"[...] I have also been looking through your proofs and one or two points have caught my eye. I quote the page numbers in the original numbering..."

"One other point. Your statement on p.130 (original numbering) about indulgences will, in its present wording, raise a storm from Catholic quarters, and perhaps from some others..."

"[...] I see that some difficulties over abbreviations have arisen in the index. If we spell these out in full in every case, or even in most cases, it will mean a great deal of reshuffling..."

"Many thanks for your letter. If I possibly could, I would certainly get Modern Peoples out before the middle of June, for I can quite see that you do not want it to clash with your novel..."

"I am glad to say that a reprint of your Book of Ancient Peoples will shortly be called for, and I write to ask you whether there are any corrections that you would like made..."

"A well known firm of Norwegian publishers, Fabritius and Sonners Forlag, have applied for the Norwegian rights of a Book of Ancient Peoples and A Book of Modern Peoples..."

"Mr. Collins has sent on to me your two specimen chapters, which I have read and liked very much..."

"It was good of you to send me your Ancient Peoples and I am sorry you didn't work [?], but perhaps you will, one day when we meet again..."

"[...] I have looked at the reports on your autobiography and I am afraid they are not sufficiently enthusiastic to warrant our making an offer for the book..."

"Many thanks for your letter of 3rd January. Of course you may have our permission to quote from Lawrence's White Peacock, and I wish you every success with the book."