Letter, [1856] Aug. 21, London.

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Letter, [1856] Aug. 21, London.

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Regarding the American publication of his 2 v. novel, "Susan Merton" (actually published as It is never too late to mend), by Ticknor and Fields and the arrangement he hopes to make for payment on the basis of each copy sold; he adds that this sort of arrangement would stimulate writers to do their best work.

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Boston Athenaeum

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