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 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 Sir

I send the quotation with another still more to the purpose- but I should not put in two ds- as certainly Hampshire always calls the plant cli-ders. However no doubt there is authority.

I was sorry to drop the dictionary work but occupations thickened on me so that I could not keep it up

Yours truly C M Yonge

My dear Madam, I enclose your P O order for 11/6 for the last quarter of the Lesser holidays. Mr Mozley promises this next year 1854 to raise his pay to 1/6 per page, so that I hope the Cathedrals will be a little less unworthily paid when you have time and inclination to make them out. Your present of the Garland must be indeed a most precious one, I wish we were not so entirely ... continue reading