DICKENS (CHARLES) Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens"), to Samuel Robert Starey, 24 September 1843 — DICKENS (CHARLES) Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens"), to Samuel Robert Starey, Secretary of the Field Lane Ragged School, written after his first visit to the school, Broadstairs, Kent, 24 September 1843: 'THAT MOST NOBLE UNDERTAKING IN WHICH YOU ARE ENGAGED' – DICKENS VISITS THE RAGGED SCHOOL THAT INSPIRED HIM TO WRITE A CHRISTMAS CAROL

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Estimate: £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $3,929–$5,239
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases & Historical Photographs, London, Knightsbridge · 4 December 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-763036
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Dickens, DICKENS (CHARLES) Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens"), to Samuel Robert Starey, 24 September 1843. Bonhams, 4 Dec 2019, lot 247. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-763036.

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Dickens, DICKENS (CHARLES) Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens"), to Samuel Robert Starey, 24 September 1843. Bonhams, 4 Dec 2019, lot 247. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-763036.

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From the same sale Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases & Historical Photographs · Dec 2019

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Banking ledger kept in person by Edward Backwell, Excise Office, Lond…	Banking And Government – Edward Backwell	£20,000–£40,000
GORDON (CHARLES GEORGE) Autograph letter signed ("C.G. Gordon"), to M…	Gordon	£600–£800
MUSIC ROSSINI (GIOACHINO) Autograph manuscript signed ("G. Rossini") …	Music Rossini	£2,000–£4,000
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