Autograph letter signed : London, to Wilkie Collins, 1855 May 11.

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Autograph letter signed : London, to Wilkie Collins, 1855 May 11.

Noting that he would be pleased to read Collins' play [The Lighthouse], and discussing his plans to stay in Folkstone during the Autumn and his hopes to visit Paris for six months, asking Collins to join him. Mentioning [William Henry] Wills and describing a bout of writer's block.

1 item (3 p.) ; 17.9 cm.

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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...

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

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Wills, W. Henry (William Henry), 1810-1880

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