Shopping channel hit with claims of forgery over £10,000 'signed Charles Dickens letter': The Mail online, 10 Jan 2021

Leon Litvack

School of Arts, English and Languages

Press/Media: Research

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Leon Litvack, Principal Editor of the Charles Dickens Letters Project, uncovers a forged Dickens letter, which was to be sold by a TV shopping channel for £10,000. His expert research results in the letter's being taken off the market.

Period	10 Jan 2021

Media coverage

Title	Shopping channel hit with claims of forgery over £10,000 'signed Charles Dickens letter'
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	Mail Online
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	10/01/2021
Description	The supposed Dickens letter is being sold by shopping channel Ideal World TV; but its authenticity has been questioned by Dickens scholar Dr Leon Litvack. Dr Litvack believes the letter - on sale for £9,898 - is 'clearly a forgery'
URL	https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9129977/Shopping-channel-hit-claims-forgery-10-000-signed-Charles-Dickens-letter.html
Persons	Leon Litvack

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Dickens, Charles
Letters
forgery

Shopping channel hit with claims of forgery over £10,000 'signed Charles Dickens letter': The Mail online, 10 Jan 2021

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Research output

The Charles Dickens Letters Project

Activities

Roundtable: Nineteenth-Century Archives and Handwriting in the Digital Age (250 attendees)