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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 will be its own stand alone book; thanks him for his letter and hopes Herculaneum is being attended to; shares news of travels in the summer. With MS note at bottom, 'part of Anthropological Essays presented to Edward Burnett Tylor'.

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, which seems prosperous; has a note from [Joseph Shield?] Nicholson asking him to dine to meet [John St Loe] Strachey who is going to contest the University seat; has been golfing on the Braid Hills course; will send back the Bretschneider books soon; has to address a 'Literary Society' on the subject of Jupiter and asks for early literary references.

WW is sorry he has taken so long in replying to JHR's letter, and has dealt with his request concerning the manuscript in the library. WW does 'not think I can tell you anything very distinct with respect to the counsels which you have in common with Hare [Julius Hare]'. WW has read 'Bretschneider's book against you, and would have sent it you if I had not thought it likely to fail of reaching you. I did not think it very formidable for you, but I think one may feel some indulgence for those persons who never having looked on Christianity in the light in which we look upon it, do not feel, and cannot comprehend, the horror with which their views are received'. WW thanks HJR for his positive comments concerning his sermons: 'I seem to myself to have got a perception of one or two truths, which, if I can make other people also perceive, I am sure it will do them good'.