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Trinity College, Cambridge. Dated 23rd May 1910 - Thanks him for his copy of 'Totemism and Exogamy', grieves that [Lorimer] Fison and [A. W.] Howitt have not lived to read it; had a visit from [John] Roscoe; and discusses ways he has supported Roscoe's candidature: he reminded [Lord] Crewe of Frazer's application for Roscoe, and wrote to Sir Kenneth Muir Mackenzie recommending Roscoe; notes that he knows the Chancellor [Lord Loreburn], but thinks it more effective to approach Muir Mackenzie.

Letters dated 30 March 1894 and 26 June 1908

Homefield, Send, Surrey - In her letter of 28 Oct. she shares that her son [Arnold Paice?], one of the first white settlers in Kenya, states that the Kikuyu do not keep pigs or sacrifice them, as mentioned in 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament', and wonders if the reference from C. W. Hobley is correct; she thanks him for his reply on 10 November.

Second letter accompanied by the envelope.

Postmarked Englefield Green. - Extended discussion of the last act [of "The Bride of Dionysus"] and Ariadne's turn to Dionysus. Thinks the solution must involve 'the Dionysus-as-missionary-among -the-Maenads-&-unrecognised-by them notion' and care taken by Tovey to show in Ariadne's despair that she is 'always and already immeasurably greater than her own love affair'. Does not want Love to be 'explained away' but 'unmistakeably identified with Dionysus and his particular brand of immortality'. Dionysus should not be 'a case of appendicitis', nor a 'revival' of Theseus. Sunday at 'Ampsteadam' was 'glorious' and [Elgar's?] 'new symphony is a splendid work'.

A second postcard, postmarked with the same date and time and headed 'II', reprises Tovey's thoughts about Ariadne and Dionysus: one reason that he thinks Trevelyan's latest idea is right that it returns to his original, 'most impulsively & naturally conceived' notions. Feels it is necessary to include certain things: 'Dionysus as his own prophet incognito among the maenads'; 'the chorus's fear of suicide'; 'Dionysus's capacity to rehabilitate love in asserting divinity'; the 'suddenness of A[riadne]'s conversion'. Will write about some details in Acts II and III; does not want to shorten for its own sake.

Contents of an envelope so inscribed.
C.105: 'Analytic Theory of Numbers'. Ms. draft of a course of lectures, variously sub-titled.
C.106: 'Additive number-theory'. Ms. draft for course of lectures, with note on first page 'Analytic number theory ctd.'.
C.107: 'The Hardy-Littlewood method'. 22pp. ms. draft for lecture.
Created while at Stanford University, California, 1947-48, 1950.

Letters dated 4 Dec. 1828, 12 Mar. 1829, 14 May 1833.

Synge was an original member of the Society.

H/105: List of original members, 1944; List of members 1948.
H/106: Papers for meetings etc, 1945-1948
H/107: Miscellaneous correspondence, 1949-1953
H/108: Papers for meetings etc, 1949-1958
H/109: Refereeing for Journal of General Microbiology, 1961-1964

Concerns Of the Plurality of Worlds. Letter of 16 Oct. 1854 encloses a copy of a letter from "an eminent judicial person in Scotland" to [John] Blackwood.

108: 26 Aug. 1914, jointly addressed to Michael James and Henry Babington Smith
110: 2 May 1918, with addition, Michael James Babington Smith to Henry Babington Smith
111: 20 May 1918, enclosing letter from R. H. Macaulay to Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith, 18 May 1918, and a copy of her reply, 20 May 1918.
117: 7 Jan. 1925, enclosing letter from A. G. Wilson to Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith, 6 Jan. 1925.

The Manor House, West Coker, Yeovil - Was distressed to hear about Frazer's eyes, hopes the Parisian oculist will help; is surprised the African Society is not helping but they may after the next meeting; sends his subscription.

7 Rue Lincoln VIIIe - Has lost her address, so is sending to her Cambridge address in hopes it will reach her; is happy to learn Sir James' book has appeared; is very unhappy about the menace of war; has been unwell for two months.

University Museum of Archaeology and of Ethnology, Downing Street, Cambridge - Gives details of two books on the Bantu previously mentioned to Frazer by Alice Werner and W. C. Willoughby.

Ajanta. - Describes their 'strenuous' time since leaving Bombay on 25 October, though they are 'none the worse for it': they went to Daulatabad then Ellora, where they saw a number of cave-temples; the situation was 'very impressive' though in general the sculpture was 'disappointing'; they also visited ruins of two ancient Moghul cities. In one, Roza [Rauzaa, now Khuldabad], they saw the 'plain and simple' tomb of Aurangzeb. Went by rail to Jalgaon on 28 October, then drove to Ajanta next day; they are staying in a small bungalow to which they had to bring their own provisions and bedding. The caves, four miles away, are in a 'most romantic gorge', and are 'far finer than those at Ellora and Elephanta'; the art would 'hold its own with the best Italian frescos'. They bathed in a 'wonderful' pool at the top of the gorge. Will start at midday on the drive back to Jalgaon, where they will catch the express train to Lahore; [Goldsworthy Lowes] Dickinson will stay there with a friend, and Robert with his old schoolmate Stowe, who is in the Indian Civil Service. After a week there and in Peshawar, they will go on to Delhi, then on to Rajputana. They made friends on the ship with a young officer stationed at Peshawar [Kenneth Searight] who will take them for a drive up the Khyber Pass.

So far, they have kept well and borne the heat easily. Heard from Bessie as they were leaving Bombay, and was glad that she, Julian, and everyone else at Wallington were well; expects she will now have gone South. Hopes his father's 'expedition to Stratford was a success'. Caught up with the English newspapers at Bombay and has seen Indian newspapers since; seems that Turkey is 'faring badly' [in the First Balkan War]; is 'not sorry, and hope[s] if the allies will they will be allowed to make whatever settlement of European Turkey they think best without interference from outside'. Did not sympathise with the Italians in their 'Tripoli adventure' [Italo-Turkish War] but does with the Balkan States. They have seen no snakes, tigers, or elephants, but saw three gazelles a couple of evenings ago, and have seen the 'tracks of a pantha' in the Ajanta gorge. Have enjoyed themselves so far, but he will be glad to get 'back to civilisation' at Lahore. Their Madras servant seems 'good and conscientious'.

Welcombe, Stratford on Avon. - Begins the letter 'Dear as a daughter', which she says was used by 'an old Medici lady' in the book Robert has lent her ["Lives of the early Medici as told in their correspondence", by Janet Ross], which she finds interesting but has not yet finished. Annie [Philips] is here and seems well. Is more or less recovered from her 'little feverish attack'. Glad to have good news of Julian. Asks if Elizabeth can send back 'the Shetland scarf' if she is not using it, as it 'does not look as "invalidy" as a shawl'; glad she is better. The 'A.S's' [Arthur and Charlotte Sidgwick], Janet and George 'amalgamated well'. Asks if Elizabeth's maids have recovered, and hopes the nurse [Mrs Catt] is sleeping better. Miss Richardson is here and is going with TitBits [the horse] 'to see sights accompanied by Annie's maid'. Sir George was very pleased to get Robert's letter; he has had a correspondence 'with "the master" [of Trinity, Cambridge, Montagu Butler?] on classical things'.

Metelliano. - Reassures Trevelyan that all will go well on his and his friends' arrival; will make arrangements with Nicky [Mariano] for 'the material part', and will see them as soon as possible. Asks if they will come to Metelliano.

Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, near Bath.—Sends Christmas greetings. Asks whether the pupils came, and invites him to come and stay. Has sent Leavis a copy of the French Catholic journal La Vie intellectuelle, containing a discussion of Scrutiny. Hopes to return to his work on the recusants when term ends. Encourages Smith to write something on Chaucer, and praises J. C. Maxwell’s survey of the criticism of Measure for Measure in the Downside Review.

Woodthorpe, The Thrupp, Nr. Stroud, Glos. - Sends the 'revised version of [his] bit of Virgil' [see 21/107], which he believes is 'much improved' by Trevelyan's 'valuable criticism'. Good to know that the 'dear thing' will arrive safely; tried to send something to friends in Ireland but it was returned by the censor 'as being that noxious stuff "printed matter"'; comments ironically on the possibility of 'that discourse on a Greek epigram' being a 'great encouragement to Hitler'. Asks if Trevelyan remembers Vernon Rendall from Trinity who has recently visited. Rendall was 'rather run down' and so the Loanes' 'quiet not to say monotonous existence' suited him; he was happy to weed in the garden, play billiards and talk. They both 'suffer from a lack of conversation', living in the country, where it is 'not usual to find congenial talkers'; asks how Trevelyan does in that respect. Trevelyan promised to lend Loane his Theocritus and said he could send it when he returned Loane's Lathrop ["Translations from the classics into English from Caxton to Chapman, 1477-1620"?]; is ready for both if Trevelyan has finished with Lathrop; wants to see what he says about Chapman. Has just written his 'fortnightly letter to an Irish aunt who is well into her 101st year' but still corresponds with him; was a 'grief' not to be able to celebrate her 'centenary' with her, but it does not seem possible now to obtain any sort of permit.