New house at Parkstone, Dorset; marking examination papers; packing fossils and birds eggs; spiritualism.
New house at Parkstone, Dorset; marking examination papers; packing fossils and birds eggs; spiritualism.
House alterations; health of Mr Sharpe.
Sending birthday greetings to William. Illegible annotations on back possibly in William's hand.
Weather, silk handkerchiefs, school-boy jokes.
Health insurance.
Books ARW has been reading; liberal and social politics; William's sister Violet's health; house alterations; progress of book [autobiography].
Proposed alterations to house roof (with sketch plan above part of text); progress of work on autobiography.
William's career, application for job with tramways at Southampton.
Alterations to house roof; visit from Lord Wimborne's agent, negotiations over private road; proposal to build a bungalow for use after ARW's death; Ma (William's mother Annie Wallace) going to Hurst and then visiting Montreux with Dr Lunn's party; William's sister Violet; final chapter of book.
William's drawing of the "Maen LLia" stone, inscription to illustrate autobiography (sketch on second page of letter); MS complete and all but last chapters sent to printers; progress of alterations to house roof.
Thanking William for inscription from Maen LLia stone; L N [land nationalisation] Society affairs; visitors; conveyancing of land for road; proofs of book arriving.
Progress of alterations to house; illness of gardener; gardening; correcting proofs of book.
House alterations; rules for viewing reptiles; refers to enclosed card (not present).
Progress of road to house; reviews [of autobiography]; gardening, plants from La Plata; writing essay on "evolution in character".
Cheque for "Scottish Widows"; Americanisms; weather.
William's birthday; Mr and Mrs Meldola and friend's visit to house; politics.
Gift of paper-knife; draining soil near house (with ink sketch of pipe layout); gardening, trees, shrubs and flowers planted; Christmas greetings.
Writing of ARW's will; executor, property valuation, anticipated funeral expenses, tax, probate, Townfield Cottage reversion etc.
William's climbing tour in Switzerland; unusually hot summer; attempts to get Spruce's Journals from Mr Slater.
Sending £50 towards William's medical expenses; flooding of potting shed, including sketch plan of drainage; "Salisbury" cure for asthma; gardening; books; Russia; social reform; House of Lords.