Gentlemen Are you disposed to undertake the publication of four historical tales by Madame Guizot de Witt, translated from MSS which have never yet appeared in France or England?

The subjects are the Countess of Montfort’s defence of Brittany, the childhood of Blaise Pascal and his sister, and some scenes from Madame de Sevigné’s life, and to these I could add Francis Xavier in Japan, translated by myself, but which has appeared in the Monthly Packet ... continue reading

My dear Mrs Valentine, I think this is a very good time to bring forward the Story of the Crawl and your pretty ballad shall come in July. I am sorry it is too late for June.

I am glad you are going to have another annual but I am afraid I am so busy that I have not a scrap available. But I do wish very much that you could persuade Mr Warne to take those ... continue reading