Records sums paid for bills; charity & clubs; lodging; 'Fred's book' [?]; travelling; miscellaneous; carriages.
Venice, addressed to Milnes at Fryston.
Via Dve Macelli 31, Roma - Would like to produce 'Private Ear' and 'Black Comedy' at his Italian Group (Theatre) the following year.
Enjoyed the play last week, and his friend Catherine Robins was inspired by the use of movement and mime; found the history of the play accurate but points out that Atahuallpa would not have been chained during his imprisonment; cites the accompanying pamphlet, 'Covenant for Conquest, The Story of Pizarro and Atahuallpa' by George Simpson, Lima, 1961.
RL, Robert Lantz, 111 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019 - Encloses a reimbursement cheque.
Forwards flight details to France [not present].
Congratulates him on the knighthood, notes that it is some years since they last met, when he was with Tony at a Trinity [College] 'gathering'; hopes they may meet again.
The Guardian, 192 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8EY - Thanks him for his time, and hopes he likes the [article].
Largely drawn from Fitzgerald's letters, with dates.
Longmans, Green, & Co., 6 & 7 Clifford Street, London, W.1.—They cite a review of V. L. Griffith's Experiments in Education.
Photocopy of the Andre Deutsch printed playscript with revisions in Shaffer's hand.
Research; correspondence; letters of congratulation on publication; reviews and newscuttings.
On the spine is stamped ‘M.S. Poetry of the 18th Century’. For the contents see the separate descriptions.
Letters from C. S. Nicholls of the Dictionary of National Biography, Friedrich Hirzebruch, and Adrian Adams.
(With an envelope.)
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Transcript
Trinity College
19 Jan. 1927
Dear Semple,
I am sorry you have been out of sorts and glad you are so no longer. The check to your studies does not fall out inconveniently for me personally, as I am and shall be molested by the University Scholarships down to the middle of next month, and not anxious to see you or anyone unless it is required. If you do require an interview, of course write, and I will arrange one; but otherwise I will not at present make regular appointments with you. I understand from other directors of studies that this is not shabby conduct on my part, and that they sometimes see their victims only once or twice a term.
Yours sincerely
A. E. Housman.
4 Aug 1926
[Direction on envelope:] W. H. Semple Esq. | St John’s College
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The envelope is not stamped or postmarked.
Includes notes on Heinrich Ritter's History of Ancient Philosophy, George Grote's History of Greece, a draft of a paper given on "The Accentuation of Ancient Greek" dated Nov. 12, 1860, as well as a translation of Act I of Goethe's "Götz von Berlichingen".
Sans titreMiscellaneous ms notes etc.
Printed letter enclosing a copy of a circular letter from Lord Ullswater, the Chairman of the University of Cambridge Commissioners, and announcing a series of meetings on Saturday afternoons during the present term relating to the recommendations of the Report of the Royal Commission.
Letters dated 30 Jan 1906 and 3 April 1908.
Note in pencil [in Nora Sidgwick's hand?]: 'By Henry Sidgwick according to [J] St Loe Strachey'.
A review of the 'Fasti' by W. Rennie in the 'Glasgow Herald' of 10 July 1930 (Item 10), and another a photograph of the first day of excavation of the Circus Maximus in Rome, from 'The Times', 21 Apr., 1928 (Item 11).