Letter to son Alfred, 1870 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 797889
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. MS 6420 copy
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1870
- Two pages.
- Summary:
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This letter was written by Dickens shortly before his death in 1870 to his son Alfred in Victoria. The letter refers to the visit of a Mr Bear (a Melbourne trader) to Dickens' house, and also to his other son Edward, who had recently migrated to New South Wales. Dickens states that, despite what Edward seems to think, he realises that the brothers aspire to the first position in the colony.
- Biography/History:
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Author. Dickens' son, Alfred Dickens, migrated to Australia in 1865 and another son, Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, came to Australia in 1869.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 6420.
- MS 6420 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3208627461
- Source of Acquisition:
- Previously owned by R.L. Moline.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1870
- Occupation:
- Authors
- Exhibited:
- Exhibited: "Treasures Gallery", National Library of Australia, 3 December 2012 - 3 May 2013.
- Copyright:
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Out of Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1940 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1870
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1870
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