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Scope and Contents "Dear Dame Rebecca, While I was still in the States friends put aside for me a copy of your most recent article in the Sunday Telegraph: the devastating description of the Isherwood freemasonry. I laughed and laughed and, as usual, loved every word of what you had to say. The verve of your writing indicates that you are, once again, in full possession of your inimitable style. Which encourages me to enquire whether we may count on your contribution to the forthcoming issue of Adam which will...

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"Dear Dame Rebecca I hope you had a good rest in the Midi. As far as our L.L. issue is concerned, it would be [?] of us to go to press without your contribution. I am prepared to wait for yet another 10-12 days. Would that suit you?..."

Someone has written at the top in a different colored ink: NO.

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"Dear Dame Rebecca, After a rather wearisome week spent at St. Thomas' Hosp. I am back in Brighton literally racing against time to have our London Library issue ready for the press by the end of the month. It was most kind of you to agree to write a piece which, I can assure you, will enhance the documentary value of this special number..."

Scope and Contents "Dearest Dame Rebecca: Since writing to you two days ago I came across several details which might both interest and amuse you. To start with: you were the first woman to be elected in 1967 Vice-President of the Library. For almost a century the L.L. was by and large a men's club. At the death of Meredith in 1909, Lord Haldane was elected Vice-President and towards the end of the Committee meeting a suffragette rose and shouted: 'Mr Haldane, when are you going to carry out the wishes of Mr...

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"Dear Dame Rebecca, Sorry to hear that once again, you are in pain. From a hospital bed, I send you all my love and devotion. Arrived here for a surgical investigation but no sooner did I reach the operation theatre than the anaesthetist noticed that I had some breathing problems..."

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"Dear Dame Rebecca, I do hope that you listened to the recording of your superb talk which has just come off the air. My wife, my daughter and I were simply enthralled by your most moving delivery. I wonder whether you would care to have the text of the broadcast printed in our forthcoming jubilee issue - No. 300..."

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"Dear Dame Rebecca, I was very glad to hear from your secretary that you might consider favourably to write a short tribute to ADAM on its 45th anniversary-under one editor - which will coincide with Miron's 75th birthday..."

Scope and Contents "Dear Mrs Grindea, Forgive me for not writing to you at length, but my eyes and general health are not supporting my real desires. But I will make an effort to thank you and all the members of the distinguished Grindea family for enabling me to chalk up one reason why I may be regarded well after my death. Miron Grindea thought me worthy to contribute to his admirable review, Adam, and his family gave me sometimes the pleasure of their company - a delightful contact with the civilised...

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"MR. MIRON GRINDEA THE EDITOR OF 'ADAM' MAGAZINE IS DOING AN ISSUE ENTIRELY DEVOTED TO MOZART - I BELIEVE HE HAS SPOKEN TO YOU ABOUT THIS OR HIS WIFE AND YOU HAD SAID THAT YOU WILL DO SOMETHING FOR HIM. HE WOULD BE VERY VERY DELIGHTED AND WOULD LIKE IF POSSIBLE FOUR OR FIVE HUNDRED WORDS WHICH HE NEEDS IN THE NEXT EIGHT OR TEN DAYS..."

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Article reprinted from The Times Literary Supplement.