Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1863 Aug. 4.

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Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1863 Aug. 4.

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Lamenting that he had to cut short his cruise because his "nervous pains and susceptibilities to changes in the temperature increased as soon as [he left] the shore"; telling her that he intends to go to Naples and perhaps Sicily for the winter; mentioning a trip to the Isle of Man "to look at certain localities which [he] may want to turn to literary account."

1 item (5 p.) ; 18.2 cm. + envelope.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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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 ...

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...