Autograph letter signed : Broadstairs, to Charles Ward, [1862] Sept. 11.

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Autograph letter signed : Broadstairs, to Charles Ward, [1862] Sept. 11.

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Discussing accounts, asking Ward to purchase from Jeff's (the London outlet of the Parisian firm Hachette) The Révue Contemporaine, in which there is a review of Collins's life and writings. Discussing weather and the visitors [Edward] Pigott and Henry Bullar. With a postscript enclosing a "letter from the greatest ass in existence," asking Ward to translate the German part for Collins.

1 item (4 p.) ; 18.1 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Ward, Charles, fl. 1840-1871,

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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...

Bullar, Henry

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Pigott, Edward Smyth, 1824-1895

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Edward Frederick Smyth Pigott, 1824-1895, journalist and connoisseur of theatre. In 1850-1860, he was one of the editors of the Leader, a socialist paper, and later was on the staff of the Daily News. A well-known figure in literary circles, Pigott was a lifelong friend of Wilkie Collins. In 1874 he was appointed Examiner of Plays in the Lord Chamberlain office, which position he held until his death in 1895. From the description of Letters to Edward Smyth Pigott, ca. 1870-1895. (Hun...