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} Thackeray was editor of 'Cornhill' up to April, 1862, but may not have seen this pathetic appeal from the other side of the world. THACKERAY WAS EDITOR OF CORNHILL UP TO APRIL EIGHTEEN SIXTY TWO BUT MAY NOT HAVE SEEN THIS PATHETIC APPEAL FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD
 him a place in his office. In spite of their disparity in years they became friends, and Kendall undoubtedly derived great benefit from Michael's influence and from the use of his library. When in 1861 Michael left Sydney for Grafton, Kendall either accompanied him or joined him soon afterwards. He did not, however, stay long at Grafton. He found employment at Dungog on the Williams River; afterwards went to Scone, where he worked for a month or two, and then made his way back to Sydney. Restive over the long delay in publication, and anxious to get a critical estimate of his work, Kendall in January, 1862, made copies of some pieces and sent them to the 'Cornhill Magazine' with a letter pleading for special consideration on account of the author's youth and the indifference of Australians to anything produced in their own country. A reduced facsimile of this interesting letter is printed here. {In this etext, the letter has been transcribed and is included at the end of this section.  A PLACE IN HIS OFFICE IN SPITE OF THEIR DISPARITY IN YEARS THEY BECAME FRIENDS AND KENDALL UNDOUBTEDLY DERIVED GREAT BENEFIT FROM MICHAEL'S INFLUENCE AND FROM THE USE OF HIS LIBRARY WHEN IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY ONE MICHAEL LEFT SYDNEY FOR GRAFTON KENDALL EITHER ACCOMPANIED HIM OR JOINED HIM SOON AFTERWARDS HE DID NOT HOWEVER STAY LONG AT GRAFTON HE FOUND EMPLOYMENT AT DUNGOG ON THE WILLIAMS RIVER AFTERWARDS WENT TO SCONE WHERE HE WORKED FOR A MONTH OR TWO AND THEN MADE HIS WAY BACK TO SYDNEY RESTIVE OVER THE LONG DELAY IN PUBLICATION AND ANXIOUS TO GET A CRITICAL ESTIMATE OF HIS WORK KENDALL IN JANUARY EIGHTEEN SIXTY TWO MADE COPIES OF SOME PIECES AND SENT THEM TO THE CORNHILL MAGAZINE WITH A LETTER PLEADING FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION ON ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR'S YOUTH AND THE INDIFFERENCE OF AUSTRALIANS TO ANYTHING PRODUCED IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY A REDUCED FASCILE OF THIS INTERESTING LETTER IS PRINTED HERE IN THIS DETECT THE LETTER HAS BEEN TRANSCRIBED AND IS INCLUDED AT THE END OF THIS SECTION
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