tions, ten in England, and formed but part of an intended series for ure a plan, ances pelled me to send to ted States, o time in portions or numbers. It my iion to publis muts could be iing only to Ameri readers, and, in truterred by ty ioed by tish press.
By time tents of t volume o ?nd tlantid to be ied, erary Gazette. It a London bookseller inteo publisive form. I determi t t at least of my superintendend revision. I accly took ted numbers ates, to Mr. Jo publistentions, aion, inf s terials enoug any unication from Mr. Murray, I addressed a o rued o a tacit reje of my t be returo me. the following was his reply:
MY DEAR SIR: I e you to believe t I feel truly obliged by your kind iions to I eain t unfeigned respect for your most tasteful talents. My ely ?lled time, and I o transact business in; aerday I was whe pleasure of seeing you.
If it suit me to engage in tion of your present is only because I do not see t scope in ture of it isfactory ats bet ion in engaging--but I o promote tion, and s ready to attend to any future plan of yours.
ith much regard, I remain, dear sir,
Your fait,
JOhN MURRAY.
tening, and migerred me from any furtion of tter, ion of republication i Britaied entirely I appreion. I no of Mr. Arcable as publisreated by ality during a visit to Edinburg ?rst I determio submit my o Sir-alter (tt, being enced to do so by tion I Abbotsford a feo otings. I accly sent ed numbers of tc time e to ing t since I aking of ality, a reverse aken pla my affairs to me; I begged o look over terary articles I o tion, to ascertain o be the publisher.
taining my by coaco Scotts address in Edinburgter by mail to ry. By t post I received a reply, before he had seen my work.
"I Kelso," said ;o toable, and do all in my poo for;
t, a reverse of fortune ruck tt, and, practical and ef?t good-o inform me, to be set up in Edinburged by t respectable talents, and amply furnision. tment of tor, for of furtages. tuation, being apparently at o me. timated, o of a political bearing, and to o adopt mig suit me. "Yet I risk tion," added ;because I knoant task, and per o Edinburg suit, you need only keep tter secret and t. If on trary you t could be made to suit you, let me kreet, Edinburg;
In a postscript, ten from Edinburg;I am just e c is positively beautiful, and increases my desire to crimp you, if it be possible. Some dif?culties tter, especially at tset; but e t;
t draug some modi?cations in t:
"I ot express i?ed by your letter. I o feel as if I aken an unable liberty; but, some you t o and ?dence. Your literary proposal botters me, as it evinces a muts t;
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