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Saint Blaise - Concerning the new edition [of 'Les Ba-Ronga', later entitled 'The Life of a South African Tribe'], he was rejected by Macmillan and is now going to try to publish via subscription; his friend Dr [James?] Bryce has suggested he get Frazer to write a supporting statement; [Charles Arnold] van Gennep suggested that the future International Ethnographical Institute might wish to publish the book.

Bourg la Reine - Is working on folk customs in parishes in Dauphiné, has done 49 and found animal sacrifices at Mi-Carême bonfires, and the arrangement of a mock goat in the field of the most 'paresseux', will copy the descriptions at length for Frazer; Pettazzoni managed his chart wonderfully.

Częstoch - Understands the second edition of 'The Golden Bough' is coming out and wishes to translate it with his friend Dirr, who is doing linguistic and ethnographic work in the Caucasus, while he is in Russia working as a professor at the gymnase de Częstochowa, but will return to Paris soon.

2 Gloucester Gardens, 58 Richmond Hill, Surrey - Thanks them for the book ['The Gorgon's Head'?]; hopes Sir James' eyes have recovered; is busy, goes rarely to London; thanks to Arnold van Gennep she is writing an article on Irish folklore for the new 'Encyclopedia Italiana'; regrets not being able to go to the British Museum, has to use books from her own library and the public library.

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.

Dated 10.9[10].09 - The Feles[?] are not a totemic clan and are endogamous.

Dated 28 October, 1908 - Gives citation information relating to Totemism in West Africa.

Article from Tome XXII, No. 4 (April 1907).

Clamart. Dated 27 July 1906 - Thanks him for the articles in 'Fortnightly' ['The Beginnings of Religion and Totemism among the Australian Aborigines'], and accepts his totem theory; discusses the division of classes, and the prohibition of marriage between siblings and people of different generations, and primitive theories of conception; suggests articles on French Soudan as giving infomation on totemism in the region.

Clamart, Seine. Dated 26.I.1906 - Has a copy of [Lectures on the] 'Early History of Kingship', informs him of research in his book 'Tabou et totémisme à Madagascar' which describes his theory of sanctity and taboo, different from Robertson Smith's, and also describes his theory of positive and negative rites much like Frazer's.

Bonneville (Haute Savoie) [postcard with an image of Chamonix - Le Mont-Blanc et le Village d'Argentière] - The Feles[?] are not a totemic clan and are endogamous.

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.

Gives citation information relating to Totemism in West Africa.

Article from Tome XXII, No. 4.

Clamart - Thanks him for the articles in 'Fortnightly' ['The Beginnings of Religion and Totemism among the Australian Aborigines'], and accepts his totem theory; discusses the division of classes, and the prohibition of marriage between siblings and people of different generations, and primitive theories of conception; suggests articles on French Soudan as giving infomation on totemism in the region.

Clamart, Seine - Has a copy of 'Early History of Kingship', informs him of research in his book 'Tabou et totémisme à Madagascar' which describes his theory of sanctity and taboo, different from Robertson Smith's, and also describes his theory of positive and negative rites much like Frazer's.

Paris, 7 rue Michelet - Responds to her request for advice on the translation of the 'Golden Bough', asks that his opinion be kept for the Frazers' eyes only, as [Adolf] Dirr and [Charles] van Gennep were his students, and Dirr was his secretary for a time; is not satisfied with [their] translation of 'Totemism'; thinks their English is proficient for translation but that they are not good writers; he is busy himself or would offer to help; thinks it will be difficult to publish as most of the book's readers would be subject specialists, and most of those can read English; mentions [George] Macmillan's demanding nature; wonders if she would like him to ask editors he knows if they would like to publish a translation of the 'Golden Bough'; the English edition is sold out, so a French edition would be profitable; also mentions the misunderstanding between Mlle de Bury and Lilly, and doesn't think anything should be done to try to explain as she will get angrier; says it was a pleasure to introduce Mlle Grove to his friends; is disappointed Frazer did not mention him in his book but adds 'Qu'avais-je à lui apprendre qu'il ne sut?', admires Frazer and wishes he might be mentioned if a French edition is published.

Librairie Stock, Delamain et Boutelleau, Paris - Mr van Gennep has requested that 150 copies of 'Le Folklore' be sent to members of la Société du Folklore Français, and 50 copies are reserved for later; asks for a cheque to cover the cost of postage.

R. Università di Roma, Scuola di Studi Storico Religiosi - Her letter was slow to get to him; he would happily have changed things to facilitate M. van Gennep's trip, but it is too late now, as bureaucracy is slow; van Gennep is returning directly to Italy to organise a Congrès de Psychologie appliquée; the Folklore Congress was a first affirmation of the need to base the study of folklore on a scientific basis; Mr Van Gennep's communication was received with great interest; Macmillan has sent a prospectus listing the 'Fasti' and that has been distributed to the Congress; he would like to talk to Sir James about his new book 'La confession des péches' but not now, hopes they will finish revisions soon.

7 Rue Lincoln VIIIe - Is pleased to hear of the success in Oxford, and that 'Anthologia Anthropologica' is selling well; discusses the displeasing article by van Gennep, reassures her he couldn't affect the reputation of Sir James, and the 'Mercure' is not the first authority in anthropology.