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Letter from Skelwith Bridge near Ambleside, Westmorland, reporting that Hilary [Bonham] Carter is dead. EAB has been living with Ellen Smith as her visitor, enjoying the company of her cousin Harry Thompson and his brother. She is about to pay short…

Letter from Villa Alexandra, Abbey Road, Torquay, Devon, where she and Miss Notcutt are in lodgings secured by 'Dear little Prothe Thomas'. Katherine & Louisa Hutton are spending the winter here with Mr & Mrs Savage their cousins. There are…

Letter from Clarges Street reporting that Dr Bright has advised a change for Kate Roget. Dr [Peter] Roget trying to find a family with whom to place her. EAB also reports on a visit to Miss Kingston to check her suitability [as matron?] She is uneasy…

Note of apology for taking away EJR's copy of the "Daily News" in her excitement at seeing in print her idea of ladies being employed in 'the schools inquiry' [Royal Commission on Popular Education?].

Letter from The Dingle to say how pleased she is at the result of 'Sunday's ceremony': 'Two more worthy girls than M[ary] Phillott and E[llen] Nichols could not be. Her aunts are 'interested about my pursuits'. She looks forward to the Committee for…

Letter from Ambleside, Westmorland, where EAB is employing a young pupil teacher from Crosby as her maid, a town girl amazed at the 'delight of the country'. She comments on George Macdonald's lecturing style, and does not recommend him as lecturer…

Letter from Hotel Byron near Villeneuve, Lake Geneva, Switzerland, reporting a 'delightful' stay in Chamonix. The party had wanted to see the Monte Rosa district, up the valley of Zermatt, but Mrs Hodgson became ill, so EAB went up with Mr Hodgson.

Letter from Hotel Sonnenberg, Seelesberg, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, describing her route to Switzerland and reporting that she and Miss Thomas 'get on beautifully together'. They travelled with the Higginsons as far as Freiburg.

Letter from Lauderdale House, Highgate, which she claims is 'an inconvenient location for getting into town unless one has private conveyance'. She is attempting to find lodgings. She failed to get into Madame Bodichon's in 'Blanford' Square, but got…

Letter from Ulster Terrace in a 'time of anxiety'. EB reports that J[ane] Martineau is working hard for the College. She comments upon the 'Belgravian Lament' [farce], and the ridiculous state of society - people who want to marry are too poor to do…