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Chelsea. - Cannot come tomorrow but his wife and Miss Jewsbury will: 'that will be far better both for your Jewess [Fanny Lewald] and you, won't it?'

Condemning the publication by J. A. Froude of Thomas Carlyle's manuscript notebook on Jane Carlyle.

38 Cambridge Street, Hyde Park. - Would like to call in a promised favour by seeking an introduction to Mr Dickens; her own personal esteem and that of her country for Dickens. Would like to see Milnes before her departure; deeply grateful for introductions to Mrs Carlyle. and Miss Jewsbury.

Replying to Mary Carlyle's letter of the previous day.

Concerning publication of Thomas Carlyle's memoir of Jane Carlyle.

Written from 5 Cheyne Row. Possibly addressed to Cordelia Marshall, later Mrs Whewell.

45 and 46, and perhaps 41, to Annabella Monckton Milnes.

Chelsea. - Spedding mentioned FitzGerald's 'pious attempt to get down to Chelsea, and how it foundered', and hopes his next visit might have better luck. Servant trouble; Jane Carlyle has had a bad cold; they think of taking a short visit to Hampshire soon. Never thought of writing about Bunyan at all. '“Rhadamanthus” would be a much likelier subject;—in fact if there were any “documents” procurable about R., or any ground to go upon, he were precisely the fellow for me! The world’s main want, as I read it, is a Rhadamanthus, at this very time.' Has been doing a great deal of reading.

'Ireland is a perpetual misery to me; lies like a kind of nightmare on my thoughts, little as I personally have to do with it...'; discusses the famine and what should be done about it.