Literary
THACKERAY
(Anne Isabella, 1837-1919, from 1877 Lady Ritchie, Novelist, daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray)
Autograph Letter Signed to Lord SHUTTLEWORTH
(Sir James, 1st Baronet, 1804-1877, Founder of English Popular Education) thanking him for his kind words which comfort me tonight as I sit reading all the kind words that have come - & indeed we need comfort but it is not nothing to realise how he is loved & that his good faithful works will go on & that he will not be forgotten..., 2 sides 8vo., on mourning paper, 109 St George's Sq, 2nd November no year
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Background
When young, Anne acted as her father's amanuensis and got to know many Victorian literary figures, before becoming established as a fine novelist in her own right. When her sister Minnie married Leslie Stephen in 1867 the three lived together in Onslow Gardens, South Kensington. Her father died on 23rd December 1863 at the age of 52 so, although this letter is on mourning paper and appears to be referring to him it seems slightly unlikely so presumably some other family member had died.
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