Dear Mr Macmillan, The lamp is decidedly a bright thought. I will add a bit about Miss Nightingale to the introduction to bring it in appropriately.

Yours very truly C. M. Yonge

Dear Miss Yonge

There are three aspects of [illegible] Miss Bonham Carter, not [illegible] is the artist. I saw it in his studio and concluded it was his own. Of course we can only engrave one of the three. I think unquestionably the one looking to the right.

Please tell me how you like it

Yours ever truly A. Macmillan

Dear Mr Macmillan, I think of these three photographs the one in profile is prettiest, the full faced decidedly not good, but the third the most characteristic, and the position of the hand comes out the best.

The more I look at it the better I like it and see the superiority to the other two.

Here is a proof where I have added more than I hope to have to add to future ones. Shall I send ... continue reading

Dear Mr Macmillan Thank you for your kind full letter. I feel great confidence in Dr Vaughan, and should consider his as a very safe name to sanction the Library; and I think all the arrangements shew great consideration for my views. I think I could well work under them. I believe that the toleration that you ascribe to me is rather for persons than principles. I do very greatly admire many persons who I think ... continue reading

My dear Edith, The Gates of Paradise came this morning and a very pretty little book they make. I don’t think one would guess the drawing had been finished in bed! I wish I could come and see you, and thank you for them but Mamma has to take a drive every day and is not fit to get out of the carriage so that I can only take her within moderate distances, and we see ... continue reading