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Diaz de Soria, Jules to [Novello, (Mary) Sabilla]
23 Jan 1870
Handwritten letter from the musician Jules Diaz de Soria to (Mary) Sabilla Novello, written in French.
Dickens, Charles to Cowden Clarke, Charles and Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
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...
Dickens, Charles to Cowden Clarke, Charles & Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
2 Nov 1867
Handwritten letter from Charles Dickens to Mary Cowden Clarke and her husband Charles Cowden Clarke, thanking them for their good wishes.
Dickens, Charles to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
2 May 1853
Handwritten letter from Charles Dickens to Mary Cowden Clarke, thanking her for her note and its contents and mentioning the London Institution.
Dickens, Charles to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
21 Aug 1859
Photocopy of a handwritten letter from Charles Dickens to Mary Cowden Clarke, thanking her for a gift and mentioning the country house on a hill [Gad’s Hill] where the character Sir John Falstaff in...
Dickens, Charles to Novello, Clara Anastasia
14 Jan 1857
Handwritten letter from Charles Dickens to Clara Anastasia Novello, addressed to 'My Dear Genius'. He mentions writting to Mrs Coutts for assistance, her singing and the quality of his recent audience...
Ellis, Frederick Startridge to Cowden Clarke, Charles
17 Sep 1858
Handwritten letter from the bookseller and author Frederick Startridge Ellis to Charles Cowden Clarke, noting that Cowden Clarke's letter to William Morris was delayed in reaching him by his travels o...
Flower, Charles Edward to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
6 Jan [no year]
Handwritten letter from Charles Edward Flower to Mary Cowden Clarke, in which he apologises for not writing sooner as a result of his travels and ill health. The letter is written on blue mourning pap...
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
1850-1852
Two handwritten letters from Elizabeth Gaskell to Mary Cowden Clarke. The letter of 1852 is incomplete.
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
23 May 1852
Incomplete handwritten letter from Elizabeth Gaskell to Mary Cowden Clarke, in which Gaskell explains her preference for assistance through thought and action rather than money. She thinks too many pe...
Gilchrist, Anne to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
1882-1884
Three handwritten letters from the writer Anne Gilchrist to Mary Cowden Clarke, discussing Cowden Clarke's 'Recollections of Writers' and requesting to quote from it.
Gilchrist, Anne to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
23 Nov 1883
Handwritten letter from Anne Gilchrist to Mary Cowden Clarke, expressing her pleasure at Cowden Clarke's approval of her biography of Mary Lamb. She describes her research into both Charles and Mary L...