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To George Routledge & Sons?
Elderfield, Otterbourne, Winchester.
April 18th 1864
Gentlemen, I enclose the slip you have been so good as to forward to me - with a few corrections, to which I would wish to add that I have been the author of ‘the Kings of England,’ and of ‘Landmarks of History’ [‘] Ancient’, ‘Middle Ages’ and ‘Modern’ being a compendium of Universal History for young people. I should prefer no statement being made as to the application of the proceeds of my publications your obt ... continue reading
To Alexander Macmillan
Elderfield, Otterbourne, Winchester.
March 25th 1865

My dear Mr Macmillan, This is a quick fire upon a busy man, but there are two or three things to say, and first that Mme de Witt has written to say that the Christian Names have not reached her, and asking whether you have sent them through any Paris bibliothèque where they could be enquired for. I also enclose a direction to which I should like to send a copy of the Golden Deeds. It ... continue reading

To Charlotte Cordelia Yonge
Elderfield, Otterbourne, Winchester
Sept 13th [1871]
My dear Charlotte, I found that when Helen had read the history of England she wanted something to give her a notion of the general keeping of the whole world so I set her on in the ancient Landmarks which she likes – to my surprise much better than English history. (She had begun with Little Arthur). But I thought her English history was too much in the rear so I made her read the [[cmybook:6]Kings ... continue reading
To Mary Anne Dyson
Otterbourne
October 29 [1849]

My dear Driver I rather doubted about sending you Cyrus, because, as you will see, he does not stand alone, but is a chapter of general history and therefore is not very minute, nor has he been written more than once, so that you must excuse numerous deficiencies and please to let me have him again. To my shame be it spoken I have not read Clarendon; we ought to have read him aloud ... continue reading

To Mary Anne Dyson
[1850]
[To Mary Anne Dyson

Sir Guy Morville has just arrived at Hollywell, and Charles does not know whether to like him or not. I have got hard into the beginning now, but I believe some work at the Landmarks  will be very wholesome for him. You know his first confession of love was made at a time when all was going smoothly, and I should think the consciousness of the doom was not at ... continue reading

To Mary Anne Dyson
20 October [1850]
My dear Marianne Your letter has so made me overflow that in spite of Sunday evening I cannot help beginning to write after finishing my task of the 7th Command[ment]. You see one part is founded on a saying come down to me, I don't know how, 'that nice men are men of nasty ideas.' I don't know how far all this ought to be administered, or whether innocence should be let alone, innocence of thought ... continue reading
To Elizabeth Barnett
November [1850]

You really must beg, borrow or steal something to help me. After this winter I shall get on better, but there are The Two Guardians and the Landmarks of History to finish before I can feel really at ease in giving my mind to this affair. I am rather afraid of spoiling the Landmarks by getting into a hurry. If you can send me something, I think we could meet the ... continue reading

To John Duke Coleridge
Otterbourn
March 7th [1854]
My dear John Since writing to you I have to thank you for your very kind long letter, shewing, what indeed I knew, how well you appreciated the power and the tenderness of that nature. But it is pleasant to have such things said, and makes one grateful. And now I will say no more of our selves, or of Saturday, because I am writing it to May, and you will hear it from her I ... continue reading