Recto side of Dickens's shorthand copy of a letter from John Forster to Richard Bentley, dated 22 October 1838

A sheet of paper with nine lines of Brachygraphy shorthand handwritten in ink, occasionally interspersed by Roman letters ('B', 'OT', 'D'). The characters are arranged in three paragraphs. Beneath, to the left, is signed 'Bentley' with the date.

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Title

Recto side of Dickens's shorthand copy of a letter from John Forster to Richard Bentley, dated 22 October 1838

Subject

letters (correspondence)
shorthand
John Forster
Richard Bentley
Charles Dickens

Description

Dickens's shorthand copy of a letter from John Forster to Richard Bentley, proposing that Bentley come to a new agreement with Dickens

Creator

Dickens, Charles
Forster, John

Source

Part of MSL/1876/Forster/172, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Date

1838

Rights

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Part of MSL/1876/Forster/172. Please seek further permission from the Museum to reuse this image.

Format

image/tif

Language

English
Brachygraphy shorthand

Identifier

LD=163R

Citation

Dickens, Charles and Forster, John, “Recto side of Dickens's shorthand copy of a letter from John Forster to Richard Bentley, dated 22 October 1838,” The Dickens Code, accessed July 19, 2025, https://dickenscode.omeka.net/items/show/56.

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