"Hochried", Murnau/Staffelsee - Is pleased to hear they are comfortable in Paris; has asked Dr Page about Frazer's honorarium for the 'Fasti'; as to Frazer's request for the Loeb Classical Library volumes, they should ask Salomon Reinach to lend them as this would be easiest.
3 Rue du Boccador (VIIIe) - Thanks her for telling him about Frazer's award and congratulates them; suggests that giving Reinach a copy of F.L.A.T. ['Folklore dans l'Ancien Testament'] will be more official and will result in a mention in the report of the Académie [des Inscriptions].
Paris, 16 R. Dupont des Loges - Has been ill, has three weeks before a kidney operation, has finished the first part of the translation of 'The Golden Bough' as [Léon?] Marillier told him to, Salomon Reinach will now write the preface, asks the meaning of some words.
"Hochried", Murnau/Staffelsee - Wrote to Dr Page as soon as he received her note, and hopes Sir James' honorarium has arrived; has read the first two books of the 'Fasti' and admires it; is writing to Heinemann to grant permission to keep the books loaned them; is pleased to hear they will be moving to the Temple; thanks her for sending him Reinach's note.
Marseille [20 June], 54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse [3, 6 July], de Canelle d'Orcino [6, 10 Aug., 14 Sept.] - Ceccaldi writes of a trip with lost luggage in Marseille, and on 3 July writes that he received many items from her on his return, including a portrait of [Robert Ranulph] Marett; he has found grave faults in Ptolemy regarding the position of Corsica and finds it difficult as geographers don’t work with antiquities and philologists don’t work with geography or astronomy, notes it would have been useful to consult Salomon Reinach; tells the story of sending his calculations to Andre Berthelot; thanks her for sending two copies of 'Essais et souvenirs' by Mme de Pange. He writes he is about to go to the country on 6 July; is getting maps from Geneva that he never found in Paris; hopes that she will rest herself; understands that the library at Trinity is not in perfect order, but advises her to only do what is essential. On 6 Aug. he writes that the most recent work by Roberto Almagià is wrong about the origin of Fra Leandro’s map of Corsica; approves of their proposed trip to Berne, Paris, Riviera, Ajaccio; suggests the title 'Regains' for the French translation [of 'Aftermath'?]. He writes how quiet they are in the country on 10 Aug., and notes they are getting water, telephone, and electricity. On 14 Sept., the post has been delayed while the election of Landry and Chiappe have been taking place; is pleased to hear that they are already looking at proofs of 'Aftermath'.
Aldeburgh - Thanks him for [Paul-Louis] Couchoud's pamphlet ['L'Énigme de Jésus']; has been reading 'The Melody of God' [by Desmond Chapman-Huston] containing an alternate life of Jesus, reflects that [J. M.] Robertson, [A.] Drews, and W. B. Smith leave him unconvinced about the historical Jesus, and quotes Salomon Reinach on the point; will talk over the Couchoud pamphlet and Flinders Petrie's 'Social Life in Ancient Egypt' with [George] Whale; have just returned from Italy; [A. C.] Haddon sails for Australia on 30 June.
16 Avenue Victor Hugo, Boulogne-Sur-Seine - Cordial wishes for the new year; appreciates Frazer's books all the more for the books of other authors he cannot praise, namely Walston's 'Alcamenes', which attributes the Oresteia to Sophocles, among other errors.
16 Avenue Victor-Hugo, Boulogne-sur-Seine - Albert Houtin's death is a loss, there is no one who knows as much about the Roman church; admires his restraint in publishing items about those he disagreed with; describes the funeral, finds [Paul Hyacinthe] Loyson's wife [Laura?] a bore, and admires Loyson for not acknowledging this; continues to lecture to his American students, finds many things impossible to translate into English.
16 Avenue Victor Hugo, Boulogne-Sur-Seine - Thanks her for the amusing Sylvain Biscuit [?] letter and the beautiful verse; his wife thinks her lucky to have an appreciative consort; defends his previous letter's criticism of Walston, he has seen the Walstons more than once, but found nothing to praise in the 'Alcamenes', he will be restrained in his review, but 'there must be some pepper at the bottom to save my honour as a critic'; mentions a time Furtwaengler [Adolf Furtwängler?] behaved badly to [Walston, then Walstein]; is writing to 'your Buffon friend', is home on Sundays, ladies don't come before 3 1/2, the conversation is never about dresses, servants, or impending divorces; supposes the Slavonic Josephus will come up again at the Loisy Congress, Couchoud's and Goguel's articles are very superficial and he sides with Eisler, wishes Frazer would make up his mind about this.
Thanks her for the Glasgow autobiography [the address on the Freedom of the City of Glasgow?] and the news about the ceremony; is unwell as a consequence of diabetes, can only see Spring out of the window.
Highgarth, Gloucester - Has been serving as Mayor of Gloucester, which nothing but the Education Act would have induced him to go through such an experience; thanks him for Salomon Reinach's letter about the story relating to the Perseus legend, and clarifies a few points; has not heard farther from [Charles] Hill-Tout on totemism; Dr [James] Hastings has been in touch about his contemplated 'Dictionary of Religion'.
Cloisters, Windsor Castle - Arranges a time to meet, thanks her for the article on Renach, which increased his admiration for the man, and enjoyed Sir James' lectures.
Dated 26 October 1899 - Cites sources that discuss different aspects of the Trinity, suggests Epiphanius as a source for folklore; will be delighted to read the proof of the second 'GB'; Salomon Reinach suggests that the story in Pausanias of Midas and the anchor is an echo of a flood myth; saw Rendel Harris on a bicycle trip through Cambridge.
Recluse Lodge, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight. Dated 14.vii.1903 - A six page letter, touching on oaks and Zeus, mentions Svoronos' article in 'Revue Belge de Numismatique' 1894; thanks him for sending Reinach's letters, will be able to write a paragraph for 'L'Anthropologie'.
Paris 16. R Dupont des Loges. Dated 16/12/1 - Has been ill, has three weeks before a kidney operation, has finished the first part of the translation of 'The Golden Bough' as Manillier [Léon Marillier?] told him to, Solomon [Salomon Reinach] will now write the preface, asks the meaning of some words.
Clamart, 56 Rue de Sèvres - Asks for his opinion on his recent article on Totemism in the 'Revue de l'histoire des religions', deplores the 'mauvais foi' of [Jules] Toutain; sends proof of [Maurice] Delafosse's article on totemism in West Africa from REES ['Revue des études ethnographiques et sociologiques', corrected proof enclosed, as item 25a]; has lost his job as chief translator in the Dept. of Agriculture and discusses his job prospects; Salomon Reinach has been kind, but van Gennep's last paper may not have pleased him; discusses his Revue [REES] and how well it is doing.
Four manuscript lists given to Frazer by Salomon Reinach, Henri Hubert, and Lucien Herr. Accompanied by an envelope from the Hotel Lutetia with Frazer's list of contents, referring to a list from Houtin not found here.
Viroflay, S et O. Dated March 27th 1906 - Is happy Frazer approves of his hypothesis, wrote to [Salomon] Reinach and will publish an article; draws his attention to a note of his about triple crucifixion he published in 1892; is delighted with [John] Skinner's theory about the Tree of Life.
19 Avenue du Progrès, Vanves (Seine) - Undated letter, probably written before Jan. 15, 1927, concerning the French translation of J. G. Frazer's works; in which he mentions hearing from Salomon Reinach and Bronisław Malinowski.
Clamart. 56 Rue de Seines [Sèvres]. Dated 31 October, 1908 - Asks for his opinion on his recent article on Totemism in the 'Revue de l'histoire des religions', deplores the 'mauvais foi' of [Jules] Toutain; sends proof of [Maurice] Delafosse's article on totemism in West Africa from REES ['Revue des études ethnographiques et sociologiques', transcript enclosed]; has lost his job as chief translator in the Dept. of Agriculture and discusses his job prospects; Salomon Reinach has been kind, but van Gennep's last paper may not have pleased him; discusses his Revue [REES] and how well it is doing.
Trinity College, Cambridge. Dated 23 October, 1903 - Encloses a letter and postcard from Salomon Reinach [transcribed] about a story bearing a similiarity to the legend of Perseus, which is cited inadequately in Hartland's 'Perseus'; asks if he has heard any more from [Charles] Hill-Tout as to totemism.
Bruxelles - Thanks him for the copy of 'The Golden Bough' third edition and admires it; tells him the latest news about the Acta Dasii, mentioning an article by Salomon Reinach and [Hippolyte] Delehaye's objections; sends him a copy of 'Astrology and Religion'.
Highgarth, Gloucester. Dated 24th October 1903 - Has been serving as Mayor of Gloucester, which nothing but the Education Act would have induced him to go through such an experience; thanks him for Salomon Reinach's letter about the story relating to the Perseus legend, and clarifies a few points; has not heard farther from [Charles] Hill-Tout on totemism; Dr [James] Hastings has been in touch about his contemplated 'Dictionary of Religion'.
Viroflay, S et O - Is happy Frazer approves of his hypothesis, wrote to [Salomon] Reinach and will publish an article; draws his attention to a note of his about triple crucifixion he published in 1892; is delighted with [John] Skinner's theory about the Tree of Life.
3 Rue du Boccador (VIIIe) - Sends new year's greetings, thanks her for 'le F.L.A.T.' ["Folklore dans l'Ancien Testament"?] Suggests she send a copy to l'Académie des Inscriptions; Salomon Reinach gave a speech at the Société Ernest Renan about early Christianity and a letter of Emperor Claude to the Alexandrians, which had been recently discovered on papyrus in Egypt; is planning to go to Egypt, Palestine, and Syria next month.
Ajaccio, 54 Cours Napoléon - Is very pleased to hear about Frazer's lectures; mentions Salomon Reinach's death, discusses his news: banquets, work on his family history.