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Drumore, Blairgowrie, N.B. Dated June 23, 1906 - Frazer's letter [on his retirement] has touched him: his 'voice makes up for the thousands of dumb students whom one has bored, and to whom too often alas! one could give nothing to carry away'.

Hotel Continental, Biarritz. Dated January 19, 1906 - Frazer's words provide comfort that his work has been of use; is interested to hear of Mrs Frazer's success with phonographic teaching; hopes the election with 'smash up Protection for good'.

6 Oxford Terrace, Edinburgh. Dated 9th Aug. 1913 - Is recovering from his illness; was interested to hear about G. G. Ramsay [and his translation of Tacitus]; spent some time with his brother in Tomintoul [where Frazer is visiting] many years ago; makes plans to meet; is ready Mrs Frazer's 'First Aid' [to the Servantless] and is enjoying it.

Speech at a gathering in Frazer's honour, in which he mentions [Alexander] Nairne, George Gilbert Ramsay, Lord Crawford, Sir William Boyd Dawkins, Sir Theodore Morison, Canon Farrer [Canon Farrar], [Robert Ranulph] Marett, and [Gustave] Rudler.

Hotel Continental, Biarritz. Dated Christmas Day, 1905 - Thanks him for ['Lectures on the Early History of the Kingship']; comments that all his cherished convictions had been turned on their heads, with kings become slaves and slaves kings, and murder 'transformed into a regular constitutional form'; admires the geographic spread as well; both of them are in Biarritz to recover their health.

as at 16 Queen's Gardens, St. Andrews, Fife - Is very happy to hear that Frazer has been given the Freedom of Glasgow; suggests Frazer isn't aware how much her father [George Gilbert Ramsay] admired Frazer's work. A repair to the torn paper has obscured page 2 of the letter, in which she appears to ask if he has written about Woolley's discovery of the Ram in the Thicket at Ur. With a postscript from Moine-na Vey, Ballater, saying Malcolm has read the news accounts with pleasure.

6 The College, Glasgow. Dated January 26, 1901 - Thanks him for the second edition of 'The Golden Bough' and admires it; when he heard Frazer was in Rome he wrote to his friend Consul Babyami [?] but found that was unnecessary; encloses a clipping from 'The Times' [not transcribed].

Letters from Oscar Browning, Sir Geoffrey Butler, H. M. Butler, Randall Davidson, Lord Durham, George W. E. Russell, G. P. Gooch, J. L. Hammond, R. G. Longman, Charlotte Lilas Ramsay, George Trevelyan and including a letter to Gordon Butler from A. W. R. D.

Oxford & Cambridge Club, Pall Mall, S.W. Dated June 21, 1900 - They are sorry that the Frazers cannot visit Scotland this summer; thanks him for his thorough work on the Tacitus.

Hotel Angleterre, Athens. Dated May 21, 1900 - Thanks him for the introductions in Athens, has seen [Robert] Bosanquet, [Jean] Homolle, have visited Professor [Rufus] Richardson in his Corinth excavations, met [Wilhelm] Dörpfeld; every archaeologist has his 'Pausanias', and he admires it anew now he is there; describes his itinerary in Greece, including some journeys with Bosanquet, 'a rare chance'; describes what they plan to do next; thanks him for looking at his Tacitus; Dörpfeld praised the 'Pausanias'. Accompanied by a note from Gertrude L. Ramsay to Mrs Frazer inviting the Frazers to Drumore.

8 Howard Place, St. Andrews. Dated December 21, 1918 - Thanks him for his kind letter; is sorry he won't be working on Herodotus; is glad Lady Frazer is well and going to work on a French history for the schools; fears the trouble is not over yet, that the Peace Conference may end in disaster.

Glasgow University General Council, 174 West George Street, Glasgow - Requests permission to add Frazer's name to a list of the Committee and subscribers to a proposed memorial for George G. Ramsay; encloses a proof of a circular concerning the proposed memorial.

8 Howard Place, St. Andrews. Dated November 18, 1918 - Thanks him for ['Folk-Lore in the Old Testament'] and admires it.

Drumore, Blairgowrie. Dated October 16, 1918 - Will be spending the winter at St Andrew's, to be near his eldest son, who has influenza; has had a quiet summer due to war restrictions; hopes he is working on Herodotus now; the war news is splendid.

Informs her that he cannot come to her speeches, because of his hayfever. Announces that he would like to pay her a visit in July, if it is convenient. Explains that he has been very busy of late, and claims that his 'Destiny for the next few years' is being settled, and when it is, he shall write to her. Reports, with regret, that he hears poor accounts of William. Reports that George Ramsay is in Cambridge, and that he says he is going to call on Minnie. Suggests some reading material for her : Foul Play by Charles Reade, 'a sensation novel by a man of genius who has thrown himself a way; a 'book of travel' entitled Last Winter in the United States by [F. B.] Zincke; and 'entertaining Blank Verse (a rarity)' entitled Lady Grace by Miss Smedley. Refers also to her 'brother's attempt to instruct the gentlemen of the press in simple arithmetic (a complete failure)': his letter in the last Spectator, signed 'A Wrangler'. Advises her to read 'an accompanying book' [not included] dealing with infantile education, which Miss Clough gave him to show her. Sends his love to Edward.

6 The College, Glasgow. Dated December 3rd, 1899 - Is ready now to send him some of his translation of Tacitus, and is thinking of sending him Book III as a good test as it is less interesting than Book IV; is keen to get his criticism on whether he has achieved his aim of making it readable, less a translation, and capturing the broad quality of Tacitus rather than all of his mannerisms.

Drumore, Blairgowrie. Dated 4 July 1918 - Is concerned to hear of Mrs Frazer's ill health, and that it involves her heart; thanks him for the kind words about his Juvenal; is pleased Frazer will soon be free to work on Herodotus; discusses the letters of Pliny; is pleased to hear about the Americans landing at Liverpool.

38 Onslow Gardens, S.W. Dated December 24, 1916 - Thanks him for his printed Huxley lecture ['Ancient Stories of a Great Flood'].

19 Onslow Gardens, S.W. Dated April 10, 1915 - Thanks him for the Bibliography and Index to 'The Golden Bough'.

19 Onslow Gardens, S.W. Dated April 1, 1915 - Thanks him for the second Sir Roger de Beverley [recte Coverley].

19 Onslow Gardens, S.W. Dated March 26, 1915 - Congratulates him on his lecture, his clearness of voice and articulation are admirable; encloses verses on his Tacitus by Percy Mattering [Percy Ewing Matheson?].

Reports that he is well, 'pretty happy, and working very hard'. Gives an account of how he spends his day, including playing croquet after the afternoon meal. Reports that he is 'reading nothing but Arabic and lectures', and is lecturing on the Acts of the Apostles. Comments on the Times's treatment of Church extension. Mentions that he saw his and Arthur's old friend Festing that day, and they 'fraternized on the subject'. Enjoins her to read Gladstone's speech [advocating the imposition of income tax on Charities], saying 'never was he more splendide mendax, which Arthur will translate'. Reports that George [Gilbert?] Ramsay has written to ask him for a testimonial; asks her to ask Arthur to write 'something flowery about him'. Believes that Ramsay would be 'a good man for the Bear-Garden that a Scotch-lectureroom is said to be.' Fears that the Longsden-Warne job 'will be nipped in the bud.'

19 Onslow Gardens, S.W. Dated February 20, 1915 - Thanks him for his kind words about his book [The Histories of Tacitus] and defends his praise of [George] Grote.

19 Onslow Gardens, S.W. Dated February 10, 1915 - Thanks him for ['Addison's Essays'].

19 Onslow Gardens. Dated April 14 [1914] - Thanks him for 'Adonis, Attis, Osiris'; hopes to spend May in Italy.

Drumore, Blairgowrie. Dated July 1, 1914 - Thanks him for his letter, which soothes him as he spends much of his time reviewing his life; is glad to hear he will live in chambers [at Middle Temple].

Refers to a conversation they had about Arthur having been offered a teaching post in Glasgow, and whether he should take it or not. Were he in Arthur's position he would not go, but is inclined to think that Arthur should: his experience of teaching would make him 'peculiarly fitted for the work', and the 'long summer leisure' would give him more time to write than he would have if he stays in Oxford. Jebb's assumes that the annual salary for the position is £1,200, and [G. G.?] Ramsay shares that view of its value. They possible somewhat underrate the effect of the movement in education against compulsory Greek, but supposes that candidates for the Ministry 'must always supply a solid nucleus of Hellenists.'

26 Onslow Gardens, S. W. Dated March 21, 1913 - Thanks him for ['The Belief in Immortality']; refers to the Gifford Lectures Frazer turned down, understands that he would not have been able to speak freely.

Drumore, Blairgowrie, N.B. Dated July 10th, 1899 - Is sorry they will not be visiting this summer; asks if he could spare some time to look at his translation of Tacitus, and give hints as to improving the English from a literary point of view, as he is keen to make it look as little like a translation as possible.

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'].