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To John William Parker, Jr.
Otterbourne,Winchester.
July 5th 1860

My dear Sir,

I am obliged for your letter received this morning, and will decide on bringing out Hopes and Fears as soon as possible. I will send the chapters from the Constitutional Press to be reprinted as soon as I have looked over them. I think that the first edition should certainly be in two volumes uniform with the others, but after the experience of Dynevor Terrace, I am not inclined to make the number ... continue reading

To John William Parker, Jr.
Otterbourne,Winchester.
July 31st 1860

My dear Sir,

Let the 5000 copies be put in hand, as you think it more advisable- Perhaps it was a mistake of mine to take fright, but after the first lessening of popularity, there is always a fear that the next attempt may fall still shorter - and one of my earlier books would not have left the 290 in hand.

I suppose the printing will hardly be finished long before October, if it were I ... continue reading

To John William Parker, Jr.
Otterbourne
July 14th [1854]
Dear Sir, I hope you will receive "Heartsease” tomorrow, as I shall send it by the South Western early in the day. I shall be glad for it to appear in the same style as the first edition of the Heir of Redclyffe but I do not think the volumes will be quite so large. You do not say what number you propose to print, I suppose not fewer than 1500 or 2000. I shall be ... continue reading
To John William Parker, Jr.
Otterbourne
July 19th [1854]
Dear Sir I am much obliged by your sending me the account of ‘The Little Duke’ and the accompanying £100. I should be glad if, in sufficient time beforehand, you would be kind enough to tell me your opinion with regard to a second edition, and whether it would be advisable to renew it in the present form, or to have one much smaller and cheaper. I have also to thank you for ‘The Plurality of Worlds’, ... continue reading