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The Manse, Hathersage. Dated 12.11.12 - Admires his modesty, gives examples of those who lack it [J. M. Robertson and C. H. A. Drews], admires R. D. Hicks' insights into Avesta and Parsi texts and his ability to work despite blindness.

c/o Miss Ellis, 51 Clarendon Avenue, Leamington Spa. Dated 24 February, 1929 - Is surprised by his silence after his letter in September with his criticism of Frazer for proposing to publish his fellowship dissertation without adding an introduction acknowledging the work done by other scholars in the 50 years since writing it, thinks he ought not publish juvenilia and parerga; in the eighties and nineties was in much contact with the Cambridge Platonists, and points out the activity of the last 25 years, apart from the 'Big Three' of Britain: [Henry] Jackson, [John] Burnet, and A. E. Taylor, there is Lutosławski the Pole and Svoboda the Czecho-slovak, and many others in Germany, discusses the theories, hears from Hicks that Taylor ignores Archer-Hind; given the massive changes in the field he felt obliged to write the letter, if he does not receive a reply to this one in a week, he will send a telegram; their new maid is hopeless; his sister Anne is very weak and ailing.

c/o Miss Ellis, 51 Clarendon Avenue, Leamington Spa - Is surprised by his silence after his letter in September with his criticism of Frazer for proposing to publish his fellowship dissertation without adding an introduction acknowledging the work done by other scholars in the 50 years since writing it, thinks he ought not publish juvenilia and parerga; in the eighties and nineties was in much contact with the Cambridge Platonists, and points out the activity of the last 25 years, apart from the 'Big Three' of Britain: [Henry] Jackson, [John] Burnet, and A. E. Taylor, there is Lutosławski the Pole and Svoboda the Czecho-slovak, and many others in Germany, discusses the theories, hears from [Robert] Hicks that Taylor ignores Archer-Hind; given the massive changes in the field he felt obliged to write the letter, if he does not receive a reply to this one in a week, he will send a telegram; their new maid is hopeless; his sister Anne is very weak and ailing.

Halford, Shipston on Stour, Worcestershire - Domestic trials: maid trouble, young people who want to live in cities, have a young girl [Violet Wynne] living as a companion who is ignorant for her years; he and his sister are in ill health, is particularly troubled by bladder issues, asks whether Frazer's father's firm has instruments that could help; [Robert] Hicks had a stroke returning from [James] Glaisher's funeral and has died.

One letter signed by R. D. Hicks, and two letters from Reginald Gleadowe concerning the arrangements and payment for the portrait, noting that for the last drawing he made for Trinity, he "got into trouble for undercutting the market."

Fossedene, Mount Pleasant, Cambridge - Congratulates Frazer. Signed R. D. Hicks (per K.M.H.)