Villa Syracusa, Torquay.
'Rapport sur l'irrigation de la Mésopotamie... traduit par Gaston Legrand'
Glendalough House, Annamoe, Co. Wicklow. Note [in Molly Childers' hand?] at top of letter: 'Interesting'.
Only heard of Henry's serious illness the previous day, when she was in Cambridge for the afternoon; would like to send her sympathy to Nora now. Hopes that his operation has proved successful. Is sorry for the Cambridge students who will miss Henry's university lectures; believes that he was the most just critic she has ever heard, and remarks that in Moral Science 'people seem particularly apt to be impatient of the opinions of others.' Is sure that she is only one of many Cambridge students who remember with gratitude the time and trouble which Henry spent upon his classes and the help which he was always ready to give to individuals. Will be eager for news of Henry's progress, but hopes that some Newnham students will keep her up to date.
Davenport's unpublished 1938 work on inhomogeneous linear forms.
'The Emotional Basis of a State'
'Providence'
'Platitudes'
Bess Rosenthal died in 1971 but the family continued to write to 'dear Uncle G'. Bess Rosenthal was Stephanie Taylor's sister. and there are also letters from her sons Michael, m. Margaret, Mark and their children.
Thanks WW for the papers: 'I am thankful we are not as those Germans'. He invites both William and Cordelia Whewell to come and stay with them in the country.
Refers to a concept in Greek that they had been discussing, and states that 'there is a curious contrast between the [constant] mention of it as a danger, and the rarity of its actual occurrence'. Gives examples of some passages: the '[Heliactic] oath in Demosthenes against Aristocrates'; another passage [some Greek quoted], which 'specially alludes to it as a danger [about the middle of the speech]'. States that the case of Leontini is a practical case, 'but even here it was stopped'; 'points to the rest of argument used for it. New citizens were enrolled, and then came the demand.' Tells Sidgwick that he will inform him when he finds more. Refers to the death of the Provost of Trinity College, Dublin; 'a very leading public figure in Ireland. It is most fortunate that this govt. is not....' [Incomplete]
Describes the men in an enclosed photograph [no longer present].
Birmingham - thanks John for unsuccessful application for job as Organiser for Educational Work in the Workers' Educational Association, returns testimonials.
Presenting the millionth copy of John Stirling's edition of the Bible
With carbon copy of letter from R. A. Butler to Lady Cook, 2 Nov. 1959
Thanks for book, Forbidden Freedom