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Der Botschafter der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Baron Hermann von Richthofen - Informs him he has been awarded the Shakespeare Prize for 1989 by the Anglo-German Board of the F.V.S. Foundation in Hamburg, suggests a dinner in his honour at the embassy.

Picture postcard of Emperor Matsuhito of Japan; signed by T. Kawamura, Z. Tanaka and K Matsuki, Japaneses delegates at the Rome Postal Conference.

Expresses his sympathy with her on the death of Henry Sidgwick, who, he claims, was 'a very near and dear relative', and whose demise fills his heart 'with sorrow and mourning'. Claims to have always regarded him as 'one of the noblest, most just, most upright man in [Cambridge] University'. Refers also to 'his courage and fearlessness in supporting the Right, no matter against what odds'.

Thanks her for 'the Life' [Henry Sidgwick: a memoir] which is to him 'a priceless possession', and which 'reveals phases of [Henry's] long life-course and sides of his mind which one had not known or not seen the full meaning of'. Hopes to write to her again when he has finished reading; describes it as being 'as simple, and as perfect, as it could have been made.' States that Mr Dicey and Mrs Creighton and others concur with him in the latter sentiment.

Reports on the progress of their [honeymoon] journey: they reached Dover 'without adventure', and had a smooth crossing [to Calais], then a pleasant, but dusty, rail journey to Amiens. They have been to see the cathedral, which is beautiful. They intend going to Paris the following afternoon, and hope to get rooms at the Hôtel Bedford, Rue de l'Arcade. Is sorry she did not see Mary nearly as much as she had hoped to the previous day, but notes that Henry says that Mary promised to come to Cambridge to see them soon. Henry sends his love, and he hopes that Mary had a satisfactory interview with Dr Andrew Clark.

Sends some enclosures [not included]. Discusses his difficulties with the following term, during which he is to be in London a lot. Asks for advice as to how he may manage his time.

James Watt Steamship - JDF is now on his way to Paris. He is planning a book on mechanics and would like WW to bear this in mind, and perhaps talk about it with him after the meeting [BAAS meeting in Edinburgh] in June.

Eton College - Thanks WW for his congratulations, but ECH 'was quite right in not coming to Kings'. Richard Okes is a more suitable person while 'Eton is, I think, better suited to me'.

(Another cutting was once pasted to this one, but it has been torn off.)

Aspenden House, Buntingford, Herts.—Discusses the reprinting of his own Outlines of Modern English Literature, and praises McKerrow’s Introduction to Bibliography.

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Aspenden House, Buntingford, Herts.
23 Nov. 1927

Dear McKerrow,

I will now read “Outlines” {1} through again. But I fancy it should be possible to cast plates from the moulds, and reprint as things stand. You have a list of a few minor corrections. I don’t know if these are all necessary.

What are we to do in the case of authors who have died since the book was published,—I mean as to dates, & tenses? However, I’ll write to you again in a few days.

I should just like to say how splendid I think your “Introduction to Bibliography”. It is really most admirably complete and helpful. I don’t think you refer anywhere to the use of the word “printing” to mean something falling between an edition and an issue. Hutchins advocates it in his review of my “Gulliver” in R.E.S. {2} But it seems to me the word may easily confuse the issue(!) in many instances. Is it needed?

very sincerely
Harold Williams

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{1} Williams’s Outlines of Modern English Literature, first published by Sidgwick & Jackson in 1920. A revised second impression was issued in 1928.

{2} Henry Clinton Hutchins’s review of Williams’s edition of Gulliver’s Travels (1926) in the Review of English Studies, vol. iii, no. 12 (Oct. 1927), 466-73.