Ann Isabella Ritchie was the elder daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1861), a well-known Victorian novelist. Anne was a prolific novelist, essayist and writer of memoirs. By 1875,
Manuscript 508, c 1864-1918, contains manuscript drafts, typescripts, transcripts and notes, proof sheets and other printed material of many works by Anne Ritchie including essays, autobiographical writings and short stories. Manuscript 907, c 1864-1918, contains correspondence, biographical notes, magazine articles, drafts of poetry etc. and various other manuscript items of Anne Ritchie.
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1999-10-06 Keith Austin