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The Athenaeum, Pall Mall, S.W.1. - Never received the copy of Ovid he hears through Page was sent to him; received one for the [Loeb Classical] Library, with a 'grudging' letter from Macmillan; hopes Frazer received his account of an Adam and Eve story he obtained in Cos.

Corrects the Greek of an unidentified man.

Perse School, Cambridge - Returns 'the enclosed' [not present]; did not get St Paul's and is to stay there, hopes Frazer will too.

Woodlands, Wrecclesham, Farnham, Surrey - Is no longer resident [at Pembroke] but has a copy of the James catalogue of mss. at Pembroke, and cites No. 280; the librarian is Attwater, but perhaps Minns would be willing to help.

Loeb Classical Library - Rouse will oversee the publication of the 'Fasti' but Page raises some concerns: too many full stops, generally unnecessary critical notes and headings from the calendars, and the need to have a preface and introduction from his hand soon. Accompanied by a covering letter from Rowan Robinson to Frazer of the same date (FRAZ/14/67), a typescript copy she made of Page's letter (FRAZ/14/69), and the envelope.

Xerox photocopies of over 240 letters, many of them of originals housed in other institutions. The letters are written by Frazer to multiple recipients with a few exceptions: eight are written by Lilly Frazer (to Miss Buckley, Sir Edmund Gosse, Bronisław Malinowski, and W. H. D. Rouse); one is from Henry Jackson to Frazer and five more are from others to others (two from Macmillan & Co. to Hermann Diels, one from Sir Francis Galton to Sir Clements Markham forwarding a letter from Frazer, one unrelated letter from John Sampson to Francis Jenkinson, and one memo from Otto Stapf to Sir David Prain). Five letters include covering letters from the institutions providing the copies. In addition, there are copies of a typescript draft of Frazer's article 'Our Debt to France', the draft of an address on the founding of the Frazer lectureships, and a translation of an article.

Recipients, with the number of letters present if more than five: Aksel Andersson, Terence Armstrong, Spencer Baird, Andrew Bennett, Arthur Bigge (Lord Stamfordham), Miss Buckley (of the Loeb Classical Library), Sir Ernest Budge, John Bullbrook, Francis Burkitt, Edward Clodd, Francis Cornford (16 letters), Otto Crusius, Sir Edwin Deller (6 letters), Hermann Diels (10 letters), Samson Eitrem, S. J. Evis, Jesse Fewkes, Douglas Freshfield, Sir Francis Galton (14 letters), Ernest Gardner, Charles-Marie Garnier (6 letters), Sir Edmund Gosse (42 letters), A. C. Haddon, Sir William Hardy (6 letters), Carl Lehmann-Haupt, C. W. Hobley, A. W. Howitt (7 letters), Mary Howitt, Henry Jackson, Francis Jenkinson (8 letters), Oskar Kallas, Sir Arthur Keith, William F. J. Knight, John Mackay, Bronisław Malinowski (9 letters), William Maxwell, A. G. W. Murray, G. G. A. Murray, Sir John Myres, Theodor Nöldeke, Karl Pearson, Sir David Prain (8 letters), Edward Rapson, A. G. Ross, Sir William Rothenstein, W. H. D. Rouse, Gustave Rudler, Charles Edward Sayle, Solomon Schechter (7 letters), Douglas Sladen, William Thalbitzer, Sir J. J. Thomson (21 letters), Sir D'Arcy Thompson, Hermann Usener, Sir Emery Walker, and Alfred Rayney Waller (6 letters).

Jesus College Lodge - Agrees in admiring Sir James' literary qualities, and regrets they have not been shown to advantage; believes he will find Ovid in J.G. when he reads the 'Fasti'; is dissatisfied with Perse and Rouse, who is letting the boys choose the subject of their prizes; his son wrote a history of the school which was very good but received no encouragement from the school; Cambridge might be forgetful of its older heroes and the generation that knew him is getting sparse.

Woodcote, Godalming - Rouse has sent him her letter of 25 October, agrees with her that the notes are valuable, hopes it is possible to have a text and translation in one volume, and for Frazer to write an introduction, inviting him to explain the limits of the Library as a bar to presenting all the annotations he could wish.

Perse School House, Glebe Road, Cambridge - Thanks him for getting him the job at the Loeb Library, which has been vital to him; 'if my school weathers the storm and does anything for the common good it is down to you'.

Macmillan & Co., Ltd. - Is pleased Dr Rouse takes a favourable view of the arrangement with the Loeb Library; encloses in duplicate a memorandum summarising the position with the Loeb Library; explains the compensation he had mentioned was only if the Loeb Library had material that had to be abandoned, but as it is all in type, he is not inclined to compensate, as a smaller fee from Frazer would cover the cost of keeping the type standing. Accompanied by a typed memorandum and a carbon copy (FRAZ/14/55), with the envelope.

Perse School House, Glebe Road, Cambridge - Congratulates him on the completion of 'The Golden Bough'.

Woodcote, Godalming - Asks the Frazers to lunch at the Ivy Restaurant with Rouse.

Woodcote, Godalming - Has found a letter from Rouse relating his interview with her; is happy to allow two volumes for the notes [for the Loeb edition of the 'Fasti'?], and discusses different formats of incorporating the notes.

Loeb Classical Library - He has J.G.'s letter, and will do what he wants, doesn't think there will be a need for revision, but with her cooperation they will get the job done. Signed, 'Your affectionate scapegoat'.

Warns her not to work too hard, sends greetings to Dr Rouse, [Louis] de Glehn, [Léon] Chouville, [William McCausland] Stewart; he reports on progress made visiting publishing houses to see where they are with different publications: received nothing from [Libraire Armand] Colin, so he tried to visit [Max] Leclerc, who wouldn't see him; visited [Librairie] Hatier, and is enclosing a copy of the title [not present]; there is no one left at Malye and the printing isn't going ahead, he says he will print if she agrees to share the cost of the printing.

Histon Manor, Cambs. - Thanks her for her kind letter [after his sister Alice's death]; asks her to let him know when they come, is busy and can't come to see them; remembers her gatherings 'with such brilliant talk and generous hospitality'.

Loeb Classical Library - Is sorry to hear of Sir James' continuing eye trouble; reassures her that there is no possibility that the Loeb Classical Library "Ovid" could be confused with the large [Macmillan] edition and cites reviews as evidence.

Drumore, Blairgowrie, N.B. Dated July 19, 1912 - Comments on Frazer's statement about the difference between Latin and Greek prose; thinks it absurd that Greek should be getting the upper hand, thinks Latin proper for a logical education and Greek's ease and casualness recommends it to this more 'slip-shod' age; wrote to Dr Perse [W. H. D. Rouse, headmaster of the Perse School?] about the Loeb series, has a great deal of translation matter when Tacitus is done; thanks him for [additional volumes of 'The Golden Bough'].

Perse School House, Glebe Road, Cambridge - Congratulates them on the latest distinction, which he heard of via Dr Plimmer, whose boy he owes to her kindness, as usual, 'our only faithful friend'.

Westend-Berlin, Eichenallée 12 - Thanks him for his letter, discusses Osiris, remains sceptical with respect to the conclusion that the same activities should have the same content; has written [W. H. D.] Rouse to say he cannot take on any more responsibilities; is sorry Frazer has been in Berlin and he has not been able to extend hospitality, hopes to see him at the Historical Congress of 1908.

Trinity College. Dated Wednesday - Thanks her for an enjoyable concert, enjoyed Dr James's testimony to the value of a classical education.

Albemarle Club, 37 Dover Street, London, W.1. Dated 15th and 16th April 1931 - Thanks him for the selections from his Commentary; sent the proofs containing corrections to the Critical Notes; looks forward to visiting him in Histon in summer.

No. 1 Brick Court, Temple, London E.C.4. Dated 24 April 1921 -Thanks him for the Roman spoon, the gift for their Silver Wedding anniversary; if he is to celebrate his own, he must make haste.

Hotel Lutetia, Paris. Dated 8 January, 1920 - Discusses editorial decisions relating to the Apollodorus, abridging book titles, following traditional English spelling of Greek words; Lilly has been seriously ill and is still weak, but appreciated his letter about Speech Day at the [Perse] School; admires the Loeb Library, but criticises the Theocritus translation [by J. M. Edmonds]; sends their regards to [Léon] Chouville and [Louis] von Glehn.

(Address for the present) St. Bernard's, Caldie Road, West Kirby, Cheshire. Dated 17th October, 1918 - Explains the meaning of his previous letter, did not mean to offer to translate any or all of the authors, but was curious if any were spoken for, but cannot 'work in harness', likes to choose his own projects; knows he must be busy with the Tercentenary [for the Perse School].

St. Keyne's, Cambridge. Dated 31 May, 1913 - Cannot write a review of the Loeb Library, they are publishing volumes too fast, and besides, he is not known in America, says not to worry about American criticism, they are 'a fearful and wonderful people', is always tempted to check to see if they have tails, and advises him to 'throw the whole crew of them overboard and sail the ship without them.'

Trinity College. Dated 19 January 1905 - Sends tickets to his lectures to Rouse and Miss Rouse.