Ka kammala wannan magana: Da ya koma Birtaniya, ya fara aikinsa na adabi a lokacinsa na hutu, yana rubutu a wata jarida mai suna "The Press". Gudummawar da ya bayar ga Punch ya fara ne a lokacin Yakin Crimea (1853<unk>56), kuma ya haɗa da waƙar da aka karɓa sosai, "Sursum Corda" ("Lift up your Hearts" - Punch, Nuwamba 1854) wanda ya nuna game da zubar da jini
Yaƙin Alma (20 Satumba 1854).