297—to Francis Hodgson

June 6, 1813.

My Dear Hodgson

,—I write to you a few lines on business. Murray has thought proper at his own risk, and peril, and profit (if there be any) to publish The Giaour; and it may possibly come under your ordeal in the Monthly 1 I merely wish to state that in the published copies there are additions to the amount of ten pages, text and margin (chiefly the last), which render it a little less unfinished (but more unintelligible) than before. If, therefore, you review it, let it be from the published copies and not from the first sketch. I shall not sail for this month, and shall be in town again next week, when I shall be happy to hear from you but more glad to see you. You know I have no time or turn for correspondence(!). But you also know, I hope, that I am not the less

Yours ever,

Greek: Mpairon

Footnote 1:

The Giaour was reviewed in the Monthly Review for June, 1813 (N.S. vol. lxxi. p. 202). In the Editor's copy is added in MS. at the end of the article, as indicating the author of the review, the word "Den."