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27 Pelham Crescent, S. W. Dated May, 1909 - Thanks him for his kind words about the Introduction [to his Tacitus' Annals XI-XVI'?]; doesn't wonder at Frazer's anger at being accused of conclusions in 'Psyche's Task' that he has not drawn.

(Cf. Review of English Studies, old series, iii. 77–9 and vii. 213–15.)

The Clarendon Press, Oxford.—The misunderstanding as to the relationship between the Press and the new journal came about in a natural way. Offers to discuss the matter further, and expresses the Press’s goodwill towards the enterprise.

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P 4509

The Clarendon Press, Oxford
9 Jan. 1924 {1}

My dear McKerrow

This is a private letter in the sense that it expresses only a personal opinion. But I am filing a copy of it for convenience—I have no means of keeping papers in order outside this office!

Thank you very much indeed for writing so friendly and so frank a letter. Like you I regret the turn events have taken, in one respect; but it happened very naturally. We understood that we should hear again, if any thing were projected; but we were then talking to representatives of the English Association; and I understand that the Assn as such has nothing to say, so hasnt said it. I see, too, the way in which the conclusion was arrived at, that it would be useless to ask me to consider the later scheme; though I think that conclusion was not really deducible from the previous discussion about an editor. I wish you had asked!

Now I have been wondering whether I ought to ask if we can do any thing to assist you e.g. in the USA and Dominions. I hesitate to do so—much as I should like to help—because I dont want even to seem to poach; because I see that if we had ‘a foot in it’ we should be somewhat committed if (say) you went in to liquidation with a view to reconstruction; lastly, because it is clear to me that the Review would be much more attractive to us if it were offered as a new thing than if it were relinquished by its original publishers—because of course such relinquishing must suggest (to purchasers and advertisers) a financial loss and a disappointing circulation.

I may already have written either too much or too little! If you make no reply I shall not be surprised or offended. But if you would like to have some further discussion, I dont think it could do any harm—you know that we are well-disposed to the enterprise in any event.

I shall be at Amen Corner {2} on Monday, {3} and could be free 11–1, or after 3.

Yours sincerely
R. W. Chapman

R. B. McKerrow Esq.

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{1} The first two figures of the year are printed.

{2} The address of the Press’s London warehouse.

{3} 14th.

‘to end of *Chr. T.( | See p. 153 | See p. 201 foot’ (all cancelled).

Barskimming, Mauchline, Ayrshire. Dated 10 March 1911 - Thanks him for ['The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings']; writes of her visit to 'Tiney' [Christina McCall Frazer] and found her better than she expected, hopes the doctors have it wrong, is glad she doesn't know of their suspicions.

Concerning the notebooks of Robert Burn.

Bawtry.

Labelled as 'List B' and describe as 'Appendix to Report of Library Committee Apr. 25 1914'. Items to go to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, and Museum of Classical Archaeology are listed. Ticks and in some cases annotations are added in pencil. There are also lists of 'Articles which it is recommended to withdraw from exhibition in the main Library' and 'Objects which it is recommended to destroy', and items to be given to Sherborne School and the Museum of Mineralogy.

Attributes the 'very kind notice in the "Saturday Review"' of his translation of Dante's Purgaturio to Pollock's friendly pen; is glad Pollock found the 'error in the number of the keys'; sends a copy of the translation.

Apartment 303, 120 Central Street, North East, Washington, D.C.—Sends proofs of the Supplement to the reprint of McKerrow’s edition of Nashe.

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Apt. 303 120 C Street NE {1}
Washington D.C.
3 Dec. 1957

My dear Blackwell,

I am sorry if you have been impatient for these proofs. One reason for the delay has been that I have been travelling about {2} a lot lecturing—as far north as Maine & south to N. Carolina & as far west as Missouri. Also I have had to wait until I got answers to several queeries†. But here at last they are, and I hope you will think they are pretty clean proofs.

The Introduction to the Supplement should go before the Supplement. I don’t know if you in-tend a title-page to it, and I don’t know if you intend to page the Introduction or to mention the Supplement {3} in the general page of contents before vol. V. May I leave all this to you?

The cost of sending this to you by air mail—and if I sent it by surface mail you might not get it till after the New Year—is high, and reminds me that I have been put to a good deal of expence for postage. If you felt inclined to make a contribution, will you send £4 (say) to be paid {4} into my account at Barclays Old Bank, High St. If you don’t feel inclined, do nothing and say nothing, and no offence taken (or, I trust, given).

Our time here is nearly at an end, & we begin to drive to California on Jan. 4. I daresay we shall be three weeks on the way, but short of earthquakes, tornadoes etc we should arrive at the Huntington Library by January 25. {5}

Every good wish to you and Lady Blackwell for Christmas & the New Year

Yours ever
F. P. Wilson

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{1} i.e. Apartment 103, 120 Central Street, North East.

{2} There is a scribble in green biro across the words ‘I am sorry … travelling about’, the significance of which is unclear.

{3} There is a cross in the margin, apparently referring to the words ‘A Supplement to McKerrow’s Edition of NASHE’ at the head of the page, which were presumably added by Blackwell.

{4} The two lines ‘of expence … to be paid’ are marked with a line in the margin, in the same bright blue ink as the inscriptions described in the previous note.

{5} Followed by a tick in green ink.

† Sic.