CP/1/6 - Monica Dickens
Reference code
CP/1/6
Level of description
File
Title
Monica Dickens
Date/s
1948-1992
Quantity & Format
227 items
Personal name
Dickens, Monica
Creator
Dickens, Monica
Scope and content
Monica Dickens (1914-1992) published more than 30 volumes of fiction, as well as autobiography, children’s books, journalism and literary criticism. She “was one of the two or three best-selling woman’s novelists of her generation” (The Independent 31/12/92) and the great granddaughter of the writer Charles Dickens.
CP and Dickens were personal friends. The file contains:
Many personal letters from Dickens in North Falmouth, Mass. to CP; press cuttings; and invitations and letters for a reception hosted by the Picks for Monica on 26.11.74.
Invitation letters from the Picks to the launch party of Dickens’ autobiography 'An Open Book' on 28.9.78 and accompanying press cuttings.
A synopsis of 'One Pair of Hands'.
A memoir by CP; his contribution to Dickens’ obituary; other obituaries; and CP’s contribution to Dickens’ entry in the 'Dictionary of National Biography'.
CP and Dickens were personal friends. The file contains:
Many personal letters from Dickens in North Falmouth, Mass. to CP; press cuttings; and invitations and letters for a reception hosted by the Picks for Monica on 26.11.74.
Invitation letters from the Picks to the launch party of Dickens’ autobiography 'An Open Book' on 28.9.78 and accompanying press cuttings.
A synopsis of 'One Pair of Hands'.
A memoir by CP; his contribution to Dickens’ obituary; other obituaries; and CP’s contribution to Dickens’ entry in the 'Dictionary of National Biography'.
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