Author:
George Manville Fenn (1831-1909), English novelist and drama critic of 'The Echo' newspaper
Publication details:
One from 1884 and the other two year not stated.
The text of the three items is complete and legible. All three are bifoliums of aged and lightly-creased paper, with traces of grey paper mounts adhering to the verso of the last leaves. A difficult hand. Letter One (22 December 1884, Echo Office; 12mo, 1 p): Asks to be given a copy of a poem, or to be told where it can be found. Letter Two (19 Aug. [no year], Syon Lodge, Isleworth; 12mo, 2 pp): Begins 'This is a begging letter.' Asks for a copy of a poem by Draper (the title of which is illegible), not for publication but for his 'own private satisfaction'.
