Box 2

"This I'm afraid is going to be a letter full of complaints! The first concerns the Post Office as your welcome letter dated Dec. 18th has only just arrived, and like you I am anxious to get on with the printing of our little book..."

[...] I have no objection to your alteration of clause 2 of the contract since more convenient to you; but you will remember that the payment of the whole sum at one date, as I drafted, was originally your proposal..."

"[...] I haven't yet seen a print off this second negatine[sic]- I should say enlargement- it should be ready this afternoon. Of course if I really don't like either of them, I shall go ahead without a portrait in the book..."

"At last I have got the Galley-pulls of Lawrence's Princess, and I would be very grateful if you would run through them particularly for literals as I expected you will have noticed that I only have rudimentary knowledge as to how words ought to be spent..."

"The type is admirable, very clear and good. The use of italies for the letters seems to me extremely well-chosen. The need for wider spaces between quotations and text is of course obvious..."

"Many thanks for returning the proofs of the Princess so quickly. They have come safely to hand. All your suggestions are of course being incorporated. I was glad you like the type and the use of italics which I was at first a bit doubtful about..."

"[...] Now about Mr. Wood's copy. The same thing occured over our previous venture- 'A Prelude' and Wadsworth wrote Mr. Wood, rather indirectly offering him a copy and he didn't seem in the least interested..."

"[...] I was of course interested in the young American's letter. They all seem to be writing 'thesis' that will never be published! Didn't Moore start off by telling you the same tale?..."

"This morning I sold another copy of 'The Princess' and that has cleared all expenses showing a profit of a few shillings! To celebrate this auspicious occasion, I am sending you five gratis copies!..."

"Many thanks for your letter of yesterday. Yes, Sidney Spencer might well be my customer's father or uncle! But a stranger coincidence is that in your letter you mention Mr. Frere who till yesterday I don't think I ever heard of..."