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- Letter, from Charles Dickens to Thomas Beard, 18 October 1850
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- Dickens wrote this letter to Thomas Beard, one of his oldest and closest friends, from his holiday in Broadstairs, Kent. Broadstairs was a favourite holiday spot of Dickens's, first visiting in 1837 and returning almost every year for the next two decades, sometimes twice in a single year. In this letter Dickens mentions writing to "the father" of a pair of twins - referring to Edward Baldwin, editor of the Morning Herald, the newspaper Beard worked for.
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- Archives & Manuscripts
- Object number
- A98
- Object type
- letter
- Production person
- Dickens, Charles
- Production date
- 18/10/1850
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- Thomas Beard Esquire | William Beard Esquire | Lewes | Sussex.
Broadstairs, Kent | Friday Night | October Eighteenth 1850.
My Dear Beard
The enclosed hideous and infernal-looking document arrived under cover to me this morning, with the enclosed request. I have written back, to the father of those prematurely ripe little Stiltons (the twins) that I have sent it after you, but fear it may not reach you, as I know you were going to several places in quick succession.
Everybody sends best love. Stone addressed me for two hours (in the course of a walk this afternoon after a stunning day's work) on the subject of his "conception of Knibbs." The only changes in Broadstairs, are, that we had fried oysters (and claret) to start on, at dinner today--and that four herrings were taken last night in seventy five million, six hundred and eighty four thousand, nine hundred and fifty three, yards of net.
Ever Affectionately
CHARLES DICKENS
Thomas Beard Esquire
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