Moore, Doris Langley, 1902-1989

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"Dear Madam, I have your letter of 13th April for which I thank you, and note that you propose to write a biography of "E. Nesbit". Unfortunately, I am at the moment under doctor's orders to take a complete rest from every kind of business for at least a fortnight owing to a mild attack of sub-acute bronchitis..."

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"Thank you for your note. I will come along about 10.30 on Saturday next."

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"I am reading "E. Nesbit" with great enjoyment and interest. You have held the balance evenly and without bias, effaced yourself, and at the same time held the reader's attention..."

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"Dear Mrs Moore, Thank you very much for your letter and for letting me see the enclosed. I thinks this reads very well indeed, and I am glad that you have been able to make such full use of the little sketch I gave you of E Nesbit as I knew her..."

Scope and Contents "Dear Mrs Moore, Thank you for your letter of yesterday's date. I am gratified you have asked me to give my recollections of 'E. Nesbit,' and give them below. If my name is mentioned in your book, will you please mention it as PETER BLUNDELL without inverted commas (as I've never let the public know this is a pen-name) and also mention that I am an engineering by profession, as to let the public think that I was a munition worker during the War instead of doing my bit in the trenches would...

Scope and Contents "Dear Mrs. Langley Moore, I am so glad to know that you are writing a life of "E Nesbit". I did not know her very well, but on the few occasions on which I met her I found her most charming. I remember calling at Moat House one day when she was playing with her children. They were building a wonderful house with such immense attention to detail - no scamp work was allowed - and she identified herself so completely with the children that I also was drawn into feeling that to build that house...

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Written by Bondfield's personal secretary, Alice M. Holmes, to let Moore know that Bondfield had just left town for a vacation.

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"Dear Mrs Moore, Since the coincidence of our meeting at Raphael House I have talked over with my sister the days at Lee when we knew E. Nesbit and family. Here are a few reminiscences which you make like..."

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"Dear Mrs Moore, I received the "Biography of E. Nesbit" this morning and thank you very much indeed for being so kind as to send me a copy..."

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"Dear Mrs Moore, I have received the parcel of books and photographs you returned to me a few days ago. Thank you. I am looking forward to seeing the Book about "E. Nesbit" - you must have taken a great deal of trouble over it, and I thank you very much for the promise of a copy..."