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Wengen. - Glad that Robert is pleased by what [the award of the Order of Merit to Sir George] 'gives them much pleasure'; has had many letters, and all the papers (which Romeike sends in 'shoals') including the Tory ones approve it. Knew nothing of it until receiving a letter from Lord Knollys; had 'only just time to telegraph acceptance'. Glad the nurse seems all right; hears that Julian is 'a glorious boy'. He and Caroline are reading their new edition of Stevenson's letters, of which Colvin has made 'an admirable and quite sufficient biography'.

4 newspaper cuttings sent to W. Aldis Wright by Macmillan & Co. Ltd, St. Martin's Street W.C., each pasted onto a standard printed form letter. Cuttings are reviews of Wright's More Letters of Edward FitzGerald from the Globe (11 Dec 1901), Glasgow Herald (14 Dec 1901), Liverpool Post (16 Dec 1901) and To-Day (19 Dec 1901). Found in Macmillan's envelope addressed to Wright at Trinity College Cambridge, to which 'c/o Dr Ginsburg, Virginia Water, Surrey' has later been added.

A cutting of a review of the The Variorum and Definitive Edition of the Poetical and Prose Writings of Edward Fitzgerald... ed. Bentham, with introduction by Gosse, vols I-IV ([New York]: Doubleday, Page & Co, [1902]), labelled as being from the "New York Tribune* and now in three pieces, was also found inside the envelope.

Further bundle of 36 more cuttings with reviews of More Letters of Edward FitzGerald, pasted to a Macmillan's form letter and sent on to Aldis Wright. Dates between 2 Dec 1901 and May 1902.

Cutting of review of More Letters of Edward FitzGerald from the Globe (11 Dec 1901) pasted onto a printed form by Romeike and Curtice, Press Cutting and Information Agency, 359 Strand, London, W. C.