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One letter dated 2 July 1908. The second letter, to Percy Jackson, is dated 30 Sept. 1921.

Boarbank Hall, Grange-over-Sands.—Is disappointed that Smith has had no news from Fribourg yet, but glad that he has more pupils. Hopes he will soon be released from marking examination papers. Dickinson’s brother Paul, who visited recently on leave from Germany, has been working among displaced persons and running a review which introduces Catholics to European writers they could not know in Nazi days, including [G. M.] Hopkins, whom his brother admires. Is concerned that Eliot’s Four Quartets may have been taken as a substitute for religion, and objects to the stance taken in Scrutiny towards their theological elements. Queries Smith’s use of the term ‘new concepts’. In preparing to explain the Psalms to his nuns, he has been struck by the generosity of Catholic critics, towards non-Catholic scholars, particularly [A. F.] Kirkpatrick. Thanks him for his kind remarks about his Christmas carol. Has been working on something more ambitious, but has been hampered by other work and lack of inspiration.

Two letters from A. F. Kirkpatrick and three from Alfred Wolmark primarily concerning his prices and accompanied by a four page Catalogue of Portraits of Famous People (First Series) by Alfred Wolmark, November-December, 1928 at The Lefevre Galleries.

4 Belmont, Dyke Road, Brighton.—Has found the word ‘kine’ or ‘kyme’ in use at South Malling.

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4 Belmont, Dyke Road, Brighton
25 Octr 1904

Dear Dr Kirkpatrick

You asked me a long while ago about the word Kine or Kyme & I have at last found it & curiously at South Malling. The clerk there knew no other name for weasels!

By chance I asked & he knew it at once. He said “One of the Choir boys last week at practice came in & said ‘Muster Colwell there is a stut (stoat) on the path’ {1}. I went out & said you little stupid it’s only a kine”.

He went on “there are ferts (ferrets) {2} & stuts & kine”.

He is the only one however I have met in many parts of Sussex. I think it must be rather local.

With our united kind remembrances to you all

Yours sincerely
C. H. Griffith

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{1} Closing inverted comma supplied.

{2} ‘(ferrets)’ interlined above ‘ferts’; no caret.

The Deanery, Ely - Subscribes to a copy of the bibliography.

One of a set of eight testimonial letters printed when Frazer was an applicant for the Chair of Humanity at the University of Aberdeen: Frazer is not just able but has a mental grasp, intellectual strength and extensive acquaintance with Classical Literature. Accompanied by a duplicate.

One of a set of eight testimonial letters printed when Frazer was an applicant for the Chair of Humanity at the University of Aberdeen: in addition to being a sound scholar, Frazer has a high degree of thoughtfulness and originality. Accompanied by a duplicate.