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Elizabeth Barrett to Richard Hengist Horne, 23 December 1843: 'One or two volumes of the Memoirs of the queens of England, I have read -- & they seemed to me to show industry & good taste in the selection & compilation of material. But I did not read any more, just because I like the old chronicles & dislike the compiling spirit.'