Typed Letter Signed to Rev. J. W. Thompson, "Brockenhurst", Birmingham Road, Walsall, Staffs.

4to, 2 pp. Thirty-two lines. Text clear and complete. Good, on lightly-aged and creased paper. A tactful letter in response to an enquiry concerning the possibility of employment as a translator of Dutch publications. Unwins 'very seldom have occasion to translate from Dutch, but we should always be glad to give consideration to any important Dutch book which you were able to bring to our attention'. He suggests times when Thompson might be able to meet Stanley Unwin, who is travelling on the continent. Thompson's 'best plan' would be to get the catalogues of 'the most important Dutch publishers' and 'keep on the lookout for important books [...] bring them to the attention of an English publisher, having first ascertained that the translation rights are available and not under offer elsewhere [...] Our own list of would-be translators is a long one and we have not sufficient work of this nature to give out in order to keep our regular people fully employed'.