Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1861 May 24 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Describing his "first public appearance as Chairman of a Meeting"; reporting that he is "slowly ... building up the scaffolding of the new book"; mentioning a day on the river in a private steamer with "the Dickenses," [John] Forster, and [John] Scott Russell

Manuscript, English, 1861

Publication:Wilkie Collins collection of 117 autograph letters signed to his mother

Physical Description:1 item (5 pages) ; 17.9 cm + envelope

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:436869870

Notes:

With postmark

Written on stationery with "12. Harley Street, W." embossed at the top

Part of a collection of 117 letters from Wilkie Collins to his mother, Harriet Collins. Items in the collection are described in individual records (MA 3150.1-117)