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His brother suggests that Calverley leapt from the roof of the Harrow toilet block over a gateway into the school yard, Spencer Austin Leigh has many reminiscences of Calverley.

Rothwell Rectory. Reminiscence of Calverley.

Thanks Butler for his observations relating to Calverley.

Is writing a biographical article on Calverley.

Reminiscence of Calverley.

Harrow. Re Calverley's Leap. Has inspected the school steps with Glazebrook and confirms that it is possible that C S Calverley may have leapt from top to bottom.

Reminiscence of Calverley.

Vaughan's reception of Calverley's recitation "they hunted the bear'.

Welcombe, Stratford on Avon. - Has asked Aunt Anna [Philips] to pass on this letter as 'in these days of rigid economy' it is good to save on a postage stamp. Agrees with Robert's preference for Bobus Smith's verses over Calverley's [both printed in a letter from Sir George to the editor of the "Times Literary Supplement" [November 25, 1920; pg. 778; Issue 984, see also 12/325]. Has just finished [Euripides's] "Medea" again, and is about to re-read the "Bacchae": has now got 'the old man's love of Euripides'; says the "Medea" is to Greek drama as "Othello" is the Elizabethan. Has also been reading the first book of Tacitus's "Histories". Very glad Bessy appreciates [Byron's] "Don Juan"; when they meet he will tell them 'the circumstances in which he once read it aloud'.

Cambridge. Wishes him luck for his examinations, report of the fellowship election at Trinity, Shilleto does not care much for Calverly.

Cambridge. Examiners have told Calverly he should get the Craven scholarship the following year, general opinion of the Craven Scholarship examiners was Burbury first and H M Butler second, Spencer Butler's speech in the Union, appointment of John Jackson as Bishop of Lincoln, preparing for Little Go.

St Leonards. Congratulations on Bell success, Dr Vaughan sends his congratulations, Arthur Butler unlucky in the Hertford Scholarship examination but will get the Bennett, C S Blayds [later Calverley] expelled from Oxford : St Leonards