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[G.M. TREVELYAN]

PEN ROSE, BERKHAMSTED.

Nov. 18. 1925

Dear John

I had a very pleasant evening with your book, for which I thank you most sincerely. All the part touching on Scottish history was so masterly that it made me wish you would write a "racy" history of Scotland - "Tales of a granduncle", off your pen and not bothering overmuch about learning other than the traditional lore and reading you have already acquired, and the good sense of the Scots heart. It would have a succès bon in Scotland & probably in England too. And meanwhile I'm very glad about the 17th century novel.

I did not know that the famous lines about the Fusilier Jocks with which I was familiar, were by the Judicious Poet.

I see the 21st lost more killed than

wounded at Sheriffmuir. I wonder why. Did the Highlanders "First give another stab to make their search secure"? Sir Andrew Agnew is a delightful character added to history - at least for me?

Yrs ever

GMT.

I am going on bothering about the Tales of a Granduncle idea till you do it, as you will some day.