ALS to John W Hinton [Thursday] 1 May 1879. Single sheet, cream laid paper, watermark E Chickley, integral blank leaf 176x110mm. Trace of fold. Fine.
The Public Face of Wilkie Collins III 241-242
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[90, GLOUCESTER PLACE. PORTMAN SQUARE. W.] London 1st May 1879 Dear sir, I have only returned to London /today/ and found your kind letter and its enclosures waiting for me, among many other letters. So far, I have only had time to look at "The Circle on the Prairie". The subject is entirely new |
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to me, and I shall read your narrative with great interest. In the meantime, pray accept my thanks and believe me Faithfully yours Wilkie Collins John W Hinton Esq |
NOTES
Probably to John W Hinton 1817-1901, writer on American subjects from Wisconsin
Wilkie was finishing The Fallen Leaves and saving some ideas for a sequel. The book was not well received and the sequel was never written.