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Archive File:
BC MS NCC/20/020

30 Oct 1867

Handwritten draft of a letter from Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke to Charles Dickens in Mary Cowden Clarke's hand, noting Dickens' forthcoming visit to America and sending their best wishes for his tr...

Archive File:
BC MS NCC/20/024

1848-1870

Twenty two handwritten draft letters and copies of letters from Mary Cowden Clarke to Charles Dickens, mentioning shared social occasions, participation in rehearsals and theatrical performances, offe...

Archive File:
BC MS NCC/20/053

1856-1867

Two handwritten letters from Charles Dickens to Mary Cowden Clarke and her husband Charles Cowden Clarke, noting that they were to be invited to see a new play by the author of 'The Lighthouse' on Twe...

Archive File:
BC MS NCC/20/054

1848-1867

Handwritten letters from Charles Dickens to Mary Cowden Clarke. Additional item added September 2017: a photocopy of a letter from Charles Dickens to Mary Cowden Clarke [dated 21 August 1859].

Archive File:
BC MS NCC/20/056

1857-1858

Three handwritten letters from Charles Dickens to Clara Anastasia Novello, discussing a person in Torquay, views on mediocrity, Novello's singing and a request for advice on behalf of a young woman wh...

Archive Item:
BC MS NCC/20/052

5 May 1849

Handwritten letter from Charles Dickens to Charles Cowden Clarke, mentioning a school for orphans and support for one orphan in particular, which may be a comic description as it appears to relate to ...