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British Library, Add MS 30928. Not previously published.
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You will rejoice with me that an arrangement is proposed about
Chattertons works very advantageous to Mrs Newton.
Our list of subscribers is 300. poor encouragement! Longman & Rees however will take the work &
give Mrs Newton 350 copies. the book will be charged at a
guinea instead of 16 shillings – now a fair price. these copies will, the
greatest number, not have to pass thro booksellers hands, so that her net
profits will be somewhat about 300 guineas, more rather than less. state this to
her, inform her also that I have consulted with Mr Freeling,
who entirely approves the arrangement, & Losh also, who is in town. that if she agrees with us, we shall
immediately close the bargain & the work will be put to press as soon as
Cottles press is ready to work – that is immediately. be so good as to send me
up all the bundle about Chatterton <now> in the bookcase in your room.
there will be no delay whatever.
Another circumstance also you will be glad to hear. Cottle the Methodist knew nothing of
the rascally charge which Biggs
made for the twelve large paper poems.
Old Lovell is as great a scoundrel
as I apprehended. he will do nothing for Robert, pleading inability, & hoping “that the child will not
want.” I think of endeavouring to place him at Christs Hospital.
Rickman is coming over to continue
with Abbott, & officially he must wear a bag &
sword.
Cottles Methodist.r Aikins – the
Barbaulds
As for Harrys
being in a bad state of health I know nothing of it, & believe it to be a
lie of Edwards. I had a letter
from him Saturday last & heard likewise lately from Wm Taylor. had
he been ill one or other would have mentioned it. Have you seen the review of
Thalaba in the Monthly Magazine Supplement?
Will you in your next send me the receipt of your Royal
Toothpowder that I may have some manufactured. x
remember me I beseech you to the Prescriber thereof
Our love to Mrs Danvers. I would give one of my ears (they are become my
common stake at present) for a peep at her crocuses. you I suppose have
commenced your campaign against the snails. I am afraid we shall have worse
campaigns by & by – have you turned the Corsican Scoundrel out of your
parlour yet?there is now but one he deserves to hang
somewhere else.
y.