4617. RB to Edward Chapman

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 27, 213–214.

Rome, Via del Tritone 28.

March 9. ’60.

Dear Chapman,

I suppose the “Poems” are out by this. I must beg you to send copies, in addition to those already mentioned, to the following Londoners (or Englanders) [1]

G. Dante Rossetti, 14 Chatham Place, Bkfrs B’dge.

William Rossetti, 45 Upper Albany St

Thomas Woolner Esq. 27. Rutland St Hampstead Rd

Alex. Munro Esq. 6 Upper Belgrave Place. S.W.

William Allingham Esq. Lane, Ballyshannon, Ireland (by book post, prepaid)

Mrs Jago, Trejago, Hammersmith (bookpost, prepd)

Mrs Ogilvy, Lower Sydenham. (post, prepd)

Two copies (to Mr Browning, Messrs Rothschilds’, New Court, St Swithin’s Lane) for Mr Corkran, and Rev. Francis Mahoney, Paris.

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1 copy by bookpost (prepd) to Miss Blagden, Villa Bricchiere, Bellosguardo, Florence–

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Six copies to Mr Odo Russell, for me (inside) thro[’] Foreign Office.

Do let us further know of any interesting notices, (really interesting)– I see the Saty Review, Athenæum, Thackeray [2] & Macmillan—so never mind them.

Please send with the books to Rome, the three last numbers of “The Spiritual Magazine” price 6d Pitman, Paternoster Row. [3]

N.B. If you put covers on the book, you may send the copies abroad without them and so save considerably in the weight. Goodbye, in great haste. Put the names, or, from the Author, inside the books for friends.

Ever yours faithfully,

Robert Browning.

Publication: NL, pp. 128–130.

Manuscript: Pierpont Morgan Library.

1. Of the presentation copies listed here, none have been located.

2. i.e., The Cornhill Magazine.

3. The Spiritual Magazine, a London monthly that investigated and promoted spiritualism, was launched in January 1860. It was published by Frederick Pitman (1828–86), younger brother of Sir Isaac Pitman (1813–97), inventor of Pitman shorthand.

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