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      Grant F. Scott, ed., The Illustrated Letters of Richard Doyle to His Father, 1842–1843

       The Illustrated Letters of

       Richard Doyle

       to His Father, 1842–1843

      Edited with an Introduction and Afterword by

      GRANT F. SCOTT

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      Cover image: Richard Doyle to his father, John Doyle, September 11, 1842 (detail).

      The Morgan Library and Museum, MA 3315. Photography by Janny Chin, 2014.

      Cover design by Beth Pratt

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       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883, author. | Scott, Grant F., editor.

      Title: The illustrated letters of Richard Doyle to his father, 1842–1843 / edited with an introduction and afterword by Grant F. Scott.

      Description: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2016] | Series: Series in Victorian studies | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2015036295| ISBN 9780821421857 (hardback : acid-free paper) | ISBN 9780821445426 (pdf)

      Subjects: LCSH: Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883—Correspondence. | Doyle, John, 1797–1868—Correspondence. | Illustrators—England—Correspondence. | London (England)—In art. | BISAC: ART / History / General. | ART / General. | DESIGN / History & Criticism.

      Classification: LCC NC978.5.D68 A3 2016 | DDC 741.6092—dc23

      LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015036295

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