A Letter from Basil Hall to Charles Dickens

Authors

  • Richard W. Noland Rutgers University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14713/jrul.v27i1.1428

Keywords:

Basil Hall, Charles Dickens, Samuel Joseph, sculture

Abstract

Noland brings to the readers' attention a March 29, 1841 letter from Basil Hall (1788-1844) to Charles Dickens in the Library.  It askes Dickens if Hall's friend, Samuel Joseph (b. ?-d. 1850), could make a bust of Dickens.  The letter is transcribed in full.

Author Biography

Richard W. Noland, Rutgers University

Rutgers University Libraries

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Published

2012-05-14

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