 The letters were written by Charles Dickens in 1847 |
Two letters written by Charles Dickens found in an attic in East Sussex have fetched �3,600 at auction. The letters were written by the novelist in 1847, when he was an actor, asking Julie Fortescue to join him to perform in a play in London.
Her great grandson Valentine Gardner, of Telscombe Cliffs, found them in a box of family letters in his attic.
They were up for auction in Lewes with a guide price of between �500 and �700 but fetched �1,800 each.
'Loved by many'
Mr Gardner said: "I am not freaky about these things but to just to hold something that you know is written by Charles Dickens is quite amazing.
"I would love to have kept them but I am afraid I don't have the money - I need the cash"
Collectors from as far a field as Canada and the United States expressed interest in the letters.
Aaron Dean, of Gorringes Auction Galleries, said: "It is Dickens - it is one of the fathers of English literature who is loved by many people the world over."
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