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Letter from Charles Dickens to 'George Eliot' (Mary Ann Evans), the novelist, thanking her for a copy of "Scenes of Clerical Life"; 1858. The letter is addressed to 'George Eliot Esquire', Dickens believing Evans to be a man. 'Tavistock House, London, W.C. Monday, eighteenth January 1858. Dear Sir, I have been so strongly affected by the two first tales in the book you have had the kindness to send me through Messrs. Blackwood, that I hope you will excuse my writing to you to express my admiration of their extraordinary merit. The exquisite truth and delicacy, both of the humour and the pathos of those stories, I have never seen the like of; and they have impressed me in a manner that I should find it very difficult to describe to you, if I had the impertinence to try. In addressing these few words of thankfulness, to the creator of the sad fortunes of Mr. Amos Barton, and the...'.

Date

1858

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM25A16_002

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NA

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NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (1,8Mo) / 28,3cm x 44,2cm / 3347 x 5221 (300dpi)

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England library job arts industry country writing book occupation British letter English industrial text location Victorian century Britain profession handwriting literature concept novel correspondence B&W British Library lettering gratitude thankful NAME names writer gender calligraphy publishing author 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century media industry novelist Scenes of Clerical Life literary criticism manuscript English literature Mary Anne Evans Evans George Eliot George Eliot Mary Ann Evans Marian Evans Mary Ann Cross Cross Marian Lewes Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens Boz Mary Anne Dickens Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Pseudonym named Mary Ann Heritage Art 19th-century nom de plume pen name