GEORGE DARLEY.
(To sex Burros or rat "SPECTATOR."1
Su,—For some time past I have been engaged upon an edition of the writings, in prose and poetry, of George Darley (179,5- 1846), to be prefixed by a volume of Life and Letters. This work was undertaken under the direction of Professor Sir Arthur Quiller-Conch, and with the approval and help of those members of the Darley family I have been able to consult. I have much new material. On account of his distressing stammer, George Darley's most satisfactory means of inter- course with his friends was by letter. There must be many of his letters, characteristic in style and writing, which I have as yet been unable to see. Probably, -too, MSS. of his exist. I should be glad if I might, with your kind permission, take advantage of the publicity the Spectator commands to ask whether any who have lettere or poems of Darley, or informa- tion concerning him likely to be of value, would write to me on the subject. For their permission to make use of any such material I should be grateful.—I am, Sir, &c., Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. C. Cowan Almon.
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