Autograph letter signed : Paris, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1856 Mar. 11.

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Autograph letter signed : Paris, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1856 Mar. 11.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/436765686

Explaining that he left his luggage "in the hands of the official person (in uniform) charged with the business of sending passengers' baggage after them" and received his bags the next day; asking her to send handkerchiefs and tobacco to Charles Dickens so he can bring them to Paris; telling her that he caught a chill but is feeling better; mentioning that he met the painter Ary Scheffer.

1 item (4 p.) ; 17.4 cm. + envelope.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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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...

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 ...

Scheffer, Ary, 1795-1858

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Dutch-French painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified lady, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270634032 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Paris], to the Comte de Forbin, "Dimache matin" [no year]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270634131 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Paris], to M. Viardot, [no year]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270634127 From the description of Autogr...