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2 Salisbury Villas, Cambridge. Dated 15/10/98 - Discusses the word 'lilah' and its connection to the Malay 'lela' or 'lila'; recommends Calisch's 'Woordenbock' [Woordenboek] as the best Dutch dictionary.

2 Salisbury Villas, Cambridge. Dated December 30th (1900) - Thanks him for the second edition of the 'Golden Bough'; relays the Cambridge news: the new museum scheme is going forward, a collection of Malay MSS and books has been presented to the library by [Richard] Wilkinson, [A. C.] Haddon is back, the Newalls are going to Padang to view the eclipse, suggests Frazer use them as a source for research, he is teaching Mrs Newall Malay, an apt pupil; is helping [William] Crooke with the new edition of Yule's 'Hobson-Jobson'.

2 Salisbury Villas, Cambridge. Dated 7/11/01 - Thanks him for his congratulations on his book ['Fables & Folk-tales from an Eastern Forest'?]; asks if he knows the reasons behind the spiritualistic performances with charms; has a theory about them he is working up into an article for the Folklore Society.

32 George Street, Hanover Square, London W. Dated 1st November 1905 - Thanks him for 'Lectures on the Early History of the Kingship'; discusses the Malay kings.

Romeland Cottage, St. Albans. Dated 30th October 1906 - Thanks him for 'Adonis, Attis, Osiris' and notes some parallels between Malay legends and the birth of Adonis, and lunar sympathy; thanks him for his praise of his book, and notes that he is working on a larger one, which he has no great hopes of publishing.

34 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh. Dated May 22nd /03 - Thanks him for his kind letter about his paper on Malay religion, will be continuing with ghosts, familiar spirits, wandering spirits, ritual and magic; answers his question about the reverence paid to certain fishes by certain Pitani [Patani?] families; thinks there should be a proper investigation of the beliefs of the aboriginal tribes of the Malay Peninsula; unfortunately Vaughan Stevens's work is not reliable, wonders what information [Walter William] Skeat will add in his forthcoming book; his own title of 'research student in anthropology' is an empty one, as any graduate may use it.

2 S.V. C. - Discusses the word 'lilah' and its connection to the Malay 'lêla' or 'līla'; recommends Calisch's 'Woordenboek' as the best Dutch dictionary.

2 Salisbury Villas, Cambridge - Thanks him for the second edition of the 'Golden Bough'; relays the Cambridge news: the new museum scheme is going forward, a collection of Malay MSS and books has been presented to the library by [Richard] Wilkinson, [A. C.] Haddon is back, the Newalls are going to Padang to view the eclipse, suggests Frazer use them as a source for research, he is teaching Mrs Newall Malay, an apt pupil; is helping [William] Crooke with the new edition of Yule's 'Hobson-Jobson', Mrs Bensly and Dr [James] Hough have died; discusses masterships of Peterhouse and Queens' College; had a good time at the Trinity Feast.

2 Salisbury Villas, Cambridge - Thanks him for his congratulations on his book ['Fables & Folk-tales from an Eastern Forest'?]; asks if he knows the reasons behind the spiritualistic performances with charms; has a theory about them he is working up into an article for the Folklore Society.

32 George Street, Hanover Square, London W - Thanks him for 'Lectures on the Early History of the Kingship'; discusses the Malay kings.

Romeland Cottage, St. Albans - Thanks him for 'Adonis, Attis, Osiris' and notes some parallels between Malay legends and the birth of Adonis, and lunar sympathy; thanks him for his praise of his book, and notes that he is working on a larger one, which he has no great hopes of publishing.