Lady Dacre to John Murray, 27 May 1835: 'Thousands of thanks, dear Mr. Murray, for allowing us to read those sheets of the wonderful Fanny's "Journal" in their rough state. I cannot tell you the entertainment they have proved to Lord Dacre, and how strongly they interest me, who have always been a greater enthusiast about her than he has. The depth of thought, the vigour of writing, the high tone of poetry in her descriptions, the absolute reality of all she portrays, make her work enchanting and piquant in the extreme [comments further] [...] The vigorous style shows the advantage of having studied the older authors as she has done. I wish she would not "progress." How I hate that word as a verb. A few more American expressions I would fain change for the honest English she delights in.'