My dear Dr Freeman,

How very kind in you, and as you say what a pity I did not know of it in time The history of the thing is this one of the sons of my very old friend, Sir William Heathcote is in Allens firm - He asked me to write one of their eminent women series and as I know Roberts’s history as one knows the Sunday books of one’s youth, I took ... continue reading

My dear Mr Freeman,

Your letter followed me, on an expedition to Salisbury, where I have been seeing ‘the moot’. They had a moot there with the speakers at the summer house, and the people on the terraces, before one of the Elections, and the voices were perfectly heard. The art of hearing has been lost or rather that of making places to be heard in.

I have changed all the peas into pease. I ... continue reading

My dear Mr Freeman,

Thank you for the Report, which entertained us much. I have come to the conclusion that Reporters think anecdotes meant to give them repose I am sure I have seen them resting while a story was being told, and I have looked for it afterwards in vain, but I thought it was a peculiarity of our Winchester reporters!

It was a pity all Hannah’s parishes would not join! I see Tom Poole was ... continue reading