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Envelope of miscellaneous correspondence, souvenirs, etc.

Relating to the reprinting of papers by Synge.

'Free will in physics'
'Miracles'
'Religion as applied science'

Willoughton, Lincoln - Sends a copy of her article about a custom in Lincolnshire ['An Account of the Haxey Hood Game'], says it is 'quite pagan', asks what Frazer makes of it; describes Wroot, where the procession started, an insular place with a boulder they believe was thrown there by Tommy Lindholme, a wizard.

16 Brookside, Cambridge - Notes that when the last classical scholar was given the O.M., Postgate 'did not conceal my opinion that you had the higher claim' and congratulates him.

Pension Bruhn, Nürnbergerstr. 65, Berlin IV; addressed to them at Beethovenlaan, Hilversum, Holland. - Is worried that Donald [Tovey] who needs a cure, has no more of his medicine. Asks if they could write to Margaret Parratt asking her to tell Herbert in Egham at once to send two bottles, not directly to Donald but to Mrs Trevelyan at the Shiffolds. This is the new tonic he last received from the doctor. Would be very grateful. Bessie Trevelyan already cares for Donald; asks if they know she is also Dutch.

Thanks his mother for her letter and her cake; this was very good, and he and Hicks (who is as old as Robert), had tea with Mr and Mrs Arnold. A boy who was at Wixenford who has just left Harrow, Walford (Hugh Selwyn or Arthur George Walford?), was also here; he was in Watson's house and says he knows Charlie. Robert hopes Charlie is getting on well. Archie has asked Robert to go to see him next holiday in Ireland, but this 'would hardly be possible'; asks his mother if he could go, as he would like to but knows it would 'be rather a business' going to Ireland and back. The weather is very fine today. There was no match last Saturday, as the 'Farnborough fellows' were unwell. It is the Eton match tomorrow, but there are 'only three or four Eton chaps'.

Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland. - Was very glad that Robert went to the funeral; there is an 'immense gap' since [Sir George's sister] Margaret's 'vitality, and power of interest made one forget how long she had been very ill'. Charles and Mary went to Rounton [Grange] this morning; Janet, George, and their babies [Mary and Theodore]. A huge search-party was out for 'old Thompson', the farmer-shepherd at Harwood, who was nearly blind and got lost on 'Friday week, the first of the hot days'; Charles got fifty 'navvies from the water works' to join in; Harwood was eventually found drowned in Fallowlees Loch. It would not have been right to shoot Harwood moor, and the game were scattered over the county by the searchers; Sir George went shooting for the first time yesterday and did well; will shoot Catcherside next Monday. Has bought the twelve volumes of the "Yellow Book" in the original covers; asks if he has had a bargain. Glad that the Water Lane is being done to Robert and Elizabeth's satisfaction.

5 St Mary's Passage, Cambridge - has written to his father telling him he regretted much of what had passed, asks Mary Emma Cornford to apologise to Margie for him.

18 Mansfield Street, Portland Place, W.—Invites him to dinner. She wants to talk to him about Whitsuntide at Penrhôs. Has heard that he has moved into his house.

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18 Mansfield Street, Portland Place, W.
Tuesday

Will you dine here on Thursday or Friday? I’ll tell you what you will get both evenings so that you can choose which appears most promising or reject them both. Friday Violet and I thought it would be fun to go to “Diplomacy” {1} which is said to be good, and Thursday its merely to play bridge here. 8.15.

I rather want to talk to you about Whitsuntide {2} and the grebes and Penrhôs.

Geoffrey, whom I saw at a ball, tells me you have moved into your house, but I’ve forgotten your number.

Venetia

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{1} An English adaptation of a play by Sardou, first produced in 1878, and revived on 26 March 1913 at Wyndham’s Theatre, where it ran until 18 April 1914. It then transferred to the Prince of Wales’ Theatre for a short run from 20 April to 9 May.

{2} Whit Sunday fell on 11 May.

From the start of the National Government. August 1931'. Photographs of RAB and Richard Clive Butler (3 docs), press cuttings about farmers and petrol tax, Marketing Bill and rural towns, RAB's review of parliamentary session, General Election, election posters and itinerary, National Government, original letters of congratulation etc. (3 docs), RAB's visit to India, Indian Franchise Committee, Essex drainage and water schemes, RAB's appointment to India Office, Round Table Conference, Joint Select Committee, India White Paper, tithe dispute, Japanese textiles, Assam dinner, World Economic Conference, Anglo-Indians, Wheat Act, Cambridge Union 1924, Milk Reorganisation Scheme, Indian Reform, Essex politics, Christmas card from Sir Samuel and Lady Hoare, obituary of Hon. Mary Pickford, original letter from Lord Bingley, RAB's travel documents for France and Italy, Butlers' move from Broxted to Halstead, Nicobar Islands, Poona Pact, menu for Farmers' Club annual dinner, 1930, Fitzwilliam Museum's Courtauld Galleries 1931, article by RAB in The Dalhousie Review on 'Canadian impressions' and galley proofs of his 'World wheat and the British farmer. A reply' 1930

Explains the delay in sending a copy of Roden Noel's poems [not included]- to her. Asks if she has seen his review in the Spectator, which, he claims, was written 'with a sincere effort at rigid impartiality', and therefore has not altogether pleased the poet.

Claims that he has not been able to find out anything for the advantage of Mrs Horton, and that he cannot [hear] of the school his mother mentions [see ADD.MS.c/101/181], and asks if it is Clapton. Discusses the boy [Fred Horton]'s educational future, and suggests that if he could not get a scholarship at Rugby, he probably would not be able to obtain an exhibition. Promises to talk about the situation with her when he comes to visit, which he hopes will be 'about Thursday week - if not, the Sunday following.'

Asks her to tell him by return of post what Arthur is going to do at Easter, and whether he may ask Trevelyan to come down for a day while Arthur is there. Claims that he is not over-working. Reports that he suffered from some sleeplessness at the beginning of the term, and that he does very little work in the evenings. The consequences, he claims, are that he neither wants nor can afford a holiday, and wants time to prepare his lectures for the following term. Asks her to send him William's address.

Undertakes to bring 'Lowell's new volume' with him, and remarks that 'the "commemoration ode" is, on the whole, splendid', and judges that it ought to appear in any collection of English Lyrics. With regard to the word 'English', remarks that it must now become designative of race and language, not of polity, and that they must now call themselves 'as opposed to the Americans, Britons.' Remarks that 'Mary [Benson?] has subsided into silence', and does not think she is studying either algebra or political philosophy. Reports that Mrs Kingsley asked after her the other day.

Asks Nora's forgiveness for intruding on her sorrow. Wishes to add a few words to the sympathy which she is sure must be felt for Nora 'by every single person who ever knew' Henry. Has sometimes doubted the wisdom of working for the Moral Sciences Tripos from a teacher's point of view, but says she can never be too glad that she took it because it brought her in contact with Henry and 'Dr. [James] Ward.' Looks back 'on the hours spent in that delightful little study in the old house, as some of the most helpful in [her] life', and says she used 'greatly to envy the undergraduates who had the charm of discussing with Mr. Sidgwick some of the deepest problems of life'. Declares that 'even as it was, one's life has been the better and [stronger] for having known him'; has 'a dim idea' of what the loss must be to Nora.

Also includes:
99/193 - letter from Isabel Sidgwick (Apr 1901) to her sister-in-law Nora Sidgwick, enclosing Henry Sidgwick's wedding buttonhole flowers
99/204-205 - two letters from Mary Sidgwick to her son Henry (1859).

War Department, Washington. Dated April 28, 1889 - Information on Native American rites, in answer to Frazer's questions; Zunis burying 'plume sticks' at planting time; Frank H. Cushing is an authority on the Zunis; Moquis and nearly all the other Pueblos have the same rite; witnessed Apaches carrying a cross with snakes and other decorations; will send a copy of Frazer's questions to Dr [John S.] Hittell in San Francisco; is finishing a work on Ur-Orgies.

Coast of Norway, Lat. 67° - The Arctic midnight exceeded JDF's expectations and the 'whole scenery along the coast is wonderfully interesting'. JDF gives further details of his Arctic trip.

Written from Dusseldorf.

WW responds to a query JCH has concerning two former members of Trinity in the early 1840s with the same surname: 'If the former is your man as seems probable, perhaps Thorp [Archdeacon Thorp] may be able to recollect something about the person'. WW thanks JCH for sending him a copy of his reply to the English Review concerning Sterling [John]. Has JCH seen the review of Trench's [Richard Chenevix Trench] Sacred Latin Poetry in Frazers Magazine?: 'a book which I much rejoice in'.

Woodend, Perth Road, Dundee. Dated Nov. 7 1918 - Tells him not to come; thinks Frazer & Green should be sold, but that it wouldn't sell well at the moment; hopes [Moncrieff?] will not cause any further problems.