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Letter from S.R. Crockett to correspondent

Far from copies of Lad's Love; will forward letter to publishers asking them to send copy

Letter from S.R. Crockett to Mr Hardie

Summoned to London on urgent business; didn't get letter to wife until too late to wire; extremely sorry; would have liked public greeting as gives…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to South African fan

Apologises for seeming rude; thought South Africans had sense of humour; receives 20-30 autograph requests daily; made jest thinking fan wouldn't mind…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to Wellwood

Thanks for charming letter and generous gift; already owned Wellwood's book but lost it in transmigrations; re-read with surprise and pleasure - much…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to Wellwood

Follows dictated letter with handwritten note; delighted Wellwood understands Twenty-Four Verses exactly as intended; very few see them so; RLS first…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to Major Pond

Greeting to Pond and wife; back in Penicuik for weeks; going strong and very fit; jokes about taking on anyone except Conan Doyle and Fitzsimmons;…

Postcard from S.R. Crockett to Stanford's Book Shop

Requests multiple Murray's Handbooks by post or passenger train: Environs of London, Eastern Counties, Kent, Sussex, Surrey & Hants, Berks Bucks &…

Poem from S.R. Crockett to Thin

Humorous verse inviting Thin to Newtonmore; describes location, weather, fishing, cycling routes including Ben Macdui, Dalwhinnie Inn, Laggan, Clunie…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to bookseller

Requests South Italian books: Unter-Italien by Gsell-fels, Grande Grece by Lenormant, Lear's Journal of Landscape Painter, Keppel Craven book on…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to Universal Provider (Thin)

Requests photography manuals due to photographic rash in neighbourhood (crisis serious): Black, Protherd, Leaper, Vogel (2 copies), Welford, Hodge;…