The Charles Dickens Letters Project

To E. FÖRSTER,1 9 AUGUST 1851

MS Stadtarchiv Hannover. Address: E. Förster Esquire | 23 Bryanston Street2 | Portman Square | London.

Broadstairs, Kent. | Ninth August 1851.

My Dear Sir

I am exceedingly sorry to be so unfortunate; but on Tuesday last, I was occupied at a little distance from London all day, and on Wednesday was obliged to go to the ancient City of Rochester.3 Since then, I have come here, and I fear that I am little likely to be in London again at any certain time, until next month. 

Faithfully Yours

 CHARLES DICKENS

E Förster Esquire 

• 1. Possibly Ernst F. Förster (1800-85), painter and writer; author of a history of German art, 5 vols, 1851-60.
• 2. A lodging house, kept by Mrs Ellen Webber.
• 3. CD was in Broadstairs 28 May-20 Aug. He was in London, 4-8 Aug; his engagements on Tuesday (5 Aug) and Wednesday not otherwise known.