SD2848. Charles W. Tinckam to Messrs. Chapman & Hall

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 32, 351 (in part).

16 Furnival’s Inn

Nov. 16 1866

Gentlemen

I have just completed a collection of Poems entitled “The Months of the Year as told by the Poets &c.” which I intend to publish[.] [1] In the collection I have included two Pieces, one by Robert Browning entitled “May” part of his poem entitled “Home thoughts from abroad” the other “A Picture of November” from Chapter 2. of “Martin Chuzzlewit” by Charles Dickens. Would you be so kind as to give me permission to insert the same in the volume. An acknowledgement of which will be made in the volume by me when published.

I am Gentlemen

Your obedient Servant

Charles W. Tinckam

Messrs Chapman & Hall.

P.S. I enclose a stamped envelope for reply.

Docket, in unidentified hand: We consent to your request as above. Chapman & Hall. Nov. 19/66.

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Princeton University.

1. In 1871 Tinckam sold his rights to the anthology, which was published in 1874, by F. Warne and Co., as The Poets’ Year, Being Pastoral Pictures of the Seasons.

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