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ALS signed "Charles Dickens," one page, 4.25 x 6.5, no date ("Tuesday morning"). Handwritten letter to fellow novelist William Ainsworth, in part: "I have returned—and want to know when you will come and dine with me, alone." Handsomely cloth-matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 15 x 12.5. In fine condition, with a small chip to the edge of the frame.
William Harrison Ainsworth played a formative role in Charles Dickens’s early literary career. As an established novelist and figure in London’s publishing circles, Ainsworth met the young Dickens and helped connect him with key collaborators, introducing him to the publisher John Macrone and the illustrator George Cruikshank. These introductions placed Dickens within an influential network of writers, artists, and publishers at a crucial moment in his rise. A significant association piece tied to the early Victorian publishing world.
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