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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters from Charles Dickens touching on copyright, with two copies of a speech delivered on behalf of the Hospital for Sick Children |
| Date | 1839-1874 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Miscellaneous |
| Author | Dickens, Charles |
| Publishing Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Theme | Literature and Poetry; Politics, Society and Religion |
| Description | Letters from Charles Dickens seemingly to John Murray III, discussing a friend's interest in the "Universal Biography", copyright law and a trip to America. Also touches on Shakespeare, a social call by his daughter, a woman named "Ada", his gratification at reading "the Byron paper" and his abhorrence of "Mrs Stowe's bestiality" concerning Byron. |
| Folio Information |
Folios 1-19 : letters, 1839-1869, of Dickens to John Murray III. f. 20- 21 : copies of letters of Dickens. Folios 22-29 : "Speech of Charles Dickens, Esq., as Chairman at the dinner on behalf of The Hospital for Sick Children, February 9th, 1858" (London : R. Folkard & Sons, 1874). This copy has an orange coloured cover. f. 30-37 : "Speech of Charles Dickens, Esq., as Chairman at the dinner on behalf of The Hospital for Sick Children, February 9th, 1858" (London : R. Folkard & Sons, 1874). This copy has an ivory coloured cover. |
| Keywords | authors social class fame and scandal family friendship copyright law and litigation politics Quarterly Review women |
| People | Dickens, Charles Murray, John III Bulwer-Lytton, Edward (1st Baron Lytton) Beecher-Stowe, Harriet Byron, George Gordon (6th Baron Byron) |
| Places | London; Broadstairs; Kent; Stevenage; United Kingdom; Boston; Washington, D. C.; United States |
| NLS Collection | Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related papers |
| NLS Reference | MS.42155 |
| Disclaimer | Folio information comes from the library catalogue and is correct to the best of our knowledge. |
| Copyright and Source Archive | The National Library of Scotland |