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States that by Herbert [her son]'s kind help she is in time to greet Nora the following day. Sends their love to her and best wishes that she may have comfort and the joy of knowing her work is of increasing value. Remarks that Henry Sidgwick: A Memoir seems to be occupying much attention. Has just come from a visit to the O[gles] in London; reports that everybody she met spoke of the great pleasure the book was giving them. Liked the review of it in the Times Literary Supplement, but did not like the one by H. Paul. Adds that those to whom she spoke in London said that the effect of the book was to make them feel as though they had been talking to Henry again.

States that the effect of melancholy to which the reviews allude could not be avoided 'because the letters naturally deal so much with his theological feelings and his deep thoughts on life.' Claims that he was 'so bright and happy in his intercourse with his friends', and how he showed his best side when he felt 'the answering sympathy'. Refers to his complaint of the want of humour in George Eliot, and declares that she has just been reading some of her work, and 'had been feeling this so much - in spite of Mrs Poyser [in Adam Bede] and the 4 aunts'. Declares that they are glad to see that Arthur Balfour 'is so much better for his sea air' and hopes that Monday night won't try him too much. Reports that she had lunch with Nevil the previous day at Lincoln College, and that he could only spare her three hours. Refers also to Arthur. Has been reading [Memoirs of] Archbishop Temple , and remarks on how carelessly it has been edited [by E. G. Sandford]. Remarks that Henry's memoir is 'a charming size', and that one volume is much more likely to be read than two.

Letter in clerk's hand, signed by Wordsworth.

40 Weymouth Street - would like news of Ware, comment by FitzGerald on the quality of Blakesley's Herodotus, visited Cromer with his daughters, Frederick Donne has a son born at Aden

R. Roberts, New and Second-hand Watches, Plate & Jewellery of every description..., 7 Gt. Titchfield St[ree]t., Cavendish Sq[ua]re, London. - Receipt for a diamond ring.

Sent to Childers by Durrant's Press Cuttings agency

Press cuttings on resignation of Peter Thorneycroft, RAB in the ascendant while in charge of the Government during Prime Minister's Commonwealth tour, installation as Rector of Glasgow University and student disturbances, mental health reforms, visit to Northern Ireland, racial disturbances, increase in crime, Ronald Marwood and Guenther Podola murder cases, 'Onward in freedom' policy document, anti-flogging lobby at Party Conference, Wolfenden Report debate, Select Committee on Obscene publications, Street offences Bill, RAB's holiday in Rhodesia, Cutlers' Feast at Sheffield. Stanstead Hall fete, appearances on television including in H-bomb debate; articles by RAB on children and crime and answering Conservative critics; political cartoons from press; photographs of RAB with Edward Heath during Prime Minister's Commonwealth tour Jan 1958, RAB doffing hat at airport ?leaving for talks, inspecting police and ?opening new police building (5 docs), constituency tour (2 docs), painting of roses by RAB used in Golden Wedding volume for Winston Churchill, Stanstead Hall fete 1959 with John Profumo and his wife (Valerie Hobson) and with fashion models (4 docs), at 75th anniversary luncheon at Saffron Walden College June 1959

Beginning ''As I have been examining for these scholarships for fifty years...'. Original manuscript by Thomson, inscription on back by Rayleigh?

Preaching by Robert and others: Saffron Walden

Is very glad to hear from Myers. Refers to his excuses about 'the stay of Capua'. States that he and Nora'shall be glad to hear about the Ghosts.' Invites him to Cambridge, and states that they shall be alone until 10 October. Refers to the 'Poem', which he describes as 'st[ ] and entertaining and pleasure-giving', but open to some criticisms, which he proceeds to set forth. Sends his kind regards to Myers' mother.

Thanks him for the new year's gift; her life in New York is less miserable and more serene thanks to him.

Thanks him for the book of plays; tells the news since they last met: his only son Giles died in Feb. 1971 after which he retired; finds London a place to be avoided though he still enjoys the theatre; doesn't miss work, but does miss Peter.

Lund - Thanks them for their interest in his book 'La confession des péchés'; before he left Italy, Malinowski asked for a copy of his book, but since then he has no news of him; as for Macmillan's offer to publish an English edition of 'La confession' he would be happy for them to do this, will send the first volume when he returns to Italy; the Congrès [of the International Association for the History of Religions] has completed its work and has chosen Berlin as the host city for the next conference in 1933.

Accompanied by an envelope redirected from Trinity College to The Midland Grand Hotel Room 110, St Pancras, London, N.W.1.

Grand Hotel Kurhaus, Berchtesgaden - Hopes their return to Cambridge will go better than she expects; is happy to hear Sir James is at work on the 'Fasti'.

2, Cheyne Gardens, S. W. - Thanks Bessie for her letter; glad she likes Theodore [as a name for his son]; Jan is 'doing extremely well now'. Is sure that Miss [Ivy] Pretious 'could not get away', but Miss [Mary] Sheepshanks might; gives her address. Miss Sheepshanks 'certainly answers to [Bessie's] description' and is a 'very interesting person with many fine qualities both of mind & character'.

Calcutta. - Apologises for typing - it is 'too hot and clammy' to write by hand. Glad to hear that Trevelyan has invited his friends [the Germanova/Kalitinsky household] to visit the Shiffolds; it will be very good for Andriusha to come to England, and perhaps Trevelyan might have time to take him to Cambridge to see the University. He feels very far away, and fears that the reference Trevelyan made to Ulysses and his dog [Argos] in his poetic epistle to him may come true: feels Rex [his dog]'s reproach keenly, but does not see how he could return to Europe with no work. Talk of offering him a University Professorship in Indian Fine Arts; is not particularly keen, but would get a year's study leave at once to spend in Europe. Sure Trevelyan will do all he can to fix him up at the League [of Nations]; it would be useful if [Clifford] Allen could talk to Albert Thomas or other Secretariat official.

Trevelyan must have heard of Andriusha's 'wonderful success'; a shame he cannot go to see Madame Germanova play at the Pitoëff's. Sometimes has news of Julian from his friends in Paris; worries that he might not make as many friends there as in Cambridge, he is 'really much too nice and clever for the ineffectual Monte[p]arnasse set'. Is looking forward to Trevelyan's next book of poems ["Rimeless Numbers"]; has been talking to mutual friends about him, such as his old Oxford friend [Apurba Kumar?] Chanda, Principal of Chittagong College, and Arun Sen, a barrister who knew Lowes Dickinson at Cambridge. There is also Abany Banerjee, also a barrister, who used to be prominent in the 1917 Club. The reading of post-Tennysonian English poetry he had to do for his two lectures at Hyderabad has inspired him to write some poetry again, 'under the influence of such diverging people as Kipling, Housman and Yeats'; will send them later. Encloses two photographs taken at the Singhs' at Bhagalpur.

Postmarked Englefield Green. - The rest of the first act [of "The Bride of Dionysus"] will 'go like billy-oh' up to the 'Beereids' [Nereids] at least. Trevelyan's arrangement of Minos and Phaedra's remarks is 'quite perfect'; will base the 'Alas for thee' chorus on two other themes 'instead of on unrecognisable monotones'. In a 'PPS', he says he has found a theme for another chorus to echo.

Correspondence with C.L. Siegel, re invitation to give a talk to the 'Mathematische Gesellschaft'. Davenport chose as his subject 'Simultaneous Diophantine Approximation'.

10pp. ms. draft for lecture, dated February 1954, in German, in several hands.

2 typescript drafts, with ms. additions and corrections.