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Three page discourse in Frazer's hand, with note on verso of last page, "J.G.'s Discourse at Queen's College, May 1922".

Empire Nursing Home, Vincent Square, London, S.W.1. - Is getting on very well now [after his operation] with little discomfort. Bessie reads Trollope to him most afternoons, and he usually has visitors each day: T[homas] S[turge] Moore is coming to tea today. Hopes Bessie will go to Paris next week, then on to Holland: no reason for her not to now Bob is 'so well' and go to the C.A.s [Clifford Allens] for the first couple of weeks after he leaves the nursing home. He works through chess games in the papers, and has just been looking at the tournament between Cambridge and Oxford, in which the marks were equal; Bronowski, whom he supposes is Julian's friend [Jacob] 'lost his game rather disastrously'. Terence Gray wants to do Bob's [translation of Euripides'] "Medea"in May, which he has agreed to but now regrets; Gray is trying to get [Maria] Germanova for Medea, but 'wants her to do it for nothing'; Bob has telegraphed to her saying she should 'on no account... accept the engagement. It is too monstrous'; Gray probably wants him to step in and pay Germanova himself, which he will not, as he will not be able to get to rehearsals and go through the part with her; Gray is also intending to put Medea in a mask, which is 'the height of folly' regarding Germanova. Unlikely Germanova would have been able to take the part with her husband [Aleksandr Kalitinsky] so ill. Wonders if [Hasan Shahid] Suhrawardy has gone to India yet and whether he has finished his book. Hopes Julian is getting on well with his work; frescos must be 'fun to try', though expects Julian is 'likely to make rather a mess at first'. [Étienne Adolphe?] Piot was 'technically quite competent' but artistically bad. Asks to be remembered to [George] Reavey, and to [Jean] Marchand if Julian sees him. Hopes Bessie will come to Paris next week, and see the Luce family. He and Bessie had hoped to see the Sykes family this month, but had to put it off; supposes [Hugh]'s exams are coming up anyway.

Feels he must write to Leonard 'a few words of sympathy in your unhappiness' [Virginia Woolf committed suicide on 28 March; her body was not recovered until 18 April]: knows it is of 'little use', but all the Woolfs' friends would like Leonard to know how they feel. He and Bessie know 'what a perfect and loving friend and helper' to Virginia Leonard has been over many years. Feels sure she had 'much happiness in her life - as a creative artist she must have had that - but without [Leonard] she would have had far less happiness, and given far less to others by her writings and by her personal genius'. Virginia was a 'great spirit', one of the 'finest' he has known, and that would have been true if she had written nothing. Even during this 'time of calamity', nothing could affect him more. Nobody has a 'finer courage and wisdom' than Leonard, which is the 'only thing that can help'.

46 Gordon Square, W.C.1. - Thanks Bob for sending him his 'Christmas poems' ["From the Shiffolds"] again. He is also 'old-fashioned'; prefers this and shares Bob's 'nostalgia'.

Cambridge - 'You author you!' - RJ's book is being distributed tomorrow ['An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth, and on the Sources of Taxation: Part 1. - Rent', 1831]. WW would like to meet RJ at the Geological Society dinner: 'I will bring my review of Herschel ['Modern Science: Inductive Philosophy', Quarterly Review 45, 1831] and you shall look it over. I am pretty much pleased with what I have done' - but he thinks it might be too metaphysical.

Meeting No.25
Notice of meeting, Agenda, Minutes.

Meeting No.26, 11 May 1959.
Minutes.

Meeting No.27, 28 September 1959.
Agenda, Minutes.

Robert Mayor becoming more feeble

Edinburgh - Advising WW to look at a speech made by the Duke of Argyll to a Glasgow popular literary association, 'which revives the question of 'superficial knowledge' and which I think well done' [see the letters from JDF to WW starting 19 Oct. 1848].

comments on poem John Cornford sent him, advises him about school and writing poetry

Typed copy. Turf Club, Cairo. Description of a visit to Luxor.

Alderley Park, Chelford, Cheshire.—Thanks him for his present and refers to others she received. Sylvia’s baby has been ill, but is recovering. Asks about Montagu's stay at Easton Grey. The Prime Minister is coming on Tuesday, and she hopes Montagu will come some time too. The festivities are over, except the acting.

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Transcript

Alderley Park, Chelford, Cheshire
Boxing day 1913

You have sent me the most lovely present. Its the nicest one I’ve got, it was too sweet of you to think of me, thank you ever and ever so much. I do really like it quite prodigiously, I’m most grateful to you. I’ve done very well all round, but the Asquith family I’ve pinched the most heavily as I’ve got presents from Margot, the P.M. Raymond, Violet, Cynthia and Katharine which is very good out of one family.

We’ve had rather a dismal Xmas so far as Sylvia’s new baby has been most fearfully ill and yesterday and the day before they thought she must die, however to day she is really better and tho’ very anxious still, they think she may live. Poor Sylvia has been most terribly unhappy about it.

I hope Easton Grey was fun, I had a very sweet letter from Margot just before she went, she seemed much better, so I hope you’ve had a happy time there.

The P.M. comes here Tuesday {1}, I hope you are coming too sometime.

We [have] been very busy with our Xmas festivities, Trees etc, but have now finished them off and have only the acting before us. Its quite enough tho’ and makes me despair.

In case I dont see you, tho’ I hope I shall, I shall now send you every possible wish for your success and happiness in 1914 and always.

Yrs
Venetia

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{1} 30th.

Borwick Hall, Carnforth - Has read 'Balder the Beautiful' vol. I, and adds three items: the story of a Highland woman who was robbed and said she would never wear shoes until she had walked to the king; the Palio ceremony in Siena, and the banners carried by youths who keep them continually waving, as described by William Heywood; a description of an Easter ceremony in Moscow in the cathedral there, almost identical to the one he saw in Athens.

Information on books for JHM

Reports that she has been reading Henry Sidgwick: A Memoir 'with great interest', and claims that she continually recognises things in it to be true of both Henry and Nora. States that his influence was great, and claims to be very grateful for it. Refers to the claim in the book that the poems The Despot's Heir and Goethe and Frederika are the only two poems ever published by Henry; she was given a copy of one 'said to be Dr. Sidgwick's from the Spectator', and wonders if her informant was mistaken about this.

Encloses a copy of the poem [98/2], beginning with the line: 'God speaks to hearts of men in many ways;' - copied from the Spectator, September 1872.

Concerned about writing a reference on the character of Elizabeth Gedge for Mary Gibson of Worlington near Mildenhall with a reference in verse

1 Brick Court, Middle Temple, E.C. Dated 13 April 1915 - Encloses the last proof sheets [for his book 'The Northern Bantu']; hopes he is making a full Index and warns that the preface will need to be revised; has plans to go to Cirencester and Strathpeffer for his wife's health.

Haymaking at Stapleton

(Two messages. The salutations are ‘My dears all’ and ‘My dearests all’.)