Winter Discovery Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/13/2013
Charles Dickens hand written and signed letter with original period photo of Dickens. the letter in Dickens hand and with very nice bold autograph is marked private on top. Labeled Wednesday night it is believed this letter is from Dickens when he was the editor of the Daily News a paper her started in about 1845. The letter is a little cryptic but does refer to a letter and situation with a Mr. Danson and Thomas Hodgskin one of his writers who he recruited for his newly formed Newspaper. This letter might relate to a specific situation where Hodgskin felt undermined by his editor Dickens , where he was over passed for a leader column by another editor a John Towne Danson the financial editor, based on this and other clashes, Dickens did give up his role as editor shortly after.
Charles Dickens Hand Written Letter and Original Period Photo
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