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- 26 Aug 1923 (Creation)
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The Shiffolds, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking. - Was glad to hear from his mother yesterday that his father was 'rather better'; hopes he is now beginning to 'be really convalescent, and will be able to get up'. Hears from Bessie that she and Julian are having a 'very pleasant time at Scarborough'; they will be back on Tuesday evening. Till then he is 'quite alone, reading and writing a great deal'.
Has recently finished translating all the Theocritus he wants to: about three quarters of what is printed as his work. Was looking at Macaulay's Theocritus last week, finding he 'agreed in most cases with his estimates of the various Idylls', though he wishes Macaulay had liked Idyll XXI, 'The Fisherman', better. This is not now supposed to be by Theocritus himself, but by Leonidas of Tarentum, but Robert has always liked it a 'great deal' since reading it with Bowen in sixth form pupil-room'.
A note in pencil at the top read 'This is a very nice letter'.
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- Trevelyan, Sir George Otto (1838-1928), 2nd Baronet, statesman and historian (Subject)
- Trevelyan, Caroline (c. 1847-1928), wife of Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet (Subject)
- Trevelyan, Elizabeth (1875-1957), musician (Subject)
- Trevelyan, Julian Otto (1910-1988), painter and printmaker (Subject)
- Theocritus (fl 270 BCE) Greek poet (Subject)
- Macaulay, Thomas Babington (1800-1859), 1st Baron Macaulay, historian, essayist, and poet (Subject)
- Bowen, Edward Ernest (1836-1901), schoolmaster (Subject)