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Alexander Macmillan to Charlotte Mary Yonge
Oct 4 1864

My dear Miss Yonge I will confess to being about as much in doubt of what can be, or ought to be done with the Americans as it is possible for a man to be. I have got for Mr Kingsley £50 to £75, but since the war we have not got a penny for anything.

If the Living Age will give you anything for advanced sheets I certainly would be inclined to take it. Appletons ... continue reading

Mary Anne Frances Martin to Alexander Macmillan
16, Mornington Road Regents Park
March 28th 1867

Dear Mr Macmillan I return the two letters, somewhat appalled at Miss Yonge’s statement that the 'Library' is to edit itself & no one is to be responsible. Of course this is not in accordance with your wish but do you not think it is a mistake which is certain to arise unless I - as Editor - take all the correspondence from the first. I see the force of your objection that I am a ... continue reading

To Mary Elizabeth Christie
Elderfield, Otterbourne, Winchester
December 8, 1896.

Dear M. E. C. I feel strongly impelled to write to you both to thank you for your letter and for St. Christopher's legend. A German lady once sent me a set of photographs of frescoes of his history, where he was going through all sorts of temptations, including one by evil women.

I think I must tell you that the Daisy Chain was written just when I was fresh from the influence and guiding of ... continue reading

To the Reverend Henry Octavius Coxe
Otterbourne, Winchester.
Novr 26th 1862

My dear Mr Coxe,

Many, many thanks for those saints, who were just what I wanted. Only would you further add to the kindness by telling me, what 'Surius' means. I must quote the authority for that out of the way kind of thing, and I don’t sufficiently understand what this means to put it down.

Were the Maura and Timothy of the Thebaid crucified? I want to know because Kingsley has a poem called Sta ... continue reading

To George Lillie Craik
Elderfield
May 22d 1889

Dear Mr Craik

Thanks for the last set of my books, and for the Kingsley’s whereof we have been going through a course.

If I might have the payment for the first edition of Beechcroft at Rockstone I should be glad.

I suppose the last volume of Cameos is waiting for its index, but I hope it will be out before the season is over.

The Reputed Changeling is a much better thing I hope than the Rockstone ... continue reading

Alexander Macmillan to Charlotte Mary Yonge
July 6 1866
Dear Miss Yonge Mr Craik’s title was Heroes of History, which was less objectionable than A Book of Heroes as regards the chance of confusion with Mr Kingsley's. Still there is some objection to it. It had not struck either of us before, but we both feel it now when you point it out. How would “A Book of Worthies” do? There is the old “Scotch Worthies” and “Worthies of France” and Fuller’s “worthies”. The first objection ... continue reading