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UNION SOCIETY, OXFORD.
Brasenose.
Nov: 30: '97
My dear Mother,
I have not heard from you since my last, but I hope you are all well. The weather is getting bad again, but I am tolerably well, only colded, like everybody else. I wish I had not to speak in the Union on Thursday; I am afraid I shall chirp like a crow. I was confined to my rooms all Sunday with the said cold, but I
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think it is departing now. The Academy sent me a book of Oxford dialogues to review. Willie Hutchison this morning sent me his Life of Jesus, (translation of Renan's book). It seems very well done. J. Edgar is well, but very cross & discontented with Balliol. I have just been down to see our Knight Eights rowed. Boulter got badly beaten. Edgar is still rowing, & I think may get into a boat. I had
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a visit this week from a publisher called Edward Arnold, a cousin of Arnold Ward's. He was very kind, and asked me to dinner when I go up to London in January. In the Election on Saturday at the Union Bentley of Merton, the Snr. Librarian, was elected President. The Committee elections come off on Saturday.
I have found a queer little man in Balliol, a friend of Edgar's called Black, who is supposed to be daft. I find he is the proprietor of Kailzie.
I am very much held down by work just now – MSS. &
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scholarship. I am getting fairly well on with my History of Brasenose.
I hope to be home either on Saturday week or Monday week, I am not quite sure which. But I will let you know later. Ask Anna if she wants any book especially, and tell me if you want me to bring anything. I am looking forward to seeing you all again. I hope Father had good audiences yesterday.
With love to Father, Anna, Willie, Ervie, Peter & yourself.
Your affectionate son John Buchan
