THE - LATE MR. JOHN - - LANE [To the Editor of the
SPECTATOR.] Sla,---4n accordance with the wishes of the late Mr. John Lane as expressed in his will, and with the concurrence of his executors, I am preparing to write the story of his career and of the foundation and development of the publishing house with which. his name is associated. May I therefore be permitted to request any of your readers who may be in possession of letters written by Mr. Lane, or of any documents or information calculated to assist me in my undertaking, to be so kind as to communicate with me ? All letters or other papers sent to me for examination will be treated with the utmost care, and returned to their owners without delay.- — 2 Winterstokc Gardens, Mill N.W. 7,