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Halford, Shipston-on-Stour, Worcs. - Letters from William Wyse's sister, announcing his death on 29 Nov.; on 3 Dec. thanking him for his letter of sympathy; on 5 and 6 Dec. providing information on Wyse so that Frazer might write a notice; and on 10 and 14 Dec. thanking him for his tribute in the 'Times'.

Halford, Shipston on Stour -Thanks him for the book ['Man, God and Immortality'?], worries that it may injure the sale of the bigger books; can make nothing of 'tangor' in Ovid, suggests he try Housman, 'who is saturated with the usages of Latin poetry'; approves the dedication to Boni, who was kind in Rome in 1901; death of H. M. Taylor prompts him to remember the rhyme, 'Not Trotter nor Taylor nor Image Esquire is half such a man as little Joe Prior,' though he didn't agree with the sentiment, did not respect Prior; could not return to Cambridge with its ghosts; he did not expect to survive so many; writes of his failing health and that of his sister; will be losing their maid in the spring. Accompanied by the envelope.

An obituary of William Wyse.

Halford, Shipston on Stour, Worcestershire - Thanks him for writing to Frazer & Green for a portable urinal; their companion [Violet Wynne] was called home by a sister he has no kind words for; wishes he had died before the war, has a gloomy prospect of life; was surprised [Donald] Robertson was elected to the Greek Chair rather than A. D. Nock.

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 from William Wyse expressing his doubts about being able to travel to have his portrait done, and three letters from Eric Gill concerning arrangements and the mount for the drawing.

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 - Describes his health and the declining health of his sister [Anne]; has a good maid, but finds the change since the war in the attitude of labourer's women assisting with washing and charing depressing; the children are spoiled, theft is referred to as 'pinching'; a 14 year old girl they employed was an idle liar, the rise of gambling ought to be checked; mourns [Francis] Jenkinson and others who are dying and moving away.

3 High Street, Moreton in Marsh - A letter describing the lodgings in Moreton he and his sister Anne have taken, and the number of automobiles in the town and their effect on the countryside; describes the effects of the cold and dry weather on the garden; has not been on a train since 1919, the High Table at Trinity is full of strangers; hopes the house they are building will be ready when they want it.

3 Belford Park, Edinburgh - Thanks him for 'Adonis, Attis, Osiris'; when he retires he would like to show that Frazer's main argument confirms the traditional view of Christianity.

Halford, Shipston on Stour - Is sorry to hear they have both been ill and tells the story of being ill at the Hotel Saratz at Pontresina in 1901, where luckily [Lucas?] Ewbank of Clare and [R. R.?] Webb of John's were also staying; discusses the impact of the war on domestic help in the country and details ways they have of dealing with a maid who will only work 8 hours a day; admires Frazer for building his own house to dispense with a maid; has been made an honorary fellow of Trinity College.

Halford, Shipston on Stour - Is conscious that politically they are diametrically opposed, but discusses the Entente Cordiale with France and his isolationist views, detests Lloyd George but thinks the mess in the Near East caused by Briand's choice of Franklin-Bouillon for the private mission to [Ankara]; thinks it unspeakable wickedness to rearm the Turks and disarm the Germans; is sunk in melancholy and contempt of mankind; the intellectuals are being literally starved out of existence; went to Moreton in Marsh for a fortnight, rooms too small and food not to their liking; is sorry to hear his wife has been unwell. Accompanied by a short note from A. E. Wyse to Lady Frazer sending New Year's greetings.

Halford, Shipston on Stour - A long letter detailing his and his sister [Anne's] daily routine; asks about their situation [in Paris].

Trinity Lodge, Cambridge - Her husband has asked her to report on the College Council discussions of the Wyse Fund: the Statutes do not allow a double Fellowship being allocated, and no funds allowed for Beneficent purposes may be voted to a Fellow; she does hope 'that a successful plan will quietly be carried out by the user of The Wyse fund'.

Trinity Lodge, Cambridge - Is glad to hear the Sir James' health has improved; had heard of Miss Wyse's death, and will have to wait for the Council to meet to act on the terms the of the will.

Halford, Shipston on Stour [on mourning stationery] - Discusses a passage in Euphorion [of Chalcis, as quoted by Athenaeus] and whether it means competitors were beheaded after being being severely beaten; has bought [J. G.] Lockhart's ['Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart'] and discusses the differing Toryism of Scott and [Samuel] Johnson.

Hotel Victoria, Messina - Describes a visit to Syracuse and Taormina; deplores the hotels; describes the area and a visit to the Cava di Spampinato in particular; finds the results of the College meetings disappointing; is going to Perugia, Bologna, Ravenna, Venice, and Rome.

Dated 9 Dec. 1929, an obituary of William Wyse.

Halford, Shipston on Stour. Dated 19 July, 1929 - Thanks him for writing to Frazer & Green for a portable urinal; their companion [Violet Wynne] was called home by a sister he has no kind words for; wishes he had died before the war, has a gloomy prospect of life; was surprised [Donald] Robertson was elected to the Greek Chair rather than A. D. Nock.

Halford, Shipston on Stour, Worcestershire. Dated 14 July, 1929 - Domestic trials: maid trouble, young people who want to live in cities, have a young girl living as a companion who is ignorant for her years [Violet Wynne]; 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

Halford, Shipston on Stour. Dated 24 June, 1923 - A letter describing the lodgings in Moreton he and his sister Anne have taken, and the number of automobiles in the town and their effect on the countryside; describes the effects of the cold and dry weather on the garden; has not been on a train since 1919, the High Table at Trinity is full of strangers; hopes the house they are building will be ready when they want it.

Halford, Shipston on Stour. Dated 23 September, 1923 - Describes his health and the declining health of his sister [Anne]; has a good maid, but finds the change since the war in the attitude of labourer's women assisting with washing and charing depressing; the children are spoiled, theft is referred to as 'pinching'; a 14 year old girl they employed was an idle liar, the rise of gambling ought to be checked; mourns [Francis] Jenkinson and others who are dying and moving away.

Halford, Shipston on Stour. Dated 18 March, 1923 - Is sorry to hear they have both been ill and tells the story of being ill at the Hotel Saratz at Pontresina in 1901, where luckily [Lucas?] Ewbank of Clare and [R. R.?] Webb of John's were also staying; discusses the impact of the war on domestic help in the country and details ways they have of dealing with a maid who will only work 8 hours a day; admires Frazer for building his own house to dispense with a maid; has been made an honorary fellow of Trinity College.

Halford, Shipston on Stour. Dated 31 December, 1922 - A long letter detailing his and his sister [Anne's] daily routine; asks about their situation [in Paris].

Halford, Shipston on Stour. Dated 1 October, 1922 - Is conscious that politically they are diametrically opposed, but discusses the Entente Cordiale with France and his isolationist views, detests Lloyd George but thinks the mess in the Near East caused by Briand's choice of Franklin-Bouillon for the private mission to [Ankara]; thinks it unspeakable wickedness to rearm the Turks and disarm the Germans; is sunk in melancholy and contempt of mankind; the intellectuals are being literally starved out of existence; went to Moreton in Marsh for a fortnight, rooms too small and food not to their liking; is sorry to hear his wife has been unwell. Accompanied by a short note from A. E. Wyse to Lady Frazer sending New Year's greetings.

Halford, Shipston on Stour. Dated 27 July, 1912 - Has been reading 'The Golden Bough' and disagrees with Frazer's hypothesis about Jesus and his connection to the tradition of using prisoners to play Haman and Mordecai; disagrees in the first place that the Jews at Jerusalem had any such custom; does not mean to agree with 'the extravagant scepticism of men like [Arthur] Drews'; but agrees that the Synoptic Gospels are not earlier than the destruction of Jerusalem.

Halford, Shipston on Stour. Dated 21 July, 1905 - Discusses a passage in Euphorion [of Chalcis, as quoted by Athenaeus] and whether it means competitors were beheaded after being being severely beaten; has bought [J. G.] Lockhart's ['Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart'] and discusses the differing Toryism of Scott and [Samuel] Johnson.

Halford, Shipston-on-Stour, Worcs. [on mourning stationery] - Encloses a poem, 'A Song of Trinity', found among her brother's [William Wyse's] papers; his books have been removed to Newnham.

Hotel Victoria, Messina. Dated March 3, 1902 - Describes a visit to Syracuse and Taormina; deplores the hotels; describes the area and a visit to the Cava di Spampinato in particular; finds the results of the College meetings disappointing; is going to Perugia, Bologna, Ravenna, Venice, and Rome.

Halford, Kingston-on-Stour, Worcs. Dated July 8th, 1930 - Encloses a poem [transcribed], 'A Song of Trinity', found among her brother's [William Wyse's] papers; his books have been removed to Newnham.