Norris, Charles A. and Doris Langley Moore, 1932-01-30 - 1932-02-17

Due to the filing system Doris Langley Moore kept, these letters are glued together in a manner that is impossible to separate without permanent damage.

Combination of original letters (from Norris) and transcribed copies of originals (from Moore).

"Dear Mr. Norris, I enclose my cheque for 15sh, with many thanks for the useful work you have done. I should like you to pursue one of the questions a little further as the information conflicts with what has been given me from another source..."

"Dear Mrs. Moore, I have much pleasure in enclosing nearly all the information you require. 1. A Rondeau to Austin Dobson appears on page 153 of "Lays and Legends" second series, published 1892. The first edition of the first series of "Lays and Legends" published 1886 contains precisely the same poems as the third edition, published in 1892..."

"Dear Mrs. Norris, Will you again undertake some museum searches for me? this time they will be a little more complex. 1. On Feb. 25, 1890, Austin Dobson wrote to E. Nesbit to thank her for a book which evidently contains a complimentary rondeau addressed to himself. The only book I can think of which she had just brought out at this time is the third edition of Lays and Legends..."

"Dear Madam, I have much pleasure in enclosing the information as requested by you. A poem entitled "The Corn-Keeper" by Laurence Housman appears in the issue of "Stalanta" for October 1892 on pages 57 and 58..."

"Dear Madam, I have searched the "Palace Journal" as instructed by you. THe volumes were smaller than I had anticipated so I searched two extra volumes, the period searched was 1887 to 1890. One contribution by E. Nesbit appeared on September 19th 1888, a poem entitled "The Little Cobbler."..."