Leitch Ritchie Signed (1 results)
Language: English
Published by UK
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
- Manuscript
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Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter by Leitch Ritchie . Undated. A letter to Mr H Harrison Esq accepting an invitation to a party Friday week. Leitch Ritchie (1800-1865) was a Scottish novelist and journalist. He was born at Greenock and worked as a clerk in Glasgow, but about 1820 ad…opted literature as his profession. Ritchie wrote four novels, of which the most successful was Wearyfoot Common. The others were Schinderhannes, The Robber of the Rhine and The Magician. In his later years he edited Chambers' Journal. He also wrote short stories, including one of the first British werewolf short stories The Man-Wolf (1831) Size is 202mm x 124mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. Ref19257. Signed by Author(s).
