My dear Mrs Warburton

A great many thanks for your kind present. It is my favourite period of history and I am sure Mr Warburton will have treated it in a more kindred spirit than I think has been shewn in all the books of this series, some of which have disappointed me especially the Wars of the Roses, but I am sure I shall enjoy reading this.

Yours very sincerely C M Yonge

My dear Mrs Warburton

The Botleigh butter is engaged to Southsea, but at Cranbury whence I have it, they make a great deal on Mondays and Thursdays, and send it to Hailes. If you like, and will let me know how much a week you want, I will see whether the bailiffs wife can send it direct to you; but it is always liable to fail if there is a large party in the house.

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My dear Christabel

There is a nice little life of the Black Prince by Louise Creighton in Rivington’s series of Biographies. Also G P R James wrote a nice long romantic life of him which might be in old libraries, and Canon Warburton has a life of Edward III in Longman’s Epochs of history. I can’t understand about the grown man schools, but Mr Green is pretty sure to be right. I cannot ... continue reading