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

A sheet of paper that shows fold lines in half horizontally and vertically. A red catalogue stamp just off centre. In the bottom left quarter an upside-down longhand note reads 'copy letter [...] Friday 14th July 1837', handwritten in ink. At the top of the page, two and a half lines of Brachygraphy shorthand.

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Title

Verso 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=162V

Citation

Dickens, Charles, “Verso side of a shorthand copy of a letter from Charles Dickens to his publisher Richard Bentley, dated 14 July 1837,” The Dickens Code, accessed April 14, 2026, https://dickenscode.omeka.net/items/show/55.

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