J. G. Frazer to Howitt 22 July 1906
Transcription - Page 1
My dear Dr Howitt
I was very glad to get
your letter some time ago and
to learn that you intend to
point out clearly some of the
misapprehensions into which
Lang appears to have fallen
with regard to the Australian
evidence. I say "appears to
have fallen" because I have
long ceased to read his books
and only gather his views
from the notices of them which
I come across in magazines
and journals. But as he is
most persistent and vociferous,
it is well that his mistakes
should be exposed, else by
dint of mere noise and
repetition he will find
Document Details
Date
22-Jul-06
Letter From
Frazer, James George
Letter To
Howitt, Alfred William
Author
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Country
England
Colony/State
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Holding Institution
State Library of Victoria
Collection Name
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Registration Number
MS9356/55
Medium
Letter
Region
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Locality
Cambridge
Summary
MS 9356 [Series] General correspondence with anthropologists. [Sub Series] James George Frazer to A. W. Howitt [Item Title] Letter from James George Fraser to A.W. Howitt. [Summary note] Trinity College, 8 pages. 1906 July 22. Box 1049 [Folder] 6(b) [State Library Victoria record 2018]
Physical Description
Handwritten in ink. Signed and dated. Annotation top left of first page.