Autograph letter signed : Broadstairs, to William Charles Macready, 1841 Sept. 21.

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Autograph letter signed : Broadstairs, to William Charles Macready, 1841 Sept. 21.

Mentioning [John] Forster; asking Macready's advice about whether he should take his children to the United States; noting that Catherine Dickens is afraid the trip will make the children ill.

1 item (3 p.) ; 18.2 cm.

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Dickens, Catherine, 1815-1879

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Wife of Charles Dickens. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Frederic Chapman, 1864 Apr. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270529399 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to her sister-in-law, Frances [Fanny] Burnett, 1842 Jan. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270529395 ...

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...

Forster, John, 1812-1876

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John Forster was born and raised in Newcastle by Unitarian parents, and educated at Cambridge and London's Inner Temple. He became an important literary critic and editor, and wrote numerous books of his own, notably several biographies. Forster's greatest contribution may have been as literary adviser and advocate for some of the key authors of his day, including Tennyson, Browning, Dickens, and Carlyle. His support, advice, and promotion of authors and writing helped define Victorian taste. Fo...

Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873

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English actor, recognized as perhaps the greatest English character actor of his day. He was especially noted for his Shakespearean roles. From the description of Letter, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122391814 William Charles Macready was a tragedian. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1821-1849, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886139 William Charles Macready was an English stage manager and actor...