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"I am sorry not to have been able to let you know before about your Ancient History, but the end of term is a terribly busy time at Oxford, and I am rather swamped..."

"Thank you for your letter of July 13th. I will get on with the book, and with good luck it should be finished before the end of November..."

"Thank you for your letter of 17 July. It will be excellent if your Ancient History book is ready by the end of November. On the question of terms, I am quite ready to discuss these at this stage..."

"With reference to royalties on the Ancient History, I think that the terms you suggest are very suitable, and I shall be pleased to accept the offer made in your letter of July 19th..."

"Thank you for your letter of 24 July. I am glad to hear you accept the terms that I suggested for your Ancient History. I quite agree about Time Charts..."

"[...] Your suggestion about the Ur exhibits is excellent, and as it happens we ought to be able to do anything you require of us, as we have a book coming out this Christmas by Mr. Woolley on the Sumerians..."

"[...] I am glad that the Ur collection illustrations will be forthcoming, and I shall be delighted to receive a copy of Mr. Woolley's book. The Junior Ancient History progress, but owing to the many interruptions from which my work-time has suffered..."

"I am sending to you today the MS. of the Junior Ancient History. Its provisional title is A Book of Ancient Peoples. You will probably remark, in reading it through, that the historical trappings- the precise descriptions of dress, armour, furniture, etc..."

"[...] I am glad to hear that there is little or no overlapping between Book IV of the Elementary Series and the present book. I don't think there is any need for me to see the manuscript..."

"Your manuscript has been read by one advisor, who likes it very much, and has noted a good many points where he thinks your statements should be verified..."