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Elsieshields, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire.—Hopes to attend the Cranium Club dinner. Was interested to hear of his meeting with the Master of Trinity (Sir Michael Atiyah); he (Runciman) usually stays at the Master's Lodge when he visits Cambridge.

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Elsieshields, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, DG11 1LY
25.5.96

Dear Stephen,

Thank you very much for your letter. I certainly hope to come to the Cranium dinner on 13 June.

I am interested to hear of your encounter with the present Master of Trinity. I always stay with him now when I visit Cambridge. Years ago Rab Butler, when Master, laid it down that I should always be housed at the Master’s Lodge whenever I came to Cambridge; and subsequent Masters, Alan Hodgkin, Andrew Huxley and now Michael Atiyah, have hospitably continued the tradition. It is perhaps quite suitable, as I am now—and have been for several years—the senior Honorary Fellow of the College. But in fact I don’t visit Cambridge very often—apart from Feasts at Trinity—and, what with extreme old age and decrepitude, my visits may become even fewer. But I hope that some day I may have the chance of visiting Lammas House. In the meantime I have happy memories of my all too brief visit to you at Canonbury.

Yours
Steven

[Direction on envelope:] Stephen Keynes, Esq., 14 Canonbury Park South, London N1

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The envelope is postmarked 28 May 1996.

Longmans, Green, & Co., 6 & 7 Clifford Street, London, W.1.—They cite a review of V. L. Griffith's Experiments in Education.

(Place of writing not indicated.)—Discusses watermarks in quartos in the Huntington Library.

Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 44 Museum Street, London, W.C.1.—Sends page-proofs and refers to the air-raids.

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In your Court Records p. 93 (13 April 1603) you may care to refer to Arber II. 38. There was a London edition of the Lepanto published by Stafford and Hooke, 1603. A copy was in Bindley IV. 410—Heber IV. 1189—Britwell (private cat. of Eng. poetry II. 220, but not, apparently sold at Sotheby’s, see Checklist). See Arber III. 232.

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(Letter-head of the Houghton Library.)

10 Northwick House, St John's Wood Rd, NW 8. Encloses his book, which has been privately printed.

(An engraved form, filled up by hand, including an engraving of the Museum by E. H. New, 1910.)

8 The Broadway, Hammersmith, W.—Praises Greg’s notes on John Phillip (as reprinted from The Library).

109 St George's Square, S.W. -- Is sorry to hear of his accident, asks that he accept one of her copies of Bridle Paths: is glad to send to anyone who remembers as she does.

75, Eaton Rise, Ealing, W. -- Sends the book and will be glad to know what Munby thinks of it, says the Morning Post alleges he wastes his time on trivial topics, that he has no critical power, or ideas, depressing for a man of sixty-eight who cannot change his spots.

Whorlton Hall, Barnard Castle -- Thanks him for the gift; is now in Durham and admires the country and people; is enjoying her time with the George Darwins.

Pyrford Rough, Woking -- Returns vol. II, regrets that it is only privately published, would enjoy reviewing it; notes the gorse, broom, and rhododendron blooming, and that he passed three nightingales 'new abaysshed' as Chaucer says, and not yet back to full melody. This letter is followed by a list, also in Tuckwell's hand[?] listing the younger Darwin generation.

Two letters written from Inglefield, Gomshall, Nr Guildford. The first, dated 25 February 1907 announces that she has moved to the country for her health, and thanks him for his nice words about her book; the second, 9 Aug. 1907 concerns arrangements to meet.

Park Nook, Prince’s Park, Liverpool.—Asks about the types and borders used by Thomas Berthelet.

75 Eaton Rise, Ealing, London, W. -- Given Munby's scrupulous habits of correspondence, Dobson wonders if Munby received the Evelyn Prefaces, which he addressed to "Beach Hotel, Seaton."

Cannes -- Admires Mrs Litchfield, who has given her a copy of A Century of Darwin Letters; has been ill, which has delayed her departure; refers to tensions between France and Germany.

Park Nook, Prince’s Park, Liverpool.—Comments on Greg’s list of books printed by Thomas Berthelet.