Autograph letter signed with initials : Boulogne sur Mer, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1856 [i.e. 1865] Oct. 12-13.

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Autograph letter signed with initials : Boulogne sur Mer, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1856 [i.e. 1865] Oct. 12-13.

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Telling her that they [Charles and Kate Dickens Collins] plan to return to London via Gad's Hill; noting that he is writing something for the Christmas number [of All the year round]; hoping that Wilkie Collins [who suffered from gout] will "come through his visitings unscathed," but doubting this is possible since "at the Lehmanns and at Gad's Hill there is eating and drinking on an alarming scale"; mentioning a speech by Dr. [Edward] Pusey and the death of [Charles] Richardson.

1 item (3 p.) ; 21 cm. + envelope.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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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...