Letter from George Smith to Thomas Hardy, 19 September 1878

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15, Waterloo Place. S.W.

September 19. ^th^ 1878

My dear Sir

I am sorry that I have not sooner been able to write to you about your novel "The Return of the Native".

I shall be happy to publish an edition of one thousand copies, and to pay you two hundred pounds (£200) on pub­lication, provided you can arrange for the appearance of the work in a separate form at least one month before it's com­pletion in the Magazine. In the event of there being a demand for further editions I would pay you £75 (seventy five pounds) for every 250 copies printed by us.

Believe me My dear Sir

Yours very faithfully

George Smith
Thomas Hardy Esq. [Page 2]

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Summary

Letter from George Smith on terms of publishing for The Return of the Native, 19 September 1878

Metadata

From

Person

George Smith

Place

15 Waterloo Place, S.W. London

Date

19 September 1878

To

Person

Thomas Hardy

Physical Description

Letter written on cream paper with mourning border. Pencil library marks on page 2: H.5244.

Source

Dorset County Museum, H.5244