Charlotte Yonge is one of the most influential and important of Victorian women writers; but study of her work has been handicapped by a tendency to patronise both her and her writing, by the vast number of her publications and by a shortage of information about her professional career. Scholars have had to depend mainly on the work of her first biographer, a loyal disciple, a situation which has long been felt to be unsatisfactory. We hope that this edition of her correspondence will provide for the first time a substantial foundation of facts for the study of her fiction, her historical and educational writing and her journalism, and help to illuminate her biography and also her significance in the cultural and religious history of the Victorian age.
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My dear Christabel
I heard of both your troubles from Mary Lund, Miss Finlaison’s scholar whose brother is with Ernest, but I much doubted where you were. I dare say your coming home made a change that was good and refreshing to all. It was sad indeed to lose this second boy, after all the sorrow for the first I hope the little girl is strong.
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My dear Edith You will not be surprised to hear that Charlotte is over head and ears in work and glad to find any thing that I can help her in. So you must believe it will give us both great pleasure to see you if you will let us know when you can come. The beginning of next week we are sure of and after the third Sunday in Advent, we shall be free till ... continue reading
Dear Madam
I see I did send your other poems to the printer, by confusion in the twilight. But I like them so much as to be glad of it
yours truly C M Yonge
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