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SA's faith: Preston

Is touring Rhodes and the Peloponnese with Jim [Mossman?]; will probably see him in June.

Asks her to forward his letters at once to the Marine College, Essex. Explains that they have been sent to Rugby, because he has 'a servant who thinks for himself...' States that he has been at his present address since the previous Wednesday. Thinks that he must give up the idea of going to Rugby. Explains that he has many visits to pay in July, and that, until his fever subsides he dreads railway travelling. Asks her to write and tell him about what she and the others are going to do in the holidays, and when she intends to leave Rugby. Promises that he shall try to come, 'at least for a night or two, before that.'

Explains that he had postponed writing to Sidgwick until he returned to the India Office in order 'to be able to review the state of official business', and that he had come to London the previous day. Refers to the fact that between his election to 'the [Whewell] Professorship and the present time', he had not resigned his membership of the India Council, and had 'prepared and delivered a course of lectures on International Law.' Explains that his intention was 'to prevent any inconvenience to the Secretary of State.' Announces that the India Office now require his further assistance or services, and that there is one piece of business involving the proposed reorganisation of the Public Service in India, his withdrawal from which 'might certainly embarrass the Secretary of State seriously.' Refers to the government of India, and to the 'educated Natives' of the country, who take an interest in politics, and more specifically, 'in the system by which public employment is distributed.' States that he was involved in the formation of a powerful Commission to investigate the subject, and that he has had much correspondence unofficially with some of the Commissioners 'and latterly with Lord [Dufferin].' Explains that the Commissioners are now preparing their report, which will shortly be before the India Office.

Asks Sidgwick his opinion on the wisdom of he [Maine] asking Sidgwick to mention to those involved [in appointing Maine to the Professorship] that he proposed to retain his seat in Council, until the above questions are disposed of. Owns to be taken aback by the opinions which Sidgwick has reported to him. Announces that he returns to Cambridge that night, and that before leaving he wrote to the Master of Trinity [Henry Montagu Butler], explaining to him why he had not as yet acted further on his advice.

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.

Letters dated 30 March 1894 and 26 June 1908

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'.