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Charles Dickens 1812–70
Manuscripts
Most of the mss of Dickens’s works are in the Forster Collection at the Victoria
and Albert Museum, London; a small quantity, including a few leaves of
Pickwick, in BL; the ms of Great expectations in Wisbech Museum; and
that of Our mutual friend in Pierpont Morgan Lib, New York; others in
various libs or in private hands. The Forster Collection includes corrected
proof-sheets and similar matter. A considerable number of letters, many still
unpbd, are in private collections. See ms survey by A. Nisbet in Victorian
fiction: a guide to research, below. For a convenient summary of the chief
miscellaneous documents in private hands, see B. Currie, Fishers of Books,
Boston 1931. Dickens’s private life, which entered largely into his work, is
illustrated in various museums connected with his name, notably Dickens
House (48 Doughty St, London WC1 2 LF), the Birthplace Museum,
Portsmouth, and Eastgate House, Rochester. The sale catalogues of his effects
have been ptd and annotated. Dickens’s mss, notes and corrected proofs from
the Forster Collection, along with edns, imitations, etc from the Dexter
Collection, are available elsewhere in microfilm copies.
Charles Dickens’s book of memoranda. Ed. F. Kaplan, New York
1981.
Smith, H. B. How Dickens wrote his books. Harper’s Mag Dec 1924,
rptd Strand Mag Feb 1925. Facs.
Ford, G. H. Dickens’s notebook and Edwin Drood. Nineteenth Cent
Fiction 6 1952.
Aylmer, F. John Forster and Dickens’s memorandum book.
Dickensian 51 1955. Reply by P. Pakenham, ibid.
Dickens’ working notes for his novels. Ed with introd by H. Stone.
Chicago 1987.
Bibliographies and reference works
Items dealing with single works or special subjects are included in the appropriate
sections below. Many of the biographical and critical works listed below
contain valuable bibliographies.
Catalogue of the beautiful collection of modern pictures, watercolour
drawings and objects of art of Dickens, which will be sold
by auction by Messrs Christie, Manson & Woods. [1870]; rptd in
Dickens memento, 1884, and in Stonehouse’s Catalogue, 1935,
below.
Gad’s Hill Place, Higham, by Rochester: catalogue of the household
furniture, linen, about 200 dozen of superior wines and liquors,
china, glass, horse, carriages, greenhouse plants, and other
effects of the late Charles Dickens, which will be sold by auction
by Messrs Thomas & Homan. Rochester [1870]. BM copy has
buyers’ names and prices in ms.
Charles Dickens’s manuscripts. Chambers’s Jnl 10 Nov 1877.
Pierce, G. A. The Dickens dictionary: a key to the characters and
principal incidents in the tales of Dickens. Boston 1872; rptd with
preface by C. Dickens jr 1878; 1880, 1894 (with addns by W. A.
Wheeler), 1926, New York 1965 (rev), New York 1972.
De Fontaine, F. G. A cyclopaedia of the best thoughts of Dickens.
1873, 1883 (enlarged as The Fireside Dickens).
Forster, J. In his Life of Dickens vol 3, 1874.
Cook, J. Bibliography of the writings of Dickens. 1879.
[Shepherd, R. H.] The bibliography of Dickens. Manchester [1880];
rev and enlarged edns in Shepherd, Speeches of Dickens, 1884;
and in his Plays and poems of Dickens vol 2, 1885.
Dickens memento: catalogue with purchasers’ names and prices
realised of the pictures, drawings and objects of art of the late
Charles Dickens. Introd by F. Phillimore, Hints to collectors by J.
F. Dexter [1884].
Johnson, C. P. Hints to collectors of original editions of the works of
Dickens. 1885. See J. H. Slater’s entries on Dickens in his Early editions,
1894.
Kitton, F. G. Dickensiana: a bibliography of the literature relating to
Dickens and his writings. 1886, New York 1971. See C. F. Carty,
Some addenda to Kitton’s Dickensiana, Lib Collector 5 1903.
Thomas Cooper | Charles Dickens
Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington. A catalogue of the
printed books bequeathed by John Forster. 1888.
Victoria and Albert Museum. A catalogue of the paintings, manuscripts,
autograph letters, pamphlets etc, bequeathed by Forster.
1893.
Kitton, F. G. The novels of Dickens: a bibliography and sketch. 1897,
New York 1975.
Chapman & Hall Ltd. The works of Dickens and Thomas Carlyle,
with full particulars of each edition and biographical introductions.
[1900]. See B. W. Matz, Two great Victorian writers
(Dickens and Carlyle). 1905. Describes the Chapman & Hall collected
edns.
Eaton, S. (ed). Dickens rare print collection. Philadelphia [1900]
(priv ptd).
Kitton, F. G. The minor writings of Dickens: a bibliography and
sketch. 1900, New York 1970. See bibliography of Kitton’s writings
on Dickens, Dickensian 1 1905.
Dickens Fellowship, London. Dickens exhibition held at the
Memorial Hall London, opened by P. Fitzgerald: catalogue of
exhibits. Ed F. G. Kitton 1903.
Thomson, J. C. Bibliography of the writings of Dickens. Warwick
1904.
The Dickensian. 1905– . In progress. Index 1905–34, 1935; 1935–60,
1961. Cumulative analytical index 1905–74, compiled by F. T.
Dunn, Hassocks 1976.
Williams, M. The Dickens concordance. 1907, Folcroft PA 1970, New
York 1970.
Dickens Fellowship. The second Dickens exhibition at the New
Dudley Gallery: catalogue with an introduction by J. W. T. Ley
and P. Fitzgerald. 1908.
Dickens Fellowship. Catalogue of the third Dickens exhibition at
the New Dudley Gallery, with an introduction by P. Fitzgerald.
1909.
Philip, A. J. A Dickens dictionary. 1909, Gravesend 1928 (rev and
enlarged by W. L. Gadd), New York 1970.
Hammerton, J. A. The Dickens companion: a book of anecdote and
reference. [1910]. Vol 18 of Charles Dickens Lib.
Brooklyn Public Library, New York. Dickens: a list of books and of
references to periodicals in the Brooklyn Public Library.
Brooklyn 1912.
Franklin Club of St Louis. An exhibition of books, prints, drawings,
manuscripts and letters commemorative of the centenary of
Dickens. [St Louis 1912].
Fyfe, T. A. Who’s who in Dickens: a complete Dickens repertory in
Dickens’ own words. [1912], New York 1971, Folcroft PA 1971.
Pugh, E. W. The Dickens originals. 1912.
Victoria and Albert Museum. The Dickens exhibition, March to
October 1912. 1912, 1912 (not illus).
Eckel, J. C. The first editions of the writings of Dickens: a bibliography.
1913, 1932 (rev and enlarged), New York 1972, Folcroft PA
1973, Havertown PA 1976. For criticism, see TLS 26 Jan 1933;
Dickensian 9 1913 and 29 1933; Publisher’s Weekly 31 Mar 1934;
and A new Dickens bibliography, Dickensian 39–41 1943–5.
Grolier Club, New York. Catalogue of an exhibition of the works of
Dickens. New York 1913 (introd by R. Cortissoz).
Anderson Galleries, New York. Dickens collection, Thackeray collection
etc from the library of E. W. Coggeshall of New York. 2
vols New York 1916. A collection of autograph letters; Lib of
Congress copy has prices in ms.
Dibelius, W. Dickens. Leipzig 1916, 1926 (rev). Extensive bibliography.
Miller, W. and T. W. Hill. Dickens’s manuscripts. Dickensian 13 1917.
Their locations listed.
Rosenbach, A. S. W. (ed). A catalogue of the writings of Dickens in
the library of Harry Elkins Widener. Philadelphia 1918 (priv ptd).
With texts of many letters and publishers’ agreements; collection
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