Autograph letter signed from Drinkwater Meadows, Brompton, to Charles John Kean [manuscript], 1858 May 9.

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Autograph letter signed from Drinkwater Meadows, Brompton, to Charles John Kean [manuscript], 1858 May 9.

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Meadows saw Kean's Lear the previous night and thought his performance "true and faithful, embodying most powerfully the great creation of the Divine Bard." Correspondent's address appears as 6 The Grange, Brompton.

2 leaves ; 18 x 12 cm.

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Meadows, Drinkwater, 1799-1869

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