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[Copy letter signed] 1748 October 15 [to] Samuel Richardson

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Description

Title: [Copy letter signed] 1748 October 15 [to] Samuel Richardson
Creator: Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754
Contributor: Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761
Published / Created: 1748 October 15
Abstract: Detailed letter praising Richardson for his novel Clarissa and ruminating upon fame. This copy is the only complete text known of the lost original letter.
Extent: 2 p.
20 cm.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: OSB MSS FILE 17285
Collection Title: Osborn Manuscript Files
Collection Date: 14th - 20th century
Collection Note: Numerical Sequence: 17074-17323. FIELDING, HENRY, 1707-1754
Container / Volume: Folder 17285

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: text
Genre: Correspondence
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Name): Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761

Access And Usage Rights

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Orbis Record: 11756977
Object ID (OID): 2055727

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