Brief description: Letter from Catherine Dickens to Thomas Beard, 21 December 1848
Label: On 3 January 1849 the Dickenses held a dinner at Devonshire Terrace to celebrate the success of The Haunted Man - the fifth and final of Dickens's Christmas stories - the first and most famous being A Christmas Carol. The Haunted Man sold 18,000 copies on its first day. This invitation was sent to family friend Thomas Beard, written on mourning paper as Dickens's sister Fanny had died the previous September.
Collection: Archives & Manuscripts
Object number: B11
Object type: letter
Production person: Dickens, Catherine
Production date: 21/12/1848
Inscription content: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dickens request the pleasure of Mr. Beard's company at dinner, on Wednesday January 3rd at 1/4 past 6 o'clock.
1 Devonshire Terrace
December 21st 1848
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Letter from Catherine Dickens to Thomas Beard, 21 December 1848