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FRAZ/1/115 · Item · 27 July 1926
Part of Papers of Sir James Frazer

Aldeburgh - Agrees that Frazer should be in London; is angry America refused to cancel war debts, gives his low opinion of that country; urges him to complete 'The Worship of Nature'; has just read 'The Pagan Background of Christianity' by [Sir Williamread more

Add. MS c/56/16 · Item · 20 June 1924
Part of Additional Manuscripts c

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 1910read more

TRER/3/160 · Item · 20 Feb 1934
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

West Hackhurst, Abinger Hammer, Dorking. - Will not be able to come to lunch due to work on the house; hopes she had a good weekend at Littlehampton. Has sent off the index [to his biography of Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson] and just has the revised proofsread more

Tally [?] marks on inside cover. List mentioning Thomas Hardy's "Desperate Remedies" and 'Burnyard. Royal Nurseries, Maidstone' on flyleaf. Essay on the repulsion often evoked by the 'exhibition of pleasurable emotion in others'. Beginning of a piece 'ofread more

TRER/25/2 · File · 1921-1924
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

3 press clippings, Jan-Apr 1921: piece on Aeschylus' "Oresteia", put on as the Cambridge Greek Play, by its director J. T. Sheppard from the "Cambridge Review"; brief note from the "Holborn Review" of the text of the trilogy, as presented at Cambridge,read more

Add. MS c/56/20 · Item · 9 Apr. 1928
Part of Additional Manuscripts c

Strafford House, Aldeburgh, Suffolk - Hears that Lilly has been ill and hopes to hear she is recovered; has 'unspeakable disgust' for the cutting of Thomas Hardy's heart from his body, and blames [J. M.] Barrie, points out that Hardy referred to theread more

TRER/17/203 · Item · 8 Apr [1945]
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

Laity Water, Torrington. - Asks whether Bob could send him an extra copy of the booklet of poems he sent at Christmas ["From the Shiffolds"], as he would like to lend it to friends but his own copy is 'too precious to part with'. Has taken a title forread more

Add. MS c/56/21 · Item · 24 Apr. [192]8
Part of Additional Manuscripts c

Strafford House, Aldeburgh, Suffolk - Is happy to hear Lilly is recovered; believes [Thomas] Hardy should have been buried in Wessex soil and the burial of the heart was a 'shameful compromise' and the funeral a mockery of his beliefs. The envelope,read more

FRAZ/28/25 · Item · 17 Dec. 1924
Part of Papers of Sir James Frazer

7 Audley Square, W.1. - The National Portrait Gallery cannot accept a portrait of any living person; the portrait of Thomas Hardy is on private display in the Director's room and the acquisition has not been announced; a replica of Bourdelle's bust ofread more

TRER/15/297 · Item · [1919]
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

Originally enclosing a copy of the petition for [Thomas] Sturge Moore. They have got [Gilbert] Murray to sign, and he thinks also [H.A.L.?] Fisher; they are trying to get [Arthur?] Balfour. Bob would like to get [Robert] Bridges, [Edmund] Gosse and [read more

TRER/ADD/42 · Item · 23 Feb 1942
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

W[est] H[ackhurst]. - Thanks Bessie for her letter and enclosure. His mother 'seems none the worse for her inquisitiveness', and he has some 'nice warm socks and a sort of waistcoat with a shoulder cape - very cosy'. Is glad none of them are ill, but 'read more

TRER/20/51 · Item · [June 1915?]
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

40 Well Walk, Hampstead, NW. - Is 'pleased and honoured' that Bob, [Gordon] Bottomley, [Lascelles] Abercrombie and [Wilfrid] Gibson want to include him in their scheme for a Poetry Annual; thinks such a publication is 'needed' and would be glad toread more

TRER/17/6 · Item · 19 Apr [1919?]
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

British Museum, W.C. - Lucky that he did not come [to visit Bob, see 17/4], as he developed flu; is alright now, and asks if the weekend of 17 May would work instead. Hopes the Shoves came; has not seen them; sure Francis [Birrell?] arrived. Has been 'read more

TRER/14/61 · Item · [May 1906?]
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

Stocks Cottage, Tring. - Thanks Bob for his postcard; will 'much want' to hear his criticisms [of his own book about George Meredith?]. Is to write a 'causerie' for the "Speaker" on [Alfred William] Benn, though not until June as he recently did oneread more

TRER/18/61 · Item · 9 Oct 1945
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

8 Grand Parade, St Leonards, Sussex. - Ursula [Wood?] asked him to send on "Tess [of the D'Urbervilles"]?', which he does now. Would like to write a 'decent letter', but finds it difficult to hold a pen due to rheumatoid arthritis. Thanks Trevelyan forread more