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My dear Miss Smith, I am ashamed and concerned at not having answered you sooner. If I had known of any thing more likely to suit your purpose than Mr Ridley’s book, I should have done so, but on Saturday I waited to see whether Sunday would inspire me with any conjecture, and I am afraid I must confess that then I forgot it My experience of school work is altogether country and of girls, and ... continue reading
Dear Madam The best modern prints in point of art are Hoffman’s series, uncoloured, only the Gospels. I have seen a beautiful edition given by the Duchess of Albany to Bishop Harold Browne’s grandchildren. I think they could be had from Williams and Norgate. The only fault is a certain weakness in the Divine face. There is a fairly good series of ‘Sunday Picture books’ - each little book /6 -drawn by André edited by Rev ... continue reading
Dear Mr Macmillan I believe I wrote before and asked whether you thought it worth while to revive two or three books of mine that have gone out of print. I have been asked about them again, which leads me to write. ‘The Two Guardians’ and ‘Henrietta’s Wish’ were published by Masters and went through three editions at least, then I heard no more of them and his business has been given up. The copyright ... continue reading
My dear Miss Barlow It is a very difficult question to answer. As far as my knowledge of publishers goes, the fate of a MS chiefly depends on what they have occasion for at the time, and there is nothing for it but to try them all round, beginning perhaps with Masters. I really do not know what else is to be done
yours sincerely C M Yonge
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