With carbon copy of reply from R. A. Butler,
Buffalo, N.Y. Was unable to publish the “Year Book of Poetry” to which Munby subscribed. Thanks him for the Vistigia Retrorsum poems, which he is about to present as part of his library to his public library, and asks for a photograph to send the library as well. Sends the collection, In My Lady’s Name.
Some correspondence undated.
Rona, E. 1935. One letter only.
Rosbaud, P. 1959-63
And one letter 1942 from Rosbaud, H.
Typescript of 12 lectures, extracts from the notebook of E. Adams on a course of 11 lectures given in 1872, and one given in New Brighton in 1873. Some of the lectures were copied from the original lent by R. C. Jebb and Mrs [Jeannetta?] Potts, and the rest are Adams' own notes on the lectures. A note on the first page of the typescript quotes Jebb's Life in which he refers to them as '"Lectures on Milton's Areopagitica and some minor poems" given to a class of ladies'. Typescript possibly created by Eliza Adams, as the last typescript notes that it was 'copied from Mr Jebb's M.S. kindly lent me by him 10 Feb / 73'.
The Rectory, Athry, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
Visit to Hungary by a delegation of the Royal Society, 14–18 September 1987
Concerning the revised College statutes and the role of College Master in the election of Regius Professorships.
22, North Side, Clapham Common, S.W. - Sympathy on the death of her daughter [Lilly Mary Grove]; he had not known her long but loved her as a daughter.
Taormina. - Expresses gratitude for Trevelyan's generosity towards the Grandmonts' pensioners and the Society, especially since they have learned they must support both the local beggars and the nuns who care for them. Miss Hill had said the Franciscans had their own property [reference to the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Mary, who ran the lace and needlework school started by Mabel Hill]. Peppe, the old man who is 'the ornament of [the] hospice' has been seized by a religious mania and has gone on a pilgrimage on foot to Saint Alfio. Thanks Trevelyan for his "Cecilia Gonzaga".
Postmarked Egham. - Wants to get rid of some lines from a dialogue between Phaedra, the Chorus-leader, and Minos [in "The Bride of Dionysus"] to give a better musical flow.
Originally enclosing a letter to Ursula, marked 'urgent'; was going to forward it to the Darwins but changed his mind; Bessie is not coming home till the evening, and he thought he should send it at once. Has been home for a few days after going to Wallington, the [Gordon] Bottomleys and Aunt Annie [Philips]. Tom [Sturge Moore] is back here, but Marie is in London for the time being. Glad Julian will be able to come during his leave. Went to the Sickert show at the National Gallery; there were 'crowds of pictures, some very good' but in general the show at Agnews a few years ago was 'more select' and gave a better idea of him.
Box Hill, Dorking, addressed to Trevelyan at The Mill House, Westcott, Dorking. - Trevelyan will be very welcome tomorrow afternoon; he should be 'prepared for a deafish host'.
Welcombe, Stratford on Avon. - The Leith Hill hotel is a 'very ideal caravansary' and must bring Robert and Elizabeth good company; glad Sidney Colvin admired Paul; is very keen to see him again. Met Jan [Hubrecht] in the street in London and 'mistook him for Hilton Young... no ill compliment'. Jan said it happened to him 'constantly' at Cambridge. Is halfway through his proofs [of the last volume of "The American Revolution"]; glad they will be alone until it is finished. Staying with them have been: Welby; Tom Brassey and his wife; 'the beautiful Lady Carew'; Lady Reay; Bernard and Mrs Mallet; Alfred Lyall. Is halfway through "Dombey" [Charles Dickens's "Dombey and Son"] and is reading other things such as Beugnot's "Memoirs", placed first in interest by Ferdinand de Rothschild 'the great authority on French memoirs'; Beugnot knew '"at home" the Diamond Necklace gang'.
Trinity College - WW is afraid RJ thinks him 'very cross ever since my last letter'. He is coming down to London tomorrow and hopes RJ will send or come to the Athenaeum to see if they can do something better than procrastinate: 'I will overhaul if I can do anything and improve your chance of finishing before the next revolution; which is desirable because your principles are so well applicable to the existing state of things'.
Further to the 'Wardenship of our northern Trinity [see CHT to WW, 25 Oct. 1844]. An Oxford man, Scott (of the firm Liddle and Scott) had such very high recommendations, that I had no chance for any Cambridge man. We have still difficulties, springing out of the same question that has been agitating the Ch. of England for so long - the question between Protestantism and Catholicity'. Consequently CHT [Bishop of Edinburgh] has 'taken refuge in my old Cambridge studies - and I take the liberty of sending you a sample of my inventions'.
Held 5-6 May 1961. Annotated invitation only.
34 York Crescent, Clifton, Bristol - JDF is interested in WW's 'anti-Chalmerian [Thomas Chalmers?] speculation. I can well believe that your logic will tear down rather rudely his elaborate oratory. I mean that the arguments he uses are not of a nature to bear exact scrutiny'. WW asked JDF some time ago about the densities of the planets: In 'Grant's excellent history of astronomy are many of the determinations of the masses'. JDF's book on Norway is about to be published [Norway and its Glaciers visited in 1851: Followed by Journals of Excursions in the High Alps of Dauphine, Berne and Savoy, 1853].
15 Langholm Crescent, Darlington. Dated 13 March '09 - To the information about menstrous women not salting ham he adds the information that this held in the Yorkshire Dales 30 years before; fears the third edition of 'The Golden Bough' will be out of his price range.
Peterborough Deanery. He may be excused from reading Shakespeare at speech day as he has four compositions of his own to read.