Charles DICKENS (1812-1870). 9 L.A.S., 1843-1863, to Thomas James Thompson (one to Thomas Edmund Weller, and one to Miss Christiana Weller); 13 pages in-8, one address with countersignature; in English. Nice correspondence to his friend Thomas James Thompson (1812-1881), to his future wife Christiana Weller (a pianist Dickens was infatuated with), and to her father. Thompson married Christiana on October 21, 1845, and the novelist's brother Frederick Dickens married Anna Weller, Christiana's younger sister, in 1848. Thompson was the father of the painter Elizabeth Thompson Butler (1846-1933) and the poet and essayist Alice Meynell (1847-1922) ] London February 27, 1843, to Mr. Well er. He thanks him for his jovial letter and asks him to pay his respects to his talented daughter ("your accomplished daughter"), with an autograph that includes all sorts of wishes for her, for himself, and for the Wellers in general . March 15, 1843, at Thompson. He asked him to give his bankers a cheque made out to Coutts & Co. for "the Macready Testimonial" [a piece of silverware depicting William Macready and Shakespeare, presented to the tragedian by the Duke of Cambridge on June 19]; he would receive the thanks of the Committee, and all the privileges due to the subscription.... June 14, 1844, to Miss Christiana Weller. He congratulates her wholeheartedly on her brilliant success of the previous day: she was superb, nothing could have been more successful, graceful, charming - triumphant ("Nothing could have been more successful, graceful, charming - triumphant"). Dickens felt an inexpressible pride, ("I felt a pride in you which I cannot express")... He added that Anna was wonderful; he loved her. He is ashamed, writing all day long, that he forgot to send her a bouquet; it's Mr. Chuzzlewit's fault [alluding to his book Martin Chuzzlewit] ("Anna was great. I adored her. I refused all comfort afterwards, because I hadn't sent her a bouquet. But writing all day