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To George Lillie Craik
Elderfield, Otterbourne, Winchester.
April 2nd 1878

Dear Mr Craik

I am exceedingly puzzled. I am sure I wrote on to the end of the history of France, and that Mr Greene had it and wrote to me that it only came to 86 pp, and that I must make it longer. What can have become of the latter part? What did he go upon if he had it not in type to the end? Besides, I believe I had it in ... continue reading

To Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming
Elderfield
May 5th [1884]

Dear Miss Gordon Cumming

I had an intimation from the publisher that he is going to change printers, and so that I must finish up all there is in type before August. This is keeping you, as well as many other papers back, but I hope to be able to get them in then.

Something unexpected always happens when one hopes one has comfortable space Miss Sewell’s letters went on two numbers more than I ... continue reading

To George Lillie Craik
Elderfield
July 12th [1884]
Dear Mr Craik Thank you for your letter. Clay has had the first eight chapters of ‘the Two Sides of the Shield', which have come out, but Mr Walter Smith means Clowes for the future to print the Packet, so that he will not have the rest before hand. I suppose it will be about the size of Ps and Qs, but I have not quite wound it up yet. I don’t know whether it will afford ... continue reading
To Arthur Donald Innes
Elderfield
Decr 28th 1889

Dear Mr Innes

I specially desired Clowes to put two chapters of the Norse Literature in type, and send them at once, because Miss Oswald wanted time to send them to Iceland. You said there was no reason they should not. Now they have just sent in the proof of only one - so that they have evidently never heeded my letter.

I am sorry because Miss Oswald must think it my fault.

Yours truly C M ... continue reading