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Writes to ask her to inform William of certain developments; that 'W.A. Wright [new member of the Ad Eundem] cannot come'; that he himself will come if his hayfever is not too bad; and that he has not yet heard from the other new member. States that he is glad to hear that he [William?] is going on so well. Expresses his regret at the news of 'the calamity', involving Dr Meyer. States that he has never met the latter, but that he has heard a good deal from Mary about a Miss Meyer. Reports that [in Cambridge] they are all 'quiet and prosperous', and that he is 'rather hard at work with a variety of teachings.' Asks whether she has got any subscriptions for him for the ladies' lectures. Reports that he has read the greater part of Disraeli's novel [Lothair?], and does not think it equal to the best of his earlier ones, but states that 'it is very light and amusing reading.' Does not think that he has read anything else lately except Rossetti's poems, some of which he judges to be 'splendid', but he would not recommend the whole book.
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Part transcription in Sidgwick, Arthur, and Sidgwick, E. M, 'Henry Sidgwick'. London: Macmillan, 1906, p 227.
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- Sidgwick, Mary (d 1879), mother of Henry Sidgwick (Subject)
- Sidgwick, William Carr (1834-1919), fellow and tutor at Merton College, Oxford (Subject)
- Wright, William Aldis (1831-1914), literary and biblical scholar (Subject)
- Ad Eundem Society (Subject)
- Benson, Mary (1841-1918), née Sidgwick, wife of Edward White Benson (Subject)
- Disraeli, Benjamin (1804-1881) Earl of Beaconsfield, statesman (Subject)
- Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882), painter and poet (Subject)