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My dear Mr Macmillan It does not seem after my last letter that this is the moment to write to you about a fresh plan, but this is a matter that Miss Sewell and I talked over together last winter, and which has been waiting since for her to have time to give her mind to it. I send her letter to speak for itself. You know she has for many years taken girl pupils to ... continue reading
My dear Miss Yonge Any idea of a book that commended itself to you and Miss Sewell as adapted to girls reading must be a good idea. Also my sister-in-law to whom I have mentioned the idea & also shown your letter seems greatly pleased with it. To myself I am afraid that besides the obvious difficulty which Miss Sewell perceives of getting it in due company, there is another which has put itself before me ... continue reading
My dear Mr Macmillan, Thank you for your note. Miss Sewell is coming here to talk the matter over, and sketch our plans next Wednesday week and then I will write again
Yours sincerely C M Yonge
... continue readingDear Miss Yonge I am sure that when Miss Sewell and yourself meet you will divide the history as it will be best. I only venture to say that it has struck me more & more, as I thought of it that divisions of the History, such as seemed called for should be made as far as possible according to Spiritual or Vital Articulation not by a mere arbitrary division of reigns or countries. I have ... continue reading
Dear Mr Macmillan Somehow my direction book has been faithless and I have missed Mr Masson’s address, so I am sending the new chapters of Dove etc. direct to you. I am afraid the story may be thought to flag a little just here, but I could not help it, and there is plenty of incident to come after the next division.
I think Miss Sewell’s idea was to divide by periods. I think I should ... continue reading
My dear Miss Yonge The M S. has come all right. Sending as early as - I am thankful indeed you do, to address him here is the simplest way. His private address is 2 Newton Villas Finchley New Road. N.W.
I shall be very glad to hear about the result of your conference with Miss Sewell. My only feeling in the suggestion I made re - Montfort was that each volume - supposing it is found ... continue reading
My dear Mr Macmillan I think Miss Sewell and I pretty well came to this conclusion that the first of our periods should begin with William the Conqueror and end with the absolution of King John, so as to make its leading idea the great strife for supremacy between Church and State. I believe we have plenty of materials for a volume. She under takes the compilation of the materials, and I am to write the ... continue reading
My dear Miss Yonge Your scheme as decided by Miss Sewell and yourself seems to me very admirable. The one question is the compactness and vivid unity, which will be hard rather in an [illegible] such as you propose. But with artists like yourself [and] Miss Sewell there should be no difficulty[.] the thing ought to be very interesting indeed.
I have read all the Prince and the Page down to the present month. I think it ... continue reading
My dear Miss Sewell, I have meant to write to you for a long time past, but you know how one’s good intentions fail one when one is holiday making. However my holiday comes to an end tomorrow, and I hope to be heartily at work again next week. Meantime, I ought to have long ago confessed that it was all a delusion of mine about that Lanfranc article. John Coleridge had meant to write one, ... continue reading
My dear Miss Sewell, I ought to have answered you long ago that I am very glad that you are as Hampshire people say 'tackling' that beginning of mine
I suppose Carter’s history was the other authority for Hereward that I proposed, I have however a great mind for Thierry, as the place where I fell in love with him first. Perhaps I had better send you the book, or shall I translate it, I think I ... continue reading
Dear Mr Macmillan, Can you tell me how far back in time the reservation of the right of translation goes-? There is a pretty story of Paul Feval’s in the Feé des Grèves which my mother translated, and I want to have in the Monthly Packet. It was printed in 1853, and is out of print in France, and there is no notice of reservation of translation in the title page - however by way of ... continue reading
My dear Mr Macmillan, We - ie Miss Sewell and I - send off by train today the first section of our extracts for your inspection. They are intended to cover the reigns of Williams I & II, exclusive of the first Crusade - which is to class in with the other crusades in the next division. There is a list in the pencil of the Authors and subjects, we took long pieces because there is ... continue reading
My dear Mr Macmillan, These Germans to whom I engaged that they should have early sheets and translate the Chaplet of Pearls now want me to have it copied for them at once, a thing I am not inclined for, but if you can at all tell me when it is likely to begin, I should know how to answer them. I am not in haste on my own account only I want to know what ... continue reading
My dear Miss Sewell My senses have returned for thinking and writing indeed for anything but walking. It seems to me that we might settle a great deal in a June council, Mary Coleridge is to be here for a week at the beginning of the month otherwise we are quite clear. I will send you Freeman tomorrow. It seems to me that his first seven pages, with perhaps his 4th chapter abridged would be very ... continue reading
Dear Mr Macmillan I believe the childish form does not last, it is always cramping and a scratch of the pen will alter it where it prevails.
I was sorry afterwards I had not mentioned St John being recognised by his former pupil, the captain of the robbers, when he went out to be taken by him. It would be a fine subject for expression, and I wonder it has never been taken before. I believe I ... continue reading
My dear Miss Yonge Thanks for your latest letter. I will have the setting up of the Epistle seen to at once.
Indeed you are a valuable ally for us, in our scheme. The man after all is never very far from the Child, and however much we learn we cannot unlearn what is worth all the learning in the world, the common humanity the recognition and expression of which in words is what we call ... continue reading
Dear Miss Yonge, How do you like the enclosed pages & title page? Will you kindly consult Miss Sewell, the first title was her suggestion. I am [illegible] home at the [illegible]
Yours very truly A. Macmillan
... continue readingDear Miss Yonge, You shall see your proposed title which I think an improvement.Readings has been used already.
I conclude that you
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... continue readingDear Miss Yonge,
How do you like the enclosed title page? If it suits your idea I am well pleased with it.
Yours very faithfully A. Macmillan
... continue readingDear Miss Yonge, I have sent on to Miss Sewell Mr Pearson’s book. Could you tell me how much - how many pages - you want to use. I think I may have an opportunity of seeing him soon. He is not likely to refuse.
The story of the Hermits(?) is really wonderful. I cannot tell you how that of Anthony [illegible] me. What moral pictures there must have been there.
I am urging the printers to ... continue reading
Dear Mr Macmillan We are rather disturbed at the delay in printing the Historical Selections as Miss Sewell cannot do any corrections after the end of June, and as she has all the books and has looked out all the selections I could not supply her place.
I suppose the printers are postponing it to something more interesting, but if they cannot go on at once and finish at the end of June it would be convenient ... continue reading
My dear Mr Macmillan, Miss Sewell is in want of a volume of Milmans Latin Christianity which the London Library does not send. She will write to you which it is and perhaps you could kindly cause it to be sent to her. I cant think what Clay meant by our delaying the proofs for we had never done so.
I have never had any of Heartsease to put the headings to the pages.
Yours sincerely C M ... continue reading
My dear Miss Yonge, I send you the first copy of the Cameos which has been bound. It has been delayed about that title page, in which I wanted to produce a cameo effect, [illegible] that may be. The book I am sure is a charming book and we tried to give it an adequate dress.
I think Clay is making better progress with the Selections. Miss Sewell seems satisfied. I have never I think spoken of ... continue reading
My dear Mr Macmillan Thanks for the cheque and for the proposal about the Historical selections. I am sending it on to Miss Sewell to see whether she consents, it is what I myself should prefer, thinking joint accounts would be troublesome. The Cameo looks exceedingly well and gives an uncommon appearance. I should like a copy to be sent to the Dean of Chichester and one to Madame de Witt. To other friends I think ... continue reading
My dear Miss Sewell, I was so hurried that I could not go to Macmillan yesterday so I am writing.
I have done the notes - the Joyeuse Garde beats both Mary Coleridge and me, we both thought it a real castle on the Seine - and never heard of its being an Order.
Michaud’s Histoire de Croisades has almost exactly the same about Simeon & his persecutions as Milman, and I dont know where to find more ... continue reading
Dear Miss Yonge, I was from home when your note about Index & Miss Sewell’s suggestion of a chronological table came to hand. But I have not been neglecting the suggestion. We are having a set of proofs made & shall put them into the hands of a competent person and submit the proofs to you.
With regard to announcing volume 3 [Next few lines illegible] the printers want something to do [illegible] and long and ... continue reading
My dear Mr Macmillan, I am afraid I have been guilty of a misunderstanding, and of leading Miss Sewell into one, but I thought we were to have £200 for the copyright of the Historical Selections, and I must say I think it is hardly compensation for all the trouble it has given. Miss Sewell has connection enough to secure it a good sale as a school book and we should be quite willing to take ... continue reading
Dear Mr Macmillan The enclosed rather puzzles me, for I thought it was settled that sheets of the Chaplet of Pearls were to be forwarded to Mr Franke as they were ready for the Magazine?
Will you kindly see if this has been done?
Please send me back Wooed and Won. I must try what I can do with it.
Are you reprinting Kingsley’s Heroes. We tried for both them and Miss Keary’s heroes of Asgard for my ... continue reading
My dear Miss Sewell I think you will like to see what the Literary Churchman says of our performance but please return it
yours sincerely C M Yonge
Do you know anyone who would like one of these photos I am selling them towards the school at Eastleigh
... continue readingMy dear Mr Macmillan A proof of the history of St Louis, I suppose M. Guizot’s has come here, but I do not know the why or wherefore. Is it a mistake?
Mrs Valentine (Mr Warne’s reader) says they do not know anything of having had 'Wooed and Won' sent in. Perhaps you would kindly ask whoever was your messenger to whom he gave it
Yours sincerely C M Yonge
Would you kindly have both the Cameos and Historical Selections ... continue reading