Letter from Tillotson & Son to Thomas Hardy, 16 March 1887
[Page 1] [(Diary? H.B.)]"EVENING NEWS" OFFICE,
Bolton,
LANCASHIRE.
From
TILLOTSON & SON'S FICTION BUREAU.
ESTABLISHED 1871.
For Supplying the Works of Popular Novelists to the Newspaper Press.
DICTATED LETTER Address your Reply to Bolton, and to the Firm, and not to any Individual by Name. Telephone Number 37. Telegraphic Address, 'NEWS' or 'TILLOTSON,' BOLTON.
London Office: 62, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.
Thomas Hardy Esq,
Max Gate,
Dorchester.
March 16th 1887
Dear Mr Hardy,
It is in contradiction to the spirit of our arrangements to bind you to a date, but we venture to express the strong hope we have that the manuscript of your short story will reach us in July.
Perhaps now that you have finished "The Woodlanders" you may feel free to undertake another novel of similar length and at liberty to arrange with us in regard to its publication.
We shall have pleasure in paying you One Thousand Guineas for the exclusive serial rights (to include, however, the usual American Sources) of a story averaging the length of your usual three volume novel.
Yours faithfully,
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Summary
Letter from Tillotson & Son to Thomas Hardy suggesting Hardy writes another novel as long as The Woodlanders and offering a thousand guineas for serial rights, 16 March 1887
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From
Person
Place
Date
16 March 1887
To
Person
Thomas HardyPlace
Physical Description
Letter typed on cream paper. Pencil library marks on page 2: H.5559. Letterhead features printed circle with the words 'COPY ENCLOSURE' printed inside.
Source
Dorset County Museum, H.5559
