Autograph letter signed : London, to Messrs. Chapman and Hall, 1863 Sept. 28 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Discussing a new work in 20 monthly numbers [Our Mutual Friend], proposing that Chapman and Hall pay Dickens £6000 for half of the copyright throughout and outright. Noting that he cannot bind himself to the time of commencement, but is "really anxious to get into the field before next Spring is out."

Manuscript, English, 1863

Publication:Dickens, Miscellaneous documents (MA 109)

Physical Description:1 item (2 pages) ; 20.1 cm

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:466390266

Notes:

Written on All the Year Round stationery. No signature, but not apparently cut away

Chapman and Hall accepted these terms for Our Mutual Friend and Heads of an Agreement were drawn up on 30 September 1863.--Cf. Storey, p. 287, n. 1

Part of a collection of miscellaneous letters and documents of Charles Dickens. Items are cataloged individually; see related records for full description