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was a British novelist, playwright, and short story author. Over his career he wrote 27 novels, more than 50 short stories, at least 15 plays, and over 100 pieces of non-fiction work. His best-known works are The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Armadale and No Name . From the guide to the Wilkie Collins Lette...

Chapman and Hall

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Collins, Harriet Geddes, 1790-1868,

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Wife of William Collins and mother of Wilkie Collins. From the description of Autograph letter : Ramsgate, to her brother-in-law, Francis Collins, [1829 Sept. 23]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270532666 ...