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- 1 Dec. 1957
Part of Papers of Lyn Newman
Praises 'So much love, so little money'. Mentions her own book about Matthew Arnold. Recalls meeting Lyn at a Christian schoolgirls' camp.
MacDonald, Isobel (fl 1957-1968)
Part of Papers of Lyn Newman
Praises 'So much love, so little money'. Mentions her own book about Matthew Arnold. Recalls meeting Lyn at a Christian schoolgirls' camp.
MacDonald, Isobel (fl 1957-1968)
Part of Papers of Lyn Newman
Writes that she is in Church Stretton for the half-term. Describes her walks in the Shropshire hills. Details her attempts at house hunting. Discusses "Ten Letter Writers". Explains why she finds letters a difficult form to read. Notes Lyn's dedication to A. A. Jack and asks if she knew his pupil Charlotte Young later MacDonald. Wishes that Lyn had finished her book on Fanny Kemble. Mentions that her brother has just sent her "So much Love, So Little Money".
MacDonald, Isobel (fl 1957-1968)
Part of Papers of Lyn Newman
Reports that she has read and enjoyed most of Lyn's book, except for a few defective pages in her copy. Describes the floods in Shrewsbury, and the school production of "Murder in the Cathedral". Tells an anecdote about a baby goose trying in vain to make friends with a family of swans. Discusses "So Much Love, So Little Money". Mentions J. C. Smith, his book of verse, and his daughter Hope who went to college with her. Also refers to Flora Grierson from her school days.
MacDonald, Isobel (fl 1957-1968)
Part of Papers of Lyn Newman
Thanks Lyn for the new copy of "Field with Geese". Regrets the lack of reviews for the book. Apologises for keeping the cutting about Browne for so long.
MacDonald, Isobel (fl 1957-1968)
Part of Papers of Lyn Newman
Mentions that she spent Christmas with her brother at Chatham house, Stowe School. Asks whether Lyn was referring to her school friends Edith Marcia Gray, and details reasons why they lost contact. Reports that she was teaching English at St Leonard's, St Andrews but the school bored her. Complains that it is too difficult for her to get to Cambridge by train to see Lyn, and Adele Guthrie, the wife of Keith Guthrie. Offers to send Lyn her book on Matthew Arnold "The Buried Self".
MacDonald, Isobel (fl 1957-1968)
Part of Papers of Lyn Newman
Details her gardening efforts. Mentions that her neice Sheila came to stay. Describes the village-like quality of her part of the town. Explains her anxiety about meeting Lyn after such a long time. Asks about the progress of Lyn's book [Field With Geese]. Mentions St John's College, Cambridge and asks whether Lyn knew Martin Charlesworth, a don there. Muses on the prospects of marriage for Lyn's sons, and her sister-in-law's daughters, Sheila and Catriona. Complains about having to create the School Magazine in the summer term.
MacDonald, Isobel (fl 1957-1968)
Part of Papers of Lyn Newman
Discusses 'Alison Cairns' and 'So much love, so little money'. Sends news of her brother Allan in Aden.
MacDonald, Isobel (fl 1957-1968)
Part of Papers of Lyn Newman
Imagines Lyn's busy schedule for the months ahead and tells her not to write. Reminisces about walking in Switzerland.
MacDonald, Isobel (fl 1957-1968)
Part of Papers of Lyn Newman
Thanks Lyn for her letter from Italy and recalls the two visit she made in the past to Rome and Venice. Informs Lyn that she is a long time Roman Catholic, and tells an anecdote about being drunk in a church in Venice. Anticipates Lyn's book [Field with Geese] with excitement. Sends an update on her garden.
MacDonald, Isobel (fl 1957-1968)
Part of Papers of Lyn Newman
Thanks Lyn for her letter describing her Mediterranean cruise. Gives more details of her tour in the Holy Land. Plans to visit Lyn. Mentions Lyn's new book and reports that her own "Children in Skye" is still trying to find a publisher. Explains her plans for the summer, visiting Pitlochry for the Festival plays, going on a short MacBrayne tour, seeing "Peter Grimes" at the Edinburgh Festival. Returns and comments upon the pamplet by Iris Murdoch. Reports that she and Allan ate the goose egg Lyn left her.
MacDonald, Isobel (fl 1957-1968)