Dear Mr Innes, I give my consent to the increase of your commission from 10 per cent to 12½ per cent.

We must sacrifice Gretchen and Archaeological Moss to Sister Florence who is more worthy. We cannot give up Rowling Manor-

Miss Coleridge did correct that tessellated mask - and you see she has marked on this revise that one of her other corrections this time was not attended to! I believe the defect must be that Clowes ... continue reading

Dear Madam I am sorry to say ‘The Mice at Play’ is gone out of print and I do not know how to recover it.

There are some nice plays for children by Miss Jenner called Terra Cotta plays published by Innes, and another set by Mr A Heathcote called Ragged Robin published by Allen. The second among the latter is good for little children

yours truly C M Yonge

My dear CC Tory is banished, Juliette fell in love with him, so he is gone to Witham Chase, a very good home for him, and Vic is left lamenting – The mother mews all over the place but as she did before Tory went, I think it is from native accidie, not maternal grief- Aimée brought Miss Price to tea and sent Juliette, a little friend and a sort of semi governess to ... continue reading