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All the Year Round

To SIR HENRY ELLIS,1 28 SEPTEMBER 1859

Replaces mention in Pilgrim Letters 9, p.126.

Facsimile in Sotheby’s online catalogue, December 2014

OFFICE OF ALLTHE YEAR ROUND

Wednesday Twenty Eighth September 1859

My Dear Sir Henry Ellis

A gentleman who also contributes to this Journal – Mr Hollingshead2 by name – has an idea that he could write a pleasant fanciful paper on the British Museum on an off-day, when the Public are not there. If it should not be inconsistent with your arrangements to give him the means of going through the Museum under such circumstances, I shall feel much indebted to you for kindly giving him

Very faithfully Yours

CHARLES DICKENS

Sir Henry Ellis

1. Sir Henry Ellis, FRS (1777-1869), antiquary and Principal Librarian, British Museum 1827-56.
2. John Hollingshead (1827-1904), journalist and theatre manager. Regular contributor to Household Words and All the Year Round, became a member of the staff 1859. No trace exists of this article on the British Museum.