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Préfecture de la Vienne, Poitiers - In the letter of 11 Jan., he has received 'La tâche de Psyche'; it might not be within reach of students, but he will still take them to the school libraries where young teachers may read it; is happy to help make Frazer's works better known in France.

Préfecture de la Vienne, Poitiers - He discusses publishing houses and other ways of raising Frazer's profile in France, including receptions at universities while they are staying in France that winter. This letter is accompanied by the envelope readdressed from Trinity College to 1 Brick Court, Temple, London.

Cabinet du Préfet de la Loire, St. Etienne - Admires the copy of 'Pausanias' Frazer sent.

Préfecture de la Loire - Thanks him for the result of the conference on Ernest Renan ['Sur Ernest Renan'], admires his lecture as most appropriate to its subject, is sorry to have missed it; sends some chocolate from St. Etienne.

Préfecture de la Loire, de Cizeron - Had misplaced her letter, is in Cizeron near St Etienne; is happy to hear they have gotten rid of the house they had built; asks if they are coming to France that year. Accompanied by two visiting cards of Le Préfet de la Seine-Inférieure and an envelope.

Ambassade de France, à Londres - Will be happy to see the Frazers and M. Ceccaldi on 18 November.

47 Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, W.1. - Invitation to the Frazers and their friend, the Préfet of Rouen [François Ceccaldi] for lunch on 16 Nov.

The Mansion House, London, E.C.4. - Changing the time of the lunch with the Lord Mayor [Sir Rowland Blades, later Lord Ebbisham] she will be attending with the Préfet [François Ceccaldi].

Paris, 16 rue Chaptal - Spoke with M. Ceccaldi at the S.R. [Société Renan] about her; Lucien has passed the first part of his baccalauréat with honours; has received the first volume of her father's correspondence, and hopes they will mention it in an English journal; thinks in reading it Sir James will more fully understand the thoughts of another age.

Bibliothèque de la Ville de Rouen - On 21 May, states he has received from M. Ceccaldi a copy of 'The Gorgon's Head' for the library, and thanks him; expresses his pleasure that Frazer has been made a member of l'Academie de Rouen. On 12 September, has received via M. Ceccaldi 'L'avocat du Diable', 'Les Dieux du ciel', and 'Tabou et les périls de l'âme' and thanks him.

Toulouse, 55 Rue Barrau - Has obtained their address from Monsieur le préfet Ceccaldi, is sending a small Elzevir 'Gallia' ['Gallia, sive, De Francorvm regis dominiis et opibus commentarius', Lvgdvni Batavorvm: Ex Officina Elzeviriana, 1629] in admiration and friendship.

The Athenaeum, Pall Mall, S.W.1. - Received her telegram that the visit of the Préfet [François Ceccaldi?] has been postponed; hopes they will fix another date to come see him.

Paris - Thanks her for her letter which gave her a true panorama of London life; admires Lady Frazer's spirit, which she lacks; saw le Préfet [François Ceccaldi] and spoke of her; Lady Frazer's absence was regretted at the last Société Renan meeting.

de Cannelle d'Orcino par Sant'Andrea - Doesn't believe she is bored in Cambridge, but is just anxious to leave; is pained to learn that Capstick is paralysed, and perhaps more that Nairne is displeased with him; pylons are going up and electricity is imminent, and excavations are being dug for a water supply; he is keeping the letters of Elliot Smith.

Hôtel de Noailles, Marseille - Hopes to meet in Paris in October; it is very hot and stuffy, envies them in Switzerland.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio (Corse) - Has returned, was sorry to miss them in Paris, hopes J.G.F. is better, and that she is not bored in Cambridge.

Ajaccio, 54 Cours Napoléon - Is very pleased to hear about Frazer's lectures; mentions Salomon Reinach's death, discusses his news: banquets, work on his family history.

Ajaccio, 54 Cours Napoléon - Refers to her story of reconciling with Marett [after the Frazer Lectures volume disagreement] and being on good terms with Elliot Smith as well; mentions an article by an admirer, Vincent de Peretti in the Corsican newspaper. Accompanied by the envelope.

Justice de Paix du Canton d'Ajaccio, Cabinet du Juge de Paix - Thanks her for her kind letter, knows he owes M. Ceccaldi for her notice; hopes they do visit Corsica.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio (Corse) [and letter of 16 Jan.:] Hotel Bedford, 17 Rue de L'Arcade, Madeleine, Paris - Letters written 2, 7, and 16 Jan. He writes that he is sorry to hear she is not happy, and that the hotel is too loud; is concerned about Frazer's eyes and mode of working and need to rest his eyes; details his plans to travel to France; mentions having normal vision but that after three hours of writing he tires; Has put the print of the Trinity gate up in a corner full of her souvenirs; is sorry to hear they have left the Goldsmith [building]; is happy to hear of a conference in Sir James' honour.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio (Corse) - He writes that he has been at the Archives where he was working on a parochial register 1771-1773 which has tired his eyes; is not suprised by what she says of Condorcet, he is less interested in people than spirits; he will reread it carefully as it is necessary to find the right audience; is pleased to hear that the incident between [R. R.] Marett and [Elliott] Smith has had a happy ending; he wonders why she stays at Trinity so little; he will go to the Folklore conference with them, and to the Madame Renan fête; he does not know the 'Voyages' of Renan, wonders how that is.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio (Corse) - He is pleased they are coming to Paris; that the Folklore reunion will take place on the 4th.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio (Corse) - He has a great estimation of the Drapers' Guild.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - In the letter of 15 Feb., he thanks her for the Frazer Bibliography and 'La crainte des morts; is also reading Paul Valéry; in the letter of 18 Mar. he mentions the procession of [Notre Dame de] la Miséricorde going on that day and is happy to hear they are back in Britain, knows things will get better as they adjust to the new ways of doing things; in the letter of 10 Apr., he recounts a visit to the town where his parents lived and has his brother-in-law visiting for a week; later that month he comments that he is ashamed of his work compared to her active life and notes it is a pity that their trip to Glasgow is complicated by [Sir James] Macfarlane's absence; is happy to hear of their return to Cambridge (4 June); later that month he thanks her for her letter full of details of Berne and admires the second volume of ['Worship of the] Dead'.

An address made to M. le Préfet, referring to the fact that he is accompanied by Sir James and Lady Frazer.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - In the letter of 6 March, he sends her pictures [not present] of contestants for the Reine de Corsica, asking which she prefers, discusses the politics of the contest, and mentions that he is having a reception for an eminent doctor, and navigating who should be invited is difficult. He mentions the outcome of the Reine de Corse contest in his letter of 23 March, and is leaving a dinner and ball to his friend Comte Peraldi; he would rather consult the manuscript of Cardinal Pilastre in his study of the Ptolemy map of Corsica. In his letter of 11 April, he mentions his younger sister has returned from Algeria and moved to Marseille; friends Mesdames Lem and Labrégère were in Marseille and most impressed with J. G.'s works; knows she is busy with 40th anniversary celebrations, notes that two publications in one year is pretty good, and that J. G.'s first publication was 52 years before.