‘The handwriting is wrong’: Dickens letters dismissed as forgeries

Documents believed to have been written by author withdrawn from auction after expert doubts veracity

Two letters described as written by Charles Dickens in the 1850s have been withdrawn from a forthcoming auction after a leading academic dismissed them as forgeries.

Dr Leon Litvack, an expert analyst of Dickens' letters and manuscripts, told the Guardian: The handwriting is wrong. It's the signature that is always the giveaway. I have letters from the same period that will confirm that these are forgeries."