14 Coates Gardens, Edinburgh, 12 - Is sorry to hear about Sir James' eyesight; cherishes fond recollections of Dr J. Sutherland Black; is enclosing a subscription for the bibliography; until her letter arrived they had not heard of her letter to Mr… read more
1 Brick Court, Temple, London. E.C.4. Dated 24 July 1919 - [William] Crabtree wrote a notice in the July number of the Journal of the African Society; writes about the illness of Lilly Frazer (a bad cold), [William] Ridgeway (recovering), Henry Jackson (… read more
Hotel Lutetia, Paris. Dated 22 February 1923 - Thanks him for the proofs of the second volume; he and Lilly have not been entirely well; hopes to speak at the Renan centenary on the 28th; shall miss [Herbert Vaughan] Cox very much; saddened by the death… read more
Aldeburgh - Thanks him for 'Selected Passages from his Works'; reminisces about Frazer meeting [Sir Alfred] Lyall, Ray Lankester, [Sir Frederick] Pollock and [James Allanson] Picton in 1905 when they rowed to Oxford; and a visit the Frazers paid in 1910… read more
49 York Terrace, Regent's Park, N.W.1. Dated 27.2.23 - Encloses a letter from Madge Chrystal [transcribed] describing John Sutherland Black's final days; was shocked to hear of his death; interested to hear of Lady Frazer's translation [of 'Adonis'?].
Strafford House, Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Dated 23/6/12 - Thanks him for Cowper's 'Letters'; has not read Robertson Smith's 'Life' [by J. S. Black and G. W. Chrystal] in detail but thinks too much space is given to the heresy-hunting story.
Strafford House, Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Dated 29/3/16 - Was only in London for the day of the lecture and saw only Moncrieff and Dr Sutherland Black, will be back to see Mrs Holman Hunt at the weekend; glad to hear he is giving the Huxley Lecture, it was '… read more
Aldeburgh. Dated (1918) - Thanks him for 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament', notices society has moved a long way from when Dean Milman was denounced for blasphemy; questions his conclusion in judging between Creation and Evolution, and asks why consensus… read more
c/o Sir James Donaldson, Scores Park, St. Andrews N.B. [letter of 6 November 1912] and St. Keyne's, Cambridge. Dated 6 November 1912 and 15 January, 19, 27 March 1913 - Four letters relating to an application to the Carnegie Trust in America for funding… read more
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.
3 Down Street, London W. Dated 20th March 1901 - Appreciates his point of view about the lectures, and sees it as a chance to gain disciples and get fresh stimulus from them, but said he would not criticise Frazer's decision.
Adam and Charles Black Publishers, Number 4, Soho Square, London W. Dated 1st April 1901 - Thanks him for his note, which will be printed, is showing it to [Thomas] Cheyne first; [Andrew] Lang is 'clearly greatly exercised' about G.B.2; he is glad to… read more
9 Lauriston Rd. Wimbledon. Dated 14th Apr. 1901 - Would be delighted if he took the Manchester Chair of Comparative Religion, does not think that being a nonbeliever is a reason to decline it; would hear with disappointment if Rev Dr Robertson Nicol[l],… read more
Lauriston Cottage, Wimbledon Common. Dated 28th May, 1903 - Thanks him for his congratulations; liked what he saw of [Paul] Schmiedel last month; is asking him whether he can help with information on winterburning; describes his own experience with it;… read more
9 Lauriston Road, Wimbledon. Dated 9th June, 1903 - Encloses a letter from [Paul] Schmiedel, whom he greatly enjoyed meeting. The enclosed letter is summarised as chiefly a bibliography of the Zurich custom of winterburning.
6 Oxford Terrace, Edinburgh. Dated 1st Nov. 1905 - Thanks him for the copy of 'Kingship'; enjoyed his visit to Oxford, is still thinking of reviving Bretschneider in some modernised edition; visited [Hope W.] Hogg in Manchester at Victoria University,… read more
6 Oxford Terrace, Edinburgh. Dated 21st Oct. 1907 - Thanks him for the copy of 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament' [in 'Anthropological Essays Presented to Edward Burnett Tylor']; he has enjoyed it and sends several suggestions for improvement, hopes it… read more
South Elms, The Parks, Oxford - Mentions their common friendship with J. S. Black; is interested in the traditions and beliefs of ancient Canaanites and Israelites, cites a passage from Jeremiah, and wonders how phrases from the Adonia came to be applied… read more
6 Oxford Terrace, Edinburgh. Dated 21st Oct. 1909 - Thanks him for the copy of the memoir of Fison and Howitt [published in 'Folk-Lore'] and for the new edition of the 'Passages of the Bible'; describes a long holiday, some of which was spent on [Sir… read more
6 Oxford Terrace, Edinburgh. Dated 10th March 1911 - Thanks him for the copy of the two volumes (part I, third edition of the 'Golden Bough'), has been ill; is glad to hear the St Andrews Gifford Lectureship business has been settled.
6 Oxford Terrace, Edinburgh. Dated 27th June 1912 - Thanks him for the copy of the 'Letters of William Cowper', who is new to him and has awakened an interest in Donne and Wordsworth; has been reading Carlyle's 'Frederick'; has been reading reviews of… read more
6 Oxford Terrace, Edinburgh. Dated 11th Dec. 1912 - Thanks him for the honour regarding the Gifford Lectures [the dedication of 'The Belief in Immortality'] and expresses his delight at being asked to help work on 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament', and… read more
6 Oxford Terrace, Edinburgh. Dated 9th Aug. 1913 - Is recovering from his illness; was interested to hear about G. G. Ramsay [and his translation of Tacitus]; spent some time with his brother in Tomintoul [where Frazer is visiting] many years ago; makes… read more
Tigh-na-struith, Crianlarich. Dated 22nd Sept. 1913 - Thanks him for Psyche's Task 2, thinks he should have the letters S.T.P. after his name [Sacrae Theologiae Professor]; his chapter on ghosts was appropriate after the reports of the recent meetings;… read more
6 Oxford Terrace, Edinburgh. Dated 2nd Dec. 1913 - Thanks him belatedly for 'The Dying God'; is sorry the George Square scheme didn't work, but does think London better than Edinburgh; knows [Wickham] Steed well by name and thinks he will be a 'great and… read more
6 Oxford Terrace, Edinburgh. Dated 12th Dec. 1913 - Thanks him for the book ['Balder the Beautiful'?]; is spending the weekend with Laurence Pullar; asks if he saw anything of Anatole France at the dinner they attended; has seen [Sir John?] Murray, who… read more
6 Oxford Terrace, Edinburgh. Dated 1913, postmark dated Dec. 17 - Admires his 'new and brilliant version' of 'Paradise Lost' ['The Serpent and the Tree of Life' in 'Essays and Studies presented to William Ridgeway']; many chapters are on the point of… read more
6 Oxford Terrace, Edinburgh. Dated 5th Feb. 1915 - Thanks him for the Addison volume; is leaving for London soon; Fred has been ill with influenza.
17 Learmonth Gardens, Edinburgh - Congratulates Frazer, is only sorry that their friend J. S. B. [John Sutherland Black] was not there to see it and witness the 'universal chorus of approbation with which the announcement has been received'.
35 South Eaton Place, London, S.W.1. Dated 5th Nov. 1922 - Thanks him for the abidged version of 'The Golden Bough'; arrived there after eight weeks with [Laurence] Pullar, and found the harvest weeks particularly interesting.