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TRER/46/116 · Item · 10 Apr 1906
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

The Shiffolds, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking. - Thanks his father for his letter [12/94?]. Bessie 'seems to have enjoyed her stay in London' and had a good journey to Holland. Is very glad his mother has recovered; expects she will soon be 'entirely well'read more

TRER/32/2 · Item · c 1899 - c 1925
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

Verse about Meleager. Draft of version of "Comatas and the Bees" - published in "Polyphemus and other poems", but numbered 'III' and with a reference to a lady with a fan omitted from the published version, suggested it was originally intended to formread more

TRER/46/219 · Item · 11 Sept 1916
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

The Shiffolds. - Thanks her for her letter; she will have heard about their plans from Bessie. Is probably going to Scotland for about a week to join [James?] Strachey, not to Wooler as they had 'first intended'; then Robert can return via Wallington andread more

TRER/46/220 · Item · 15 Sept 1916
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

The Shiffolds. - Is afraid he won't be able to stop at Wallington on his way up [to Scotland]: his friend [James?] Strachey is only staying about two weeks at Aviemore, so if he came to Wallington with Bessie on Wednesday it would 'curtail' his time withread more

TRER/17/24 · Item · 26 Sept [1917?]
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

British Museum, W. C. - Neither Mrs [Marie] Stopes nor [Ezra] Pound know Japanese, so he 'refuse[s] to be put in the same category'. Mrs Stopes 'talks a little colloquial' but there is 'abundant evidence' that the translations in her work were 'done byread more

TRER/17/25 · Item · 13 Oct [1918?]
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

13, Hanover Terrance, Ladbroke Grove, W. - Apologises for not writing sooner; has heard 'a good deal' about Trevelyan from Francis [Birrell?], [Goldsworthy Lowes] Dickinson and [Harry] Norton. Is working on Li Po 'in deference to the wishes of the public'read more

TRER/3/35 · Item · 29 Jan - 11 Feb 1918
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

Cercle Mohammed Aly. - Asks Trevelyan always to write beforehand saying which books he is going to send, as the anticipation gives much pleasure: he and [George] Antonius have discussed the matter extensively. Unfortunately he is prejudiced against 'theread more

TRER/17/6 · Item · 19 Apr [1919?]
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

British Museum, W.C. - Lucky that he did not come [to visit Bob, see 17/4], as he developed flu; is alright now, and asks if the weekend of 17 May would work instead. Hopes the Shoves came; has not seen them; sure Francis [Birrell?] arrived. Has been 'read more

TRER/17/9 · Item · 3 May [1918]
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

British Museum, W.C.1. - Sorry he missed Trevelyan, who must stay with them next time he comes to London. Has done some 'miscellaneous T'ang poems', mainly by contemporaries of Po Chu-I, and encloses one [no longer present]. Is going to Tidmarsh [home ofread more