Dear Miss Giberne Uncle Peter's Fairy Tale was written by Dr William Sewell, but the preface was not of my writing. I am afraid it has been long out of print, and I have no copy, but it would be well worth reprinting.

Probably Longman was the publisher. The only way of getting it would be to ask a second hand book seller to look out for it

yours truly C M Yonge

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Dear Mr Innes

Next year’s programme is my own Two Penniless Princesses - historical longish chapters. Miss Agnes Giberne has promised a story - and the Storm in a Teacup has to go on another half year I tried doubling the chapters, but there was not room. I think it is a mistake to sacrifice the story to the volume, as often in those I read, I see the development has been injured to get ... continue reading