1494. Richard Hengist Horne to EBB
As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 8, 145.
[London]
Monday Morng [Postmark: 8 January 1844]
My dear Miss Barrett./
Your note was rec’d on Saturday night—read aloud in the air—and instantly a substantive article on Bulwer became written. [1] And such was the force of the incantation that it actually flew away of itself, by a surplus of alacrity, to be printed. But I made a catch at it, and was just in time to tear off the inclosed fragment—which was fortunate, as it is an abstract of one particular novel—rather than a critique, and therefore inadmissible. Please return it quickly, nevertheless. I only send it to show that the writer, (a lady—not an authoress—nor an enchantress—you don’t know her) [2] has at least a right feeling about Bulwer as a novelist.
The rest of your suggestions are I think as valuable as they are impatient. If any of them are at all premature, never mind that. Always speak out—and be in time with this work.
Yours truly
H.
Address: Miss E. B. Barrett / 50 Wimpole St / Cavendish Sqre.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Pierpont Morgan Library.
1. EBB had suggested such an article in letter 1489.
2. We have not identified this lady.
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