Item 81 - Letter from Sir George Trevelyan to R. C. Trevelyan

Welcombe, Stratford on Avon. - He and Caroline have enjoyed Elizabeth's accounts of life at Ravello, where 'the very changes of weather are romantic'; fears they are 'frankly beastly' here. Went to the British Museum on Saturday and sat next to Jebb, who wrote him 'a very pretty Iambic line' commenting on 'the current business' [the coming vote on compulsory Greek at Cambridge?]; it reminded him of the days when they sat together in the Senate-house [at Cambridge]. Jebb has 'plenty of go in him', and is pushing Bacchylides. Has been reading Bergk [his edition of the Greek lyric poet], but not enjoying the Anacreontics; has bought [Herbert] Weir Smyths edition of the Melic poets on Jebb's recommendation. Is 'charmed' with [Georgiana] Burne-Jones's life of her husband; Edward Burne-Jones was a 'wonderful writer' though he only ever wrote 'familiar epistles'.

Cutting of an announcement of the forthcoming publication of Robert's "The Birth of Parsival" from the "Daily Chronicle", 23 November 1904 and sent to Sir George by Roemike & Curtice Ltd, a press cutting agency, found with this letter.