"Dear Mrs. Moore, If I had not been away in the country I would surely have answered your letter. Indeed I do now know any useful word for you about Mrs. Bland's first reason for writing children's tales. Why do I write for grown-ups? Because that has been my fashion of getting my honest living..."

"Dear Madam, As you will see by my handwriting, I have not yet recovered from my illness of more than two year sago. It is hard for me to write much and I am careful not to strain my memory..."

Consists of a mixture of materials that belonged to Edith Nesbit, her biographers (Doris Langley Moore and Julia Briggs), her daughter-in-law Gertrude Bland, and others. Includes correspondence, work product, original manuscripts, artifacts, photographs, clipping albums, oversized artwork, and a wooden writing case.

Transcribed copy of the original letter.

Transcribed copy of the original letter.

Transcribed copy of the original letter.