Lot Essay
Charlotte Bront died on March 31 1855, the same year that Mrs Gaskell's novel North and South was published. She wrote The Life of Charlotte Bront two years later.
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MRS ELIZABETH CLEGHORN GASKELL (1810-1865); RICHARD COBDEN (1804-1865); & MRS ANNA BROWNELL JAMESON (1794-1860)
Autograph letter, signed 'E. Gaskell', 3pp, 8, to Mrs Alcock, enclosing some autographs for Mr Tatham (slight staining, mounted on blue paper).
Autograph letter, signed 'R. Cobden', 2pp, 8, to Mrs Gaskell, making an appointment to visit (mounted on blue paper).
Autograph letter, signed 'Anna Jameson', from Ealing, Easter Sunday, 4pp, 8, on mourning paper, to Mrs Gaskell, making arrangements to meet, hoping that she has recovered from her recent illness whilst in Paris and commiserating upon the death of Charlotte Bront 'I felt as if a light had been extinguished'. She thanks her for the copy of North and South.
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Autograph letter, signed 'E. Gaskell', 3pp, 8, to Mrs Alcock, enclosing some autographs for Mr Tatham (slight staining, mounted on blue paper).
Autograph letter, signed 'R. Cobden', 2pp, 8, to Mrs Gaskell, making an appointment to visit (mounted on blue paper).
Autograph letter, signed 'Anna Jameson', from Ealing, Easter Sunday, 4pp, 8, on mourning paper, to Mrs Gaskell, making arrangements to meet, hoping that she has recovered from her recent illness whilst in Paris and commiserating upon the death of Charlotte Bront 'I felt as if a light had been extinguished'. She thanks her for the copy of North and South.
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