Charles Gavan Duffy to Richard Piggot, December 1883. IE TCD MS 9386/1343

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Authors: Duffy, Charles Gavan, Sir, 1816-1903.
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IE TCD MS 9386/1343: Letter from Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, Villa Cornelia, Cimiez, Nice, France to Richard Piggot dated December 1883 discussing careers in journalism: "I am very busy at the moment; but I wish to say that I read your note with satisfaction. You are a young man, and you will have many opportunities, no doubt... Instead of going to Sydney, where the field of journalism is narrow... try London, where there is an opening for every [?] of capacity if a man is fortunate enough to find it. And not in political journalism also but in [?] writing generally. At any rate I cannot recommend Sydney. I have too many [?] in Australia..."

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Journalism and Media Studies Media Journalism and Communication History Autobiographical and Biographical Writing

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Digital Collections (East Carolina University)
Publication date
13 January 2026
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EN