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F15: A "Prologue" to Wilkie Collins's play The Lighthouse, circa 1856

 Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 11a
Call Number: GEN MSS 1998, Series I
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F15: A "Prologue" to Wilkie Collins's play The Lighthouse
F15: A "Prologue" to Wilkie Collins's play The Lighthouse

Scope and Contents

A "Prologue" to Wilkie Collins's play The Lighthouse. Autograph manuscript of 1 leaf; on 2 pages; containing approximately 190 words. Dickens wrote this piece for Collins's melodrama when it was first staged at Tavistock House in June 1856.

Dates

  • circa 1856

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

In English. Some materials in French or Italian.

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

This collection is open for research.

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