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Autograph Letter Signed. Dickens, Charles. Gabs Hill Place, Higham by Rochester, Kent, Oct. 14, 1867. 1 p., 8vo. To Madame Viardot, thanking her for her "affectionate note,... I would that I could always have you among my American audiences, for there is no genius in this world more sympathetic and responsive than yours,..." Framed with portrait & Charles Hamilton label & wax seal on back.
The recipient, Pauline Viardot-Garcia (1821-1910), was a celebrated French mezzo soprano, composer, mistress & muse of Ivan Turgenev, and with her husband the center of a distinguished circle of friends prominent in music & many other arts.