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To Christabel Rose Coleridge
Elderfield
Decr 8th [1883]

My dear Christabel

This is all the writing paper I have, being ‘en clôture’, with a pupil teacher, a candidate- and three senior scholars – whom I have to superintend, as Mr Brock is called off to preach at Andover. It must be rather a relief, for his son and heir squalls incessantly day and night, and Gabrielle resents being a dowager at less than 13 months. Well- I was not sure about ... continue reading

To George Lillie Craik
Elderfield
July 10th 1884
Dear Mr Craik I shall have a child’s book called ‘The Two Sides of the Shield' ready to come out about next Easter as it will be finished in the Monthly Packet about that time. I feel as if I ought to express my great regret that there has been such a story as the Author of Beltraffio in the Eng Illustrated Magazine. Surely it will only tend to make sceptically inclined people averse from devout faith ... continue reading
To George Lillie Craik
Elderfield
July 12th [1884]
Dear Mr Craik Thank you for your letter. Clay has had the first eight chapters of ‘the Two Sides of the Shield', which have come out, but Mr Walter Smith means Clowes for the future to print the Packet, so that he will not have the rest before hand. I suppose it will be about the size of Ps and Qs, but I have not quite wound it up yet. I don’t know whether it will afford ... continue reading
To George Lillie Craik
Elderfield
June 14th [1886]

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