Breakell, Ada

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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..."

Scope and Contents "Dear Mrs Moore, I am sorry I have been so long in sending a reply to yours of the 19th and fear it can only be a disappointing one. Although I knew the Nesbits such a long time I did not meet Edith until she was seventeen and after the death of her father and elder sister, and I was never told much about their family affairs. We lived so far apart, my home being in Manchester and theirs chiefly in London, although we visited occasionally there were long periods between our meetings...

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"Dear Mrs Moore, In reply to your letter of the 19th - it was Mrs. Nesbit who was twice married. Her first husband was a Mr. Green and [Sarelta?] was the only child of that marriage, so far as I know..."

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"Many thanks - I have received the letters..."

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"Dear Mrs Moore, I received your letter last week before leaving London. In reply to it, I was aware that some of the letters of "E. Nesbit" were incomplete, but I am sorry to say that they are the only letters of hers I possess and I do not think the letters would be of any use to you..."

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"Dear Madam, In reply to your letter of May 5th I shall be pleased if you can call here on Tuesday afternoon next..."

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Transcribed copy of the original letter.

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Transcribed copy of the original letter.