"Miss Mannin's Early Work To the Editor of the "Nont-Cuina Das News.
Sin,—I am very distressed by the fact that a firm of publishers have! Tecently purchased a number of short stories and novelettes (which wrote years ao) from a firm who Published then in two-pence a week: ublieations, and to: whom 1 foolish ly sold the entire copyright, and ate proposing to republish them in Book-form, tothe extent of three Volumes, the first volume of which to be issued shortly, T'tully appreciate that this. firm ts enrively within its rights in re-Publishing this early work in this. form, but that makes it none the Tess distressing to -me as. a serious novelist to have this work, which had thought, and hoped, buried for~ ever in the publications in which it originally appeared, and for which alone it was. intended, brought: back to lite im this way.
Messrs, Jarrolis are the appointed Publishers of my current work, and work appearing under any other Imprint, Chorotane, i early wor in which i unfortunately exercise no} rights, In, justice to, myself T feet that the facts should be know London, Feb 1901,
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