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Macmillan & Co. Ltd. - Encloses a typewritten copy of the contents of 'Garnered Sheaves' left with him; is forwarding to Messrs. Clark the reviews from the 'Times Literary Supplement' so they may cast them off in the form of the original 'Golden Bough'; puts on record their agreement that they will publish 'The Golden Bough: A Supplement', but are still deciding on the supplement to 'Totemism and Exogamy'. Accompanied by Frazer's notes on addresses to the Ernest Renan Society. The list of 'Garnered Sheaves' has been corrected and added to in Frazer's hand.

"Hochried", Murnau/Staffelsee - Asks if she will ask her friend Mr Peake if he will find out why the 'Manchester Guardian' ignores the Loeb Classical Library; points out that the 'Manchester Guardian Weekly' is quite widely read on the Continent; reads that the Macmillan 'Fasti' will have illustrations, this is a novel approach but is sure this will add charm and value.

Blames his failure to write sooner on his 'vexed and unsatisfied feelings...about Ada's M.S.S.'. Does not think that the two stories she translated are particularly interesting, and judges their translation to be no better than average. Does not know what to do on account of being informed by [Alexander?] 'McMillan' that 'the translation from the German, even of first rate quality is enormously at a discount...', and has decided to do nothing until he has discussed the matter with Benson. Undertakes to attempt to find 'a more cheerful bookseller than Macmillan' if Benson finds Henry's opinion of the stories 'exaggeratedly unfavorable'.

Refers to his mother having given up all hopes of all the family coinciding at Christmas, as the Bensons plan to go to the seaside. Is glad that his mother proposed going to Bristol; both he and Arthur were eager to go there again. Is anxious to go to Wellington College to see his sister and Benson, and asks the latter to tell him when they leave. Explains that he cannot get away 'before the 17th' because William is coming to Cambridge for a few days at the end of term. Announces that, according to his plan, they are all to be together at Rugby for a few days. Explains that he is very busy with 'plans and pupils, friends and fellowship dinners...' Asks him to tell Minnie to write, and to give her his love.

Assures her that the company would not think of printing another edition of Henry Sidgwick: A Memoir without letting her have an opportunity of making any changes she thought desirable. States that the question of reprinting does not arise at that time, although the sales 'have been eminently satisfactory'; relates that they have disposed of over one thousand four hundred of the two thousand copies that were printed

Kaiserlich Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Athen - Asks them to thank Frazer for the package of books he has received. With note at top 'need not be returned. GAM'

Specimen page of the text and commentary of the Macmillan edition of the 'Fasti', accompanied by envelope with Frazer's note, 'Ovid, Specimen pages & Macmillan's letters and Agreement with Loeb &c.'. Probably originally sent with George A. Macmillan's letter to Frazer dated 12 Feb. 1926, in which he refers to sending specimen pages (FRAZ/14/61)

Kaiserlich Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Athen - Has not received his copy of Frazer's Pausanias, and when looking at a copy he gave the library, finds that on the plans the [Ansoren?] are not labeled; asks if they would bring this to his attention.

6 Oxford Terrace, Edinburgh 25th Sept. 1894 - Is looking at ['Passages from the Bible'] and has suggestions; also asks if Macmillan hesitates to give him another chance.

Encloses a photocopy of a letter to Messrs. Macmillan & Co. from A. E. Housman, 11 Dec. 1885 and a copy of a letter from A. E. Housman to Messrs. Macmillan & Co. 14 Dec. 1885.

Macmillan & Co., Ltd. - Receipt, accompanied by envelope.

Woodcote, Godalming - Summarises the agreement between Macmillan and Loeb, specifying that Macmillan publishes first, and after two years, the Loeb may publish, using not more than fifty pages of commentary not including merely explanatory notes, and that Loeb not announce their edition until shortly before publication.

28 Grange Road, Barnes, S.W.13 - Thanks her for sending letters from Mlle. Rivet and Paul Geuthner; has begun to mark copy [of the Frazer Lectures volume] for the printer, is adding footnotes - Moret's lecture will take time; the size of the page is determined by Evans' illustrations; will need to rewrite Westermarck's MS, as it is full of corrections; the lectures are of unequal lengths, with Malinowski's the longest; asks for some information on the origin for the Introduction; Macmillan says they can publish in October only if it is sent at an early date; Macmillan will not pay him for the work.

Informs Nora that a review of Henry Sidgwick: A Memoir appears in the Westminster Review of September.

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.

Xerox photocopies of over 240 letters, many of them of originals housed in other institutions. The letters are written by Frazer to multiple recipients with a few exceptions: eight are written by Lilly Frazer (to Miss Buckley, Sir Edmund Gosse, Bronisław Malinowski, and W. H. D. Rouse); one is from Henry Jackson to Frazer and five more are from others to others (two from Macmillan & Co. to Hermann Diels, one from Sir Francis Galton to Sir Clements Markham forwarding a letter from Frazer, one unrelated letter from John Sampson to Francis Jenkinson, and one memo from Otto Stapf to Sir David Prain). Five letters include covering letters from the institutions providing the copies. In addition, there are copies of a typescript draft of Frazer's article 'Our Debt to France', the draft of an address on the founding of the Frazer lectureships, and a translation of an article.

Recipients, with the number of letters present if more than five: Aksel Andersson, Terence Armstrong, Spencer Baird, Andrew Bennett, Arthur Bigge (Lord Stamfordham), Miss Buckley (of the Loeb Classical Library), Sir Ernest Budge, John Bullbrook, Francis Burkitt, Edward Clodd, Francis Cornford (16 letters), Otto Crusius, Sir Edwin Deller (6 letters), Hermann Diels (10 letters), Samson Eitrem, S. J. Evis, Jesse Fewkes, Douglas Freshfield, Sir Francis Galton (14 letters), Ernest Gardner, Charles-Marie Garnier (6 letters), Sir Edmund Gosse (42 letters), A. C. Haddon, Sir William Hardy (6 letters), Carl Lehmann-Haupt, C. W. Hobley, A. W. Howitt (7 letters), Mary Howitt, Henry Jackson, Francis Jenkinson (8 letters), Oskar Kallas, Sir Arthur Keith, William F. J. Knight, John Mackay, Bronisław Malinowski (9 letters), William Maxwell, A. G. W. Murray, G. G. A. Murray, Sir John Myres, Theodor Nöldeke, Karl Pearson, Sir David Prain (8 letters), Edward Rapson, A. G. Ross, Sir William Rothenstein, W. H. D. Rouse, Gustave Rudler, Charles Edward Sayle, Solomon Schechter (7 letters), Douglas Sladen, William Thalbitzer, Sir J. J. Thomson (21 letters), Sir D'Arcy Thompson, Hermann Usener, Sir Emery Walker, and Alfred Rayney Waller (6 letters).

Six letters concerning the petition to the Colonial Office supporting the creation of an appointment of Government Anthropologist for the British Possessions in Central and East Africa. In the first [St. Keyne's, Cambridge, dated 27 Nov. 1913] he apologises for springing the petition on him, explains his thinking and encloses a proof [not transcribed]; he then [30 Nov.] asks for names of men to whom the memorial should be sent, and on 12 Dec. encloses a notice of the memorial to be printed in 'The Times'. In the fourth letter [from the Albemarle Club, Dover St. W.], dated 4th March 1914, he reports he has delivered the memorial to [Lewis] Harcourt; in other matters, he suggests they continue calling each other by the names they have used for so many years as he becomes more averse to innovations as he ages; is considering a house in Bloomsbury as his wife is anxious to settle and eats and sleeps better in London than Cambridge; and suggests that he use Macmillan and the University Press in future as they inspire perfect confidence. On 7 March [Batt's Hotel, Dover Street, London, W.] he sends six more copies of the petition to Roscoe. On 24 April he encloses a copy of the answer to the memorial, discusses the disappointing provisions in it and ways that it might be made acceptable; he also suggests that for his book on the Northern Bantus he insist on getting the proofs in slip from the University Press rather than in pages as they have just done to his wife in her book for them. The copy of the answer is transcribed, sent by Henry Lambert from Downing Street, 23 April 1914, conveys Mr Harcourt's decision to ask the Governor of the East Africa Protectorate to find funds for three years for Roscoe at £500 a year.

Macmillan & Co., Ltd. - Had a long talk with Page yesterday, and agreed that the Loeb edition will not appear until the Library Edition has been published for two years; they may use Frazer's fuller commentary but only fifty of their pages worth, the notes on mere statements of fact being exempt from this number; is waiting for Dr Loeb's final assent to do anything else. Accompanied by the envelope.

Woodcote, Godalming - Received a telegram Monday from Loeb strongly urging him to retain the 'Fasti' even if it took two volumes; saw George Macmillan and think they can agree if they settle the point of the notes, which he would like to retain, especially those for the intelligent non-subject reader; Macmillan will let him have his views in writing.

Macmillan & Co., Ltd. - Is pleased Dr Rouse takes a favourable view of the arrangement with the Loeb Library; encloses in duplicate a memorandum summarising the position with the Loeb Library; explains the compensation he had mentioned was only if the Loeb Library had material that had to be abandoned, but as it is all in type, he is not inclined to compensate, as a smaller fee from Frazer would cover the cost of keeping the type standing. Accompanied by a typed memorandum and a carbon copy (FRAZ/14/55), with the envelope.

Trinity College, Cambridge - Thanks the company and G. H. Gray in particular, for their help in collecting books for 'Aftermath'.

28 Grange Road, Barnes, S.W.13 - Is pleased they agree about dropping Marett's lecture from the Frazer Lecture volume [because of controversial content relating to Elliot Smith] ; has Roscoe's letter of authority and will take it to Macmillan.

Lists of books: those consulted at the British Library; the Temple; books of Frazer's left with Macmillan & Co, May 1931; notes on F. Mason's article, 'Religion, Mythology, and Astronomy among the Karens' in the 'Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal', 1865; notes on the Olympic Games; other miscellaneous notes written on the verso of odd pages of manuscript drafts of plays by Lady Frazer.

The Rationalist Press Association, Fleet Street, London, Confidential - Attaches a private note to their offer to publish 'The Golden Bough' [housed at FRAZ/19/40] to say if they are in favour of accepting the proposal and would like to see him before referring to Macmillan, he could call at the Albemarle Club that day; thanks her for "The Singing Wood".

"Valley Vista", Hornsby, N.S. Wales - Asks for information on the author of 'Scenes of Familiar Life'; admires her sketches 'so brim full of wit and roguery'. Accompanied by two typed copies and Vogan's business card.

Woodcote, Godalming - There are a few outstanding points to be agreed on [regarding publication of the 'Fasti']: that Frazer not mention the Loeb edition for fear of damaging the sale of the Macmillan edition, the introduction for the Loeb edition should be about 10-12 pp., there has been a change in the remuneration, to their ordinary highest rate.

Woodcote, Godalming - Discusses the arrangements with Macmillan as to notes that will be allowed to be taken from the Macmillan edition in the Loeb edition of the 'Fasti', wants it to be clear, asks her to take over the negotiation should he be too ill.

Woodcote, Godalming - Is trying to come to an agreement with Macmillan and Loeb as to what will be allowed from the Macmillan edition in the Loeb edition of the 'Fasti'.

Lower Sydenham, S. E. - Liked Wright's [Letters and Literary Remains of Edward] Fitzgerald, which Macmillans have sent him, very much; praises Wright's editing. FitzGerald's 'remarks on music are very interesting - ! don't always agree: but he often goes to the root of the matter'.

A note with the letter by C[harles] Ganz, 1932, suggests the author.