My dear Mrs Butler At last I can send you the small amount for your Snow Queen She was a long time waiting before I could get her in, but she looks very pretty in the number.

I had the pleasure of seeing Grace Guinness last month, and hearing of my dear Lizzie, who is really a wonder, I wish Emma was as well!

yours sincerely C M Yonge

Your husband will be sorry to hear that the beautiful Common ... continue reading

My dear Arthur Humbert was the name of the Dolphin. I did not know I had put it ambiguously. There was a Dauphin in Auvergne and in Montpensier, till the last turned into a Duke. They did bear dolphins, but I don’t think anyone knows whether the arms came from the dolphin or the dolphin from the title. I will either put in the name Humbert or join Count-dauphin with a hyphen ... continue reading

Dear Mr.Maddison How shall I thank you enough for writing to me much that I might never have known, though Miss Barnett promises to send me some of the letters she has had. Poor thing, the tower of strength is gone, and she has lived in and for those two so long that I cannot think that her frail body will stand such a shock. I am glad you told me that she does ... continue reading