A. must have known him at Trinity. He must have just missed Dr. Moberly at Winchester. . . . What I think wants to be understood now especially is how far want of faith is to be treated as Sin. The Bible and the Church have always done so (query). And now even the good seem to think it is only to be dealt with ... continue reading

Dear Mr Craik

I am very happy to accept your offer of £25 for the Australian edition of Chantry House.

I wish I could disinter A Citizen’s account of the Bristol riots of 1832. It is referred to in the Life of Bishop Gray and said to be excellent; but I could not get it from the London Library, and I wish I could see it before the proofs of that Chapter of Chantry House are irrevocable.

Yours ... continue reading

My dear Florence

As next Tuesday is a Saint's day, perhaps I had better say that the boy would not find me at home, as the first Tuesday in every month there is a meeting of the High School committee. On all Thursday afternoons till Easter I have to be at the mother's meeting, and indeed we are so eaten up with preparing for the examinations that I can answer for no afternoons in February ... continue reading

Dear Miss Yonge

I had the proofs of ‘One Sunday Morning’ some time ago & corrected them carefully. There were several small errors - in themselves small but rather important as affecting the sense, but I daresay the printers will have made all right. I want to know if I may send you another short article I have by me just now. It is not original, being a free translation from the French ... continue reading

My dear Lizzie-

. . . It is of no use to debate about W. E. G. You know even dear M. A. and I had to avoid the subject, so I am not likely to be more convinced now of anything but that he deceives himself most of all, and takes love of power and popularity and hatred of Conservatives for love of right.

I have the outline of a story for the Xmas ... continue reading

My dear Lizzie

. . . I see in the paper the death of a third Sumner within a few months; I hope our Archdeacon won't be the next. His wife was a Heywood, and is very valuable. They have given up Alresford and come for good to the Close, and are very useful. Christabel Coleridge has been here. The Princesses give great satisfaction at Torquay, where they walk about ... continue reading

Dear Mr Craik

I have been asked so urgently that I hardly know how to refuse, by a person who knows a good deal of the popular mind at Liverpool (being on the Committee of those Recreation classes, and doing much besides) to write a popular account of the fifty years of the reign, to be dispersed in preparation for the Jubilee Year. She says it ought to cost only sixpence, to be like a ... continue reading

Dear Mr Craik

Thank you for your kind letter, I do see great advantages in the plan - but I confess I think it not possible to have such a book well and originally illustrated at such a price in any other way.

The doubt in my mind is whether the book would not - (to fulfil its purpose) have to be too common place in its facts to be on a level with the [[other:68]E. ... continue reading

Dear Mr Craik

You will think there is no end to me, but it may save more letters if you get this before seeing Mr Carr.

1st - Could some copies be put in boards for prizes for the Board Schools at Liverpool. I suppose they could tell how many, and others might like them

2d - . If I could have a list of convenient illustrations I could make them salient points

3d - As to length, ... continue reading

My dear Mrs Latimer

Thank you very much for your pleasant Shakespeare book.

I have read the first three divisions of it and enjoyed it once [?]. You should suggest to your audience the series of Shakespeare Tableaux, which I once saw. They were got up by Lady Laura Ridding wife to the bishop of Southwell, who was then headmaster of Winchester college. She assigned one play to each of a set of different families and ... continue reading

My dear Mrs Harrison Thank you so much for my God daughter’s photograph. Alas! I have been a very bad Godmother to her, never having a chance to come in her way, but I go so little from home and when I do, it is always to my own people in Devon.

I have not been to London even for three years! Unluckily I just missed Mrs Bland when she was staying with the Bakers at Winchester. ... continue reading

Dear Mr Craik

The printer can judge better than I but I do not think there is enough of the Quest of Ulysses to make more than such a volume as the Little Duke, so I think it had better belong to that Series.

Thank you for Lord Albemarles’ memoirs. I was waiting to do so till I saw what Mudie sent me, and his box is either delayed or lost, as I have just discovered.

I will ... continue reading

Dear Mr Craik

Mudie’s books have come at last, after spending ten days on the road. Greville is there. And the Queen’s Journals.

Shall I return you the latter from the London Library.

I ought to have the Proofs of the Quest of Ulysses. I know I put Lord Balmerino into the wrong rebellion which is as bad as putting Dunfermline on the wrong side of Scotland as I did in Unknown to History.

So much for not verifying!

There ... continue reading

Dear Mr Craik

Thank you for the Wilberforce extract.

It occurs to me that if the Jubilee history were put out without illustrations, and with more of the religious element than would be fit for the English Illustrated Mag. but would be liked by my own special world of readers, the publication if cheap, might answer /moderately. But you will judge when you have looked at the chapters I sent. They go about half way.

You would rejoice ... continue reading

Dear Mr Craik

I should like to find out how much the lady cares who urged me to write before answering. Whether I will go on with this personal history, and whether time is still important, for it was the hurry that oppressed me.

The copyright of Householders and Thoughts on Pictures is mine.

I quite see that all ought not to come too much together, but I do think Householders is worth the having soon, for children ... continue reading

Dear Mr Craik

I think I had better glance over the Shells.

I have begun upon the flowers but I find there must be a great revolution there, as it is no use in these days to teach the old Linnean system. I can manage by transposition, but it will take some time to set it in order, and I think it had better come in time for the spring, as it starts with the flowers of ... continue reading

Dear Mr Craik

I have just heard to my consternation that there is a book called A Quest of Ulysses, a novel published a year or two ago.

Is it too late to change the name to A Modern Telemachus?

I have I hope got upon the scent of the original French narrative, so I must keep the preface waiting till I find whether I can get it.

The National Society think the [[cmybook:189]book about the ... continue reading

Dear Mr Craik

I must go on with the Queen’s life now, for there is a letter from Sir Henry Ponsonby this morning, recommending me to dedicate it to the Queen’s daughters, which is a sort of acceptance. So I will gladly accept your kind offer of taking it and giving me half profits.

I never had much hope of the work and only was driven into it. I finished it yesterday, and send it off today ... continue reading

My dear Miss Dampier

So many thanks from Gertrude doubly!

You will like to hear that Philip and Margaret Buston walked over here yesterday with some Grapes for Gertrude. They gave a very good account of their mother. There is no house to be had at Twyford, so they are looking for one at Winchester which is wiser, I do not think settling in one’s former parish is ever advisable

Poor Mrs Monroe does not find it ... continue reading

My dear Miss Yonge: I will do what you wish as far as I am able at Wakefield but I am very sorry you cannot be there in person.

It will be a great disappointment to many.

If by any possibility you find yourself able to come to the Ch Congress I feel sure you will give great pleasure to the presiding Bishop and the Committee: and that the local authorities will do their best in application to ... continue reading

Dear Mrs Molesworth

I think Felix can go into the December number as my Ulysses finishes in November, and there will be the space it leaves, before another begins I have tried to keep down the serials this year to leave more room for selfcontained articles but it is very difficult.

I will do my best to notice your books if I see them, but I cannot always mention a book as a matter of course because ... continue reading

Dear Sir

I am very sorry if I did not answer your letter, and acknowledge the little book, I fully thought that I had done so.

I have gone quite half way in the Life of Hannah More. If the requisite number of pages be not attained, I can easily shorten or lengthen the account of her works, but I think the length will be right.

I have the Mendip annals - i.e. Patty More’s Journal, which I ... continue reading

My dear Bella

Gertrude begs me to write and enquire how Mr Walpole is. I am afraid it takes a long time to recover from anything so exhausting as nose bleeding. Our Bishop however seems quite to have done so - he has got happily through this time of hard work at the Diocesan Conference We had a very interesting meeting afterwards at the Deanery about Women’s Work in the Diocese - ... continue reading

My dear Lizzie-

. . . Yes, I saw the Spectator on Chantry House, but indeed I did not put in the ghost for the sake of variety or sensation, but to work out my own belief and theory. I could tell you things I quite believe that chime with it. One I must tell, not that it is a ghost probably, it is so curious. The poor people in the Torquay outskirts think a ... continue reading

My dear Mrs Barrett Lennard

I am afraid I do not know any one at Cambridge well enough to write about one whom I do not personally know. I do not think second hand recommendations have much effect people have so many first hand. In fact I only slightly know two people there. I was there some twelve or fourteen years ago and like you, was edified by the admiration of ‘Our ... continue reading

Dear Mr Craik

I do not think I ever got the Dedication back from Balmoral I know I have seen it in type, and that it needed no correction and so - on receiving your telegram, I wrote to Clarke.

I did not think there was any occasion for a preface and I do not think the Queen’s name should be introduced without special permission which it would take long to get, and most likely might not ... continue reading