Label, 'Occasional Writing | (Cambridge Review &c) | by F. M. C.' pasted to front cover. 'Newspaper Cuttings' in gilt on spine. Cuttings pasted into the book (if unsourced, assumed to be from the Cambridge Review unless otherwise stated) described below. These are frequently dated in Francis Cornford's hand; other comments sometimes added.
p. 1. Poem, 'Victor Hugo, Poète des Rues et des Bois', initialled 'F. M. C.' Dated by hand '1899 Oct. 26, but this has been crossed through'.
'Professor Westlake's Lecture on the War', dated by hand 'Nov. 23 1899'.
p. 2. 'A learned correspondent draws our attention to an ancient tradition that distinguished astronomers after their death become constellations...' Dated by hand '1899 Nov'
'The learned world has been set agog by the discovery of a deeply interesting Greek epigram...' Dated by hand 'Nov. 30'.
'News of the Week and Notes. [Poem], 'Sir Michael's Mount'. With note in Cornford's hand 'Sir M. Foster's Election Address to the Graduates of London University' and date '1900. Feb. 15'. Initials added in pencil, 'FMC'.
pp. 2-3 (3 cuttings). 'The Ripplestone Club Correspondence. Anthony Ripplestone to Augustus Pocklington'. With note in Cornford's hand, 'I projected (but never continued) a series of letters in various characters. Anthony Rippleton was to be an exquisite aesthete, with some of Pater's merits and all of his defects' and date '1899 Nov. 30'.
p. 4. 'Dartmoor in Spring'. Dated by hand 'Cambridge Review April 26 1900'.
p. [5]. 'News of the Week and Notes'. With note in Cornford's hand, 'Vice Chancellor's Luncheon w recipients of Hon. Degrees' and date in pencil 'June 13 1900'.
'Omar, In the Golden Treasury'. Dated in pencil '1898'.
p. [6]. 'Correspondence | The Morals of Suicide | To the Edition of the Cambridge Review'. Letter signed 'Clericus, The Rectory, Fothering Hatcham', with response from 'Your Reviewer'. Note in Cornford's hand, 'May 31 1900. Clericus < F. H. Lucas modified by F. M. Cornford. Your Reviewer G. E. Moore'.
p. 7. 'Word has reached is that a grave accusation has recently been brought against the Cambridge Review. With note in Cornford's hand, 'The Salomons Lectureship in Russian. Mr Minns of Pembroke & Mr Goudy were candidates. C.R. May 24 1900'
Poem, 'Saga' (Latin, comic). With note in Cornford's hand, 'H. M. King Oscar of Sweden received an hon. degree. Dr Sandys, the Public Orator, made a speech somewhat like this:' and date 'May 17 1900'.
p.8. 'Floreal'. With note in Cornford's hand, 'C.R. May Week No. 1900. An experiment, to see if one could combine rhythmical prose and verse'.
p.9. 'The "Agamemnon" at Cambridge'. With note in Cornford's hand, 'The Review of the Week Nov. 24 1900'.
p. 10. 'Another instance of unconscious humour comes from Cambridge...' [Blackburn Standard]
'The following extract from the Blackburn Standard has reached us...' Reprint of notice from Blackburn Standard, with poem. Dated in Cornford's hand 'C.R. Nov. 28 1900',
Cornford's review of 'Butler's Translation of the Odyssey'. From the Classical Review.
p. 11. 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci'. Dated in Cornford's hand, 'Camb. Review Feb 20 1901'.
p. 12. Poem, 'Theme and Variation'. With initials 'C. N.' Date added in pencil '1898'
Poem, 'Night (After Alcman)'. With initials 'F. M. C.' and dated 'C. R. Oct '97' by hand.
p. 14. Poem, 'A Ballad of Cadavers. Or, the Material Needs of the Medical School'. Dated '1903' by hand.
Poem, 'Quis Custodiet? "A Maevian echo of Maionian song"'. Dated '1908' by hand.
pp. 16-17, including a page pasted to guard between these pages, 'An Arabian Nightmare'. Initialled 'C. N.'
pp. 18, 'I. Homer (In Translation). The "Odyssey"'. An 'introduction to Victor Bérard's "Les Phéniciens et l'Odyssée"'
pp. 19-20, 'To Myself When Old'
pp. 22. Printed card with invitation to a performance of Milton's Comus at the New Theatre, Cambridge, on Fri. 10th Jul. to mark the tercentenary of Milton's birth.
Other material, pasted to guards between pages or loose inside, described individually as 'child' records of this item.
