The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-13

cstaiogus thst n almost an epieoms Of
letters say the Cvshe's contributor.
A good half Of Mr.. Hophtns's article n
given largely to extracts from the etfers
written by British INC American authors 70
Baron T~auchnitz. letters expressive Of their
thanks and their appreciation OF b Bsrons
action In making uncompelied payments
for the works Of their pens. says Mr.
Hopkins:
Il believe The LAmplighter' Of Miss Gum
min CONTINUES TO fascinate young readers
and certainly no one can BE- sorry for that.
The author. learning In 1854 that she is TO
bs included In this Tauchnitx edition. feels
herself much fattered by tbs admission TO q
place In your liz, Of Britain authors and
would express also a mot grateful sense
Of the iberality which you propose to ex-
erciss In my behalf. q hberality to which 4
am well aware | W. no claim blu through
your generosity Ten years afterwafd
IL IL one Of th. pleasures on tho
publication Of my works that they sue
ccssively bring me into correspondence
with one to whom l am indebted Tor snch
uniform courtesy .
Another American lady who delighted
q generation 81 the young was Miss Louisa
NJ, ALo,t. Her 'Iittlc Women made Its
a~ppcarancs In the straw-colored Iauch-
Mtg In 1879. la 1878 b writes IAttie
Mem n continuation Of Little Women,
would 90 we'll. | think, az the young people
seem never 90 ts tired Of the March family
The cheap aud stolen editions annoy me
much. hut | am powerlcss TO prevent tbem.
81 mus, submit. and IL " peculiarly agreeable
Ia me. a. TO other authors, doubtless. q
treated with the justice and consideration
you show u
In isls. when Bulwer was about To
bring out Harold he wrote to IauchI,
nitz .
L suppo-r I am TO take n for granted
tina, YOU would like to have II on the same
terms a. the last. Iucretia.' and VIII on
hearing from YOU 60 thai effect send the
proots as before. s.' You say that
The sum Won offer to me IL tho same that
Dickens has accepted. cannot
conclude without thanking you for all the
kindness and attention which made my
visit TO leipzig 81 Pheasant
Even Carlvle mellowed under the modest
flow Of tho Tauchnitz gold lie wrote
Ia the Baron in 1886. You have always
l.sn extremely polite about presentation
copi.- 81 that book on King friedrich
which you arr now printing the oonclu-
sion Of And again. NO TRANSACTION
could H. hand-omer on your part and. you
NAV telieve me. | am very sensible OF II.
. The money account concerns me
pleas attend TO that ~ already said
Dickens. writing concerning bombay
and SON In isld. when nine Of his works
had already h--n published by Tauch-
ni,z. said L am quite AZ a lo-s how to
answer your question, a. | really do not
know what It would be fair and reason
able 20 raquirr from you. But ! have
every reason 10 rrlv upon vour honorable
intentions. and II you will do me the favor
to state YOUR own proposal, nave httlc
doubt that | shall he willing to assent TO ".
Fourts-.n vearS later he wrote, i cannot
consent 20 name the sum YOU shall Tay Tor
Great FxrSctations' ] have too great a
regard for YOU and too high a sense Of your
honorahl. dealing To wish Ia depart from
tho custom we have always observed
Whatever price you put upon IL will satisfy
me. You have always proposed tho terms
Yourself on former occasions, and ! entreat
YOU 10 do so now
Boaconsleld was happy TO deal With
Tauchnitz, and Gladstone was gratihed NJ
being placed In the Continental market by
the Leipzig publisher.
Hawthorne, Irving and Longfellow arc
repr-en,ed in the pu bli.her'- corre~pond-
enc.. Iongfcllow In ono OF a dossn letters
"a ring
Il hope that tho Tales Of a Wayside
Inn NAV L.. NJ successful In Germany
as Won anticipate. and ] am sure hal IN
your Collection 1t appears under most
favorable auspices. You will. ! think.
ba clad TO know that the Way-ide Inn
has had a great sale In this country. the first
edition Of 1900 copies having been c1-
haus,ed. and a second 81 5000 published
I tell YOU this to encourage. You. With
many thanks for your letter and handsome
remittance for copyright.
Anthony Trollopc. Thackeray. Charles
Reade. Tennyson. Stevenson and Du Maui
rier are among the Others from whose letters
extracts have been made In the Critic ar
ticla. the list Of those chosen for this use he
ing made up only 81 names whose owners
are dead. said Stevenson In 1884 i am
pleased indeed TO appear In your splendid
collection, and thus to rise a grade In the
hierarchy OF my art.