Gentlemen, I am greatly obliged for the copies of Mrs & Miss Gatty’s Books. I find that my not having sooner received the former ones was owing to my directions for the forwarding of parcels to me me [sic] not having been attended to. I am sorry that I have thus been the innocent cause of so much inconvenience and of having thus received more than my due of copies.

yours faithfully C M Yonge

My dear Miss Smith

I am sorry my counsels only led to disappointment but I daresay it is wise in poor old Mr Parker to undertake as little as possible. I should think you were in good hands with Bell & Daldy. I know Mrs Gatty thinks them very liberal. In one case I knew where a lady wanted to publish a story rather longer than yours, they offered to take it if she would guarantee ... continue reading

My dear Miss Smith

Many thanks for the first sight of my dear friends the Franklyns how attractive Bell’s pretty paper makes them. I will take care they go safely tomorrow on their long voyage, but I am afraid it is quite too late for a notice of them in the forthcoming Packet I take shame to myself for not have remembered that Mutterchen was neuter in the time of the M S and now ... continue reading

Gentlemen Are you disposed to undertake the publication of four historical tales by Madame Guizot de Witt, translated from MSS which have never yet appeared in France or England?

The subjects are the Countess of Montfort’s defence of Brittany, the childhood of Blaise Pascal and his sister, and some scenes from Madame de Sevigné’s life, and to these I could add Francis Xavier in Japan, translated by myself, but which has appeared in the Monthly Packet ... continue reading

Sir

I enclose £1.1 for the use of the poem on the Fireside. I believe Mr Ward thought he had enclosed your note, and forgot to do so, and therefore I could not but be mortified at the refusal

yours truly C M Yonge

My dear Miss Smith, I meant to have written to you on Saturday, but was hindered. On the whole I think I should say that your case was more disappointing and vexatious than anything else, and that Mr Mozley though his conduct is decidedly provoking did not exactly deserve such strong censure.

You see his view of the case is that if a book do not answer it is no particular pleasure to anyone, ... continue reading