- Brief description
- Letter, from Charles Dickens to John Dickens, 1838 or 1839
- Label
- Dickens and his father John had a complex relationship. John's debts had the family sent to Marshalsea Prison and Charles to work in a factory when Charles was 12, something which affected Dickens his whole life. When this letter was written in 1838 or 1839, Dickens was living at 48 Doughty Street and enjoying the successes of The Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist. But as Dickens became wealthier and more famous, John would embarrass him by borrowing from his friends and selling scraps of his writing. In mid-1839 Dickens would move his parents to a cottage in Exeter to keep John away from Dickens's social circles.
- Collection
- Archives & Manuscripts
- Object number
- A233
- Object type
- letter
- Production person
- Dickens, Charles
- Production date
- 1838-1839
- Inscription content
- Doughty Street | Wedy. Morning
Dear Father
Will you dine with us at 1/2 past 5 to-day, and let me know about Wapping?
Affy Yours
CHARLES DICKENS
John Dickens Esquire
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