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Copy of letter in Charles Dickens’s shorthand, to W. M. Thackeray, June 1847 which is currently on display

Examples of Charles Dickens's Shorthand Writings Go On Display

August 7, 2024

A rare example of a letter written in his almost indecipherable shorthand by

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