[ Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, author. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('E B Lytton'), thanking an unnamed reviewer for 'altogether the best of the kind' of notices of his work, and explaining his position with regard to 'our journals'.

2pp., 12mo. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper. Attached by one corner to a leaf from an autograph album. 23 lines of text in a difficult hand. He thanks him for his 'notice in L<?>, & for the long & valuable as well as kind & flattering notice of my Novels'. He considers that the review is 'written with great talent - & is altogether the best of the kind notices of these works which I can remember to have seen'. He invites him down to Knebworth and asks whether he has 'succeeded with Lord Malm[esbur]y'. He offers help, adding 'I have never interfered about our journals, finding my general views as to the conduct to be adopted with regard to them were not accepted'.