Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-29
GAD's HILL PLACE,
HIGHAM BY ROCHESTER, KENT.
Tuesday, April l6, 1867.

Messrs TIcknor d Fields
NY Dear Sirs | have read the newspaper
cutting you have sent me, in which it is
stated that | have interest in-have de-
rived. do derive, am to derive pccuniary
advantage from certain rcpublications of
my collected works in the United States not
issued by you.
Once for all, receive my personal authority
to contradict any such monstrous misrepre-
sensations. If they originate in any distort-
cd shadow of truth, they have been twisted
into being from the two prevalent facts
Firstly, That Messrs. Harper, of New York,
through their agents, Messrs. Sampson Low
& Company, of London, purchased advance
sheets of my three latest novels "A Tale of
Two Cities, Great Expectations, and Mutual
Friend). each appeared scrIally, for sim
ultaneous republication in America. Second
ly, That Messrs. Hurd & Iioughton not long
since bought of my publishers hundred i'm
pressions of the Illustrations to The Pickwick
Papers, and have never had any other trans
action whatever with them or with me.
In America the occupation of my life for
thirty years is, unless it bears your imprint.
utterly worthless and profitless to
Faithfully yours,
CHARLES DICKENS.
In other letters Mr.. Dickens expresses
great satisfaction with the Diamond Edition
of his works, being brought out by Messrs.
Ticknor & Fields, and acknowledges the hon
orable manner in which these publishers
have made him the sharcr, rctrospectively
and prospectively, in the profits of their re-
print Of his writings. He also writes
BY special arrangement made with me
and my English Publishers, partners with
me in the copyright of my works. Messrs.
Ticknor Fields of Boston have become the
only authorized representatives in America
of the whole series of my books
As We have no international copyright,
this authorization only amounts to a wish on
the part of the novelist that Ticknor & Fields
may have the exclusive privilege of publish
ing his works in this country. Other pub
fishers do not, however, consider themselves
under any obligation to respect this request
of the author, and IIurd & lIoughton of New
York, and Peterson of Philadelphia. arc is
suing new and cheap editions of Dickens.
These firms are also cautioning the public
against spelling their eyes over diamond type.
and to avoid that objection to the Diamond
Edition. Ticknor * Fields are about to issue
the - Charles Dickens Edition.. and the
:" Illustrated Library Edition. of the works
Of the great novelist. The former of these
Editions Will be printed in thirteen or four
teen volumes, in plain type, Ii mo, each
volume to contain eight of the original illus
trations. The price, bound in cloth, will be
$50 per volume. The Library Edition Will
fill twenty-six volumes, printed in large type,
each volume To contain from 20 10 - illus
trations printed on toned paper. These
illustrations are to bc printed from the orig
inal plates which We're designed by Cruik-
shanks, PHI, Seymour, Cattermolc and
others. The price of the Library Edition
will be $500 per volume. and it Will be is
sued at the rate Of volume Il month. ccm-
mencing in June.
In this rivalry the public will be served
with better and cheaper editions Of Dickens
than ever before.