Letter from her brother William; Mrs Greck, fraud and spiritualism (See letter dated 18 Apr 1897:WP1/2/88); "American Fabian" on children's parks; water-worn gorge.
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Letter from her brother William; Mrs Greck, fraud and spiritualism (See letter dated 18 Apr 1897:WP1/2/88); "American Fabian" on children's parks; water-worn gorge.
Violet's salary; hopes Vaccination book out in a few days, problem with diagrams; Century (The Wonderful Century) MS finished, proof reader needed, Mrs Fisher's suggestions for poetical chapter headings; Mrs Fisher's [eyesight]; Bellamy's Equality; letter from Mrs Wallace of Stockton (Violet's aunt Mary) re Violet's brother William; William's letters.
A letter from her brother William in America commenting on phrenological analysis of his photo.
Letter from her brother William; Violet's career and salary.
Sending his book on vaccination for her and Miss Macdonald to read; instructions for packing her books; Century book (The Wonderful Century) about to be printed, Mr Mott asked to write poetical headings; Violet [to work in] London school.
Her [move to] London and resignation from current job; The Wonderful Century, verses and mottos wanted for chapter headings, Longfellow, Mr Mott; design wanted for cover; [Mr Chant] to read proofs; Mrs Fisher; Eucalyptus in garden damaged by snow; book on vaccination and letter from her brother William sent last week.
Her career [failure to get work in London], proposing she spend a year in Germany learning German, offering £50 towards expenses.
Her proposal to bring a child to stay at Parkstone; instructions for packing goods for rail transport; proposed trip to Germany and learning the German language; letter from her brother William in Denver; aunt Wallace (Mary Wallace, wife of John) and cousin May coming (from America) for a month; joke about a child's view of God.
Violet's expenses; oblique references to a letter, a photo and a lost key; ARW's book (The Wonderful Century) published today.
Violet's itinerary, request for alpine plants; Ma's (Annie Wallace) health; trip to Tufa pits with her brother William and Mr C Reid; (fossil) leaf beds at Flag Hind Chine and Bournemouth; new chess player Mr Adams; disappointing attempts with telescope, stand needed; Mr Ponton leaving for Baden.
Her journey to Blankenhain, with detailed questions about accommodation, people and food; news from her brother William in America re Mac, Hicks, camping and travel in a covered wagon; Vaccination Bill in House of Lords, sending copy of report in the Chronicle; reviews of ARW's book, letter from Ian Mclaren [John Watson]; visits from Mrs Archer and Mr Scott; the Wallace's (Violet's aunt Mary and cousin May) to visit.
Her letter describing her journey to Blankenberg and [Keilhaus], Herr and Frau Rektor Schulz and school; visits to Parkstone by Mr and Mrs Dunn and P Cambridge who is describing and drawing spiders; "The Reminder" on vaccination laws, ARW's letter in response; first favourable reviews (of Wonderful Century) in the Inquirer and the Literary Gazette; regards to Eleanor.
Fate of Ma's (Annie Wallace) letter and parcel; the Schulz's move from Blankenhain to Possneck; learning the German language; letter from her brother William (in America) re camping, hunting, and breakdown of wagon; ARW's letter on vaccination in the "Parkstone Reminder" sent by Mr Tebb to several newspapers and printed in The Times, copies to be distributed; visits by junior and senior Dunn families; The Clarion; The Daily Chronicle on victory at Khartoum.
Dresden and its art galleries and museums; suggestions for articles by Violet on German school and kindergarten teaching methods for the Fortnightly or Harris's Saturday Review; usefulness of keeping notes on German family life and manners; the Chronicle and Hon. M. Carnegie on De Rougemont's life with savages in Australia, Wide World Magazine; Clarion; letter from Lord Grimthorpe on conversion to anti-vaccination by ARW's book.
Sending letters; newspapers on De Rougemont; letter from her brother William in America; Californian edition [by William Dorey] of Omar Khayam from Mrs Wallace of Stockton (Violet's aunt Mary) first edition of Wonderful Century, 2000 copies almost sold out, 1000 more to be printed; Lord Grimthorpe; photographic portraits of ARW by Miss Chant, including one for an American magazine.
German books, pedagogy and learning the German language; books; tea from Moore Brothers; ARW writing article for L'Humanite Nouvelle on socialism, militarism and causes of war, séances held by Miss Chant and Mrs Comber; Nietzsche; Mr Ackland.
A melancholy letter [from Germany] from her; news of William in America; reading "On the face of the waters" and "The Red badge of courage"; visit from Mr Hudson who is staying with Dr Geikie, talks with him about insects, sense of direction in migrating birds, his article in Saturday Review on behaviour of young vipers; Mr Ackland; The Clarion.
Letters from her brother William; drainage work in road and garden; bulb plantings in garden; slipping bed quilts; learning German, recommending staying with a large family to improve conversational skills; correspondence with and proposed visit from Mr Howard on his model city and book The Garden City; recent visit from Mr Hudson and conversation on birds, snakes and books; Hudson's Naturalist in La Plata; young chemistry student from Canterbury to visit for advice on collecting natural history specimens.
Her birthday; drainage work; visit from Miss D'Arcy; Swanley Gardening College and gardening as a profession for women; news of her brother William who has sent the mounted head of a deer; Clarion and Chronicle.
Her plans to return to England, possibility of visiting the Burrell's, German schools, future career; ARW researching family genealogy for his autobiography, Mrs Gorringe's refusal to supply a photograph of his great-great uncle William Greenell; local house sales; the Evanses, Miss Roberts; Mrs Symonds, Miss North.