Dear Mr Macmillan The lack of a tiger is serious. I mourned it as I read, and yet I thought it shewed some strength of mind to have avoided any ordinary ingredients of excitement. And when we were reading many books aloud, I certainly found this answer better than many with a more direct selling element did, and the freshness of descriptions to me compensated for want of incident. Will you kindly direct it to [[person:1437]Mrs ... continue reading

My dear Mrs Mercier I never did get any thing from translators of my writings, though once or twice I have had offers - they never came to anything

One has the power to refuse for a year after publication - not after - but I imagine there is not much to be gained by so doing - and that the translators are generally too poor to make any payments, but the best way might be in ... continue reading

My dear Mrs Mercier Here is that charming little story at last.

One thing might I ask? Could not poor Maria’s one note of admiration be changed from Lor! I have rather the feeling that it is an abridgement of a more sacred word.

Did you mean Marian to blunder about feeding cows and milking chickens - ? Also did you send me a capital paper about fashion?

Yours sincerely C M Yonge

Dear Mrs Mercier, I enclose a cheque for the remainder of Campanella and send at the same time a proof of Mr Peabody, hoping you will not sacrifice the modest request which seems to me too good to be lost.

Thank you for Miss Tucker’s address I hope she has heard from Mr Warne by this time

Yours sincerely C M Yonge

Lady Betty is an admirable story

My dear Mrs Mercier

Here is that charming little story at last.

One thing might I ask? Could not poor Maria’s one note of admiration be changed from Lor! I have rather the feeling that it is an abridgement of a more sacred word.

Did you mean Marian to blunder about feeding cows and milking chickens - ? Also did you send me a capital paper about fashion?

Yours sincerely C M Yonge