Autograph letter signed : London, to Wilkie Collins, 1867 Sept. 18.

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Autograph letter signed : London, to Wilkie Collins, 1867 Sept. 18.

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Reporting that Frederic Chapman and Dickens met the previous day and discussed the copyrights, in partnership with Smith and Son, of Collins' works, noting that Dickens thinks "nothing could be better for [Collins'] books than that they should fall into Smith's hands." Mentioning that Chapman asked whether he might "except the new story here [The Moonstone], for himself to offer for," and that Dickens replied in the affirmative.

1 item (2 p.) ; 20 cm.

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...

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

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Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000429.0x0002c9 English writer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Office of All the Year Round, 26 Wellington Street, Strand, London, W.C., to Frederick Lehmann, 1863 Nov. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125432 English novelist and publisher. From the description of ALS : Broadstairs, Kent, to Mr. Cullenford, 18...

Chapman, Frederic, 1823-1895

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