Dear Mr Craik

I must go on with the Queen’s life now, for there is a letter from Sir Henry Ponsonby this morning, recommending me to dedicate it to the Queen’s daughters, which is a sort of acceptance. So I will gladly accept your kind offer of taking it and giving me half profits.

I never had much hope of the work and only was driven into it. I finished it yesterday, and send it off today ... continue reading