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Mentions Miss Margaret Armstrong's book on Fanny Kemble. Reports that she has traced the original Lawrence drawing of Fanny Kemble and asks if it possible to reproduce the tinting for the illustration in her book. Hopes to have a final draft of her biography by May.

Details her movements over the previous six years. Plans to have the Fanny Kemble material sent back from America. Mentions the death of Francis Yeats-Brown. Enquires after Miriam Dent.

Anticipates the manuscript of Lyn's book on Fanny Kemble. Suggests that he consult colleagues about the prospects of a volume of selections from Fanny Kemble's memoirs.

Receives the news that Lyn's book on Fanny Kemble will be finished by May. Regrets that a tinted reproduction of Lawrence's drawing of Fanny Kemble will be prohibitively expensive. Suggests that the photographic reproduction should be done by R. B. Fleming and Co.

Regrets that Lyn is not interested in the idea of a book about the Prince Imperial. Asks whether he should approach Rev. F. A. Simpson who wrote a book on Napoleon III, or ask Professor Jack to recommend an author. Encourages Lyn's idea of a life of Fanny Kemble.

Draws Lyn's attention to two more Fanny Kemble letters for sale. Mentions a portrait of Fanny Kemble in the possession of his cousins, the Thorp family.

Sends the brief notes of Fanny Kemble to his grandmother through Inter-Library Loans to the Library at Princeton, Mass. Gives her permission to search through the letters of his grandfather, Mr Longfellow, for letters from Fanny Kemble.

Refers to a note from Mr Hamlin about Lyn's interest in the Fanny Kemble letters held in the Library. Informs her that if she wants to publish them or quote from them extensively permission must be obtained from the legal heirs.

Concerning correspondence between his grandmother and grandfather, and Fanny Kemble.

Writes concerning the correspondence between Mr Longfellow and Fany Kemble. Reports that he has not had the Fanny Kemble letters to his grandmother back from Princeton University Library. Asks Lyn to clarify a line in Mr Lawrance Thompson's book about Mr Longfellow that says Fanny Kemble had a bad influence on Fanny Appleton.