Dear Madam I am much perplexed about the article ‘Want of Confidence’ - I had two so called sent to me, purporting to be condensations of a lecture given at Winchester, one certainly written by Mrs Field. When it appeare[d] a gentleman wrote and claimed it as his own abstract but Mrs Field was able to prove it was hers, and as yours had the same title I am afraid the copy in type must have ... continue reading

Dear Madam Q Q belonged to some relations of mine, and was much liked, and I think borrowed by my Mother. I well remember the story of the child who dealt in imperfections and was taught to persevere by having a perfect article given her whenever she completed anything. I do not think it disquieted me but was rather a stimulus but then I was not a modern child. I believe I rather confuse Q ... continue reading