Recto side of a shorthand copy of a letter from Charles Dickens to his publisher Richard Bentley, dated 14 July 1837

A sheet of paper with nineteen lines of Brachygraphy shorthand handwritten in ink. The lines are arranged in four paragraphs and interspersed with numerical figures, including '£600', '£700', and 38. The titles of two novels are also marked by Roman capitals: 'BR' for 'Barnaby Rudge' and 'OT' for 'Oliver Twist'.

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Title

Recto side of a shorthand copy of a letter from Charles Dickens to his publisher Richard Bentley, dated 14 July 1837

Subject

letters (correspondence)
shorthand
Richard Bentley
Charles Dickens
contract negotiations

Description

Shorthand copy of a letter in which Dickens proposes a revised agreement to his publisher, Richard Bentley

Creator

Dickens, Charles

Source

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

Date

1837

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=162R

Citation

Dickens, Charles, “Recto side of a shorthand copy of a letter from Charles Dickens to his publisher Richard Bentley, dated 14 July 1837,” The Dickens Code, accessed July 14, 2025, https://dickenscode.omeka.net/items/show/54.

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