ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, Gad’s Hill Place letterhead, August 22, 1867. Letter to fellow novelist Charles Reade. In part: “Will Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of September suit you for coming here? If yes, will you come? If no, will you suggest your own days after those dates, and I will make them mine.” Intersecting folds, one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature, and light scattered soiling, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, filled out by Dickens and signed in the lower left. Heavy foxing and soiling to the envelope, but signature remains unaffected. Like Dickens, Reade wrote realistic novels that focused on social problems of the day—Dickens even published some of Reade’s work in his literary magazine, All the Year Round. An excellent association between pioneers of social realism as a literary genre. Originates from the estate of French writer and critic Edmond de Goncourt. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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