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Ben Wyvis Hotel, Strathpeffer Spa. Dated 12 July 1915 - Describes their long holiday, in Cirencester, Edinburgh, Kenmore, and Strathpeffer; mentions that the Cambridge University Press has published a school edition of his wife's book 'La Maison aux Panonceaux'; mentions [James Hope] Moulton's loss [his wife Eliza's death] and Moulton's plan to spend a year with the Parsees in India; Macmillan is publishing a book by [Robert] Russell, ['The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India'] which will be valuable; wonders if he has seen [W. H. R.] Rivers' work 'The History of Melanesian Society' he has not read it yet; has improved his Hebrew on holiday.

Breadalbane Hotel, Kenmore, Perthshire. Dated 18 July 1915 - Discusses Lilly's idea of accepting the Archdeaconry [in Africa] Roscoe has been offered on a temporary basis in order that he could do some anthropological work; suggests he approach Macmillan if not them, then Hutchinson with his popular book; Moulton's loss was the death of his wife, but he knows no details; [Kate] Marseille, a German friend in Cambridge has also died, the Marseilles' son [Rudolph] has joined the English army in the war; is interested to hear that [W. H. R.] Rivers has returned from the New Hebrides; is glad to hear that Roscoe will be lecturing to missionary students at Cambridge, wishes there could be a permanent provision for such instruction.

Heath House, Huntington Road, Cambridge [on mourning stationery] - Thanks them for their sympathy note after the death of his wife [Kate]; describes her last days; his son George may be sent to the front soon; [James Hope] Moulton has suffered the same loss; tried to get 'La maison [aux] Panonceaux' [by Lady Frazer] but it is not yet available.

Heath House, Huntington Road, Cambridge. Dated June 12th, 1915 - Thanks them for their sympathy note after the death of his wife [Kate]; describes her last days; his son George may be sent to the front soon; [James Hope] Moulton has suffered the same loss; tried to get 'La maison [aux] Panonceaux' [by Lady Frazer] but it is not yet available.

19 Cranmer Road, Cambridge. Dated 2 May 1915 - Thanks him for the index volume [to the 'Golden Bough']; details some research he has done to make a guess that Diana's tree in Nemi was an oak-tree, with the help of Miss E. M. Douglas, Prof. P. J. Harding in Italy, and in consultation with Bosanquet and [James Hope] Moulton.

3 Queen Anne Terrace, Cambridge. Dated 14.11.01 - Thanks him for his letter and interesting talk; mentions two references for the 'Barabbas problem' mentioning Rendel Harris's support of a theory about the Marquis of Carabas in 'Puss in Boots' and suggestion that he find a Persian name to fit Carabas.

3 Queen Anne Terrace, Cambridge. Dated 18.11.01 - Continues to discuss Barabbas, with Rendel Harris's opinion and [A. A.] Bevan's; thinks he sees a connection between the Feast of the Fravishis and the Feast of Misrule; is writing an article on 'The Golden Bough' second edition for the 'London Quarterly'.

3 Queen Anne Terrace, Cambridge. Dated 1.3.02 - Is troubled that Frazer should feel 'discouraged and disheartened' by critics; [Andrew] Lang is 'a mere dilettante anthropologist'; assures him that he has opened a new world of knowledge; has simply cut out the reference to Barabbas.

Didsbury College, Manchester. Dated 17.11.02 - Has been working hard on a volume of Grenfell and Hunt papyri; is enjoying Manchester, and describes his teaching there, has found an expert in Iranian matters in L. C. Casartelli, the head of a R. C. College there; his friend Williams Jackson called on him from London; in answer to his letter discusses sources for the study of the Avesta; was interested in [A. B.] Cook's paper ['The Golden Bough and the Rex Nemorensis'] and hopes he will reply; the 'Hibbert Journal' is promising; thinks [F. C.] Conybeare made a strong case.

Didsbury College, Manchester. Dated 19.12.03 - Discusses Frazer's definition of religion at length; describes speaking to a large crowd of Lancashire working folk, will send him the pamphlet [printing the speech]; takes issue with Frazer's citations of etymologies made by non-experts, or out-of-date experts, especially that of Demeter; notes it is good of Frazer to miss their walks, as he does too.

Didsbury College, Manchester. Dated 9.3.03 - Suggests he read 'Pupula duplex' by K. F. Smith in 'Studies in Honor of B. L. Gildersleeve' on mannikins in the eye; has [Hector Munro] Chadwick's paper on the Thunder-god, but prefers Frazer's explanation of the connection of oak and thunder.

Didsbury College, Manchester. Dated 31.10.05 - Thanks him for the book ['Lectures on the Early History of the Kingship']; is very busy, and is now on the Owens staff replacing A. S. Wilkins, lecturing six hours every Tuesday; encloses a cutting headed 'The Blessing of Fire and Water, Ceremony at Westminster Cathedral' [transcribed].

Didsbury College, Manchester. Dated 11.11.05 - Has been reading 'Lectures on the Early History of the Kingship' and makes a few suggestions and additions, concerning throwing stones at a grave to keep the ghost down, some articles by S. I. Curtiss on Moslem saint-worship, trees and A. B. Cook's etymologies, the choice of the Refugium as the repeating day in a leap year, and quoting the leading case of Saul.

Didsbury College, Manchester. Dated 13.7.06 - Answers a question about etymology of Zeus Kappotas, and asks if he has asked [Peter] Giles. Finds [Lewis Richard] Farnell's review objectionable, hopes he will put him right; thanks him for writing to [Edward] Clodd, is busy with his seccond edition and other work.

Didsbury College, Manchester. Dated 21.9.06 - Thanks him for the latest instalment of the GB; is reading a book by August Fick, 'Vogriechische Ortsnamen' about survival of place names from those who preceded the Greeks, 'an interesting result for [William] Ridgeway; a student of his in China writes about a custom of burning straw in early March.

Didsbury College, Manchester. Dated 13.12.06 - Encloses a scrap from a journal of his wife's brother-in-law C. A. Barber, about an Asklepion shrine among S. Indian aboriginals [transcribed]; his review is in [J. P.] Postgate's hands; wishes he could go for a walk with him.

Didsbury College, Manchester. Dated 11.2.07 - Cites a Chinese custom of keeping an image of a god over the hearth, burning it at the end of the year so that their household is reported on to the Superi, and a successor not installed for ten days, thinks it a good case of an annual kingship; will be at Cambridge and hopes to meet.

Didsbury College, Manchester. Dated 2.11.07 - Thanks him for the book, will be in Cambridge, but fears he won't have time to see him; discusses the 'Bundle of Life'; was told of a custom of young boys ringing bells at Halloween, wonders if he would connect it to the arrival of a ghost; hopes he will write a commendation for A. B. Cook to take the Greek Chair at Manchester; thanks him for the anthropological questions, will distribute them.

Didsbury College, Manchester. Dated 9.11.09 - Thanks him for 'Passages of the Bible'; wishes he could see him, perhaps in Liverpool; suggests a reference in 'Gesta Romanorum' about a king whose tenure was yearly; gave a lecture on 'Some New Subjects of Theological Study', 'viz. Comparative Religion, Sociology and Hellenistic'.