Housman, A. E.

3 autograph letters signed ("A. E. Housman"), 11 pages (7 x 4 1/2 in.; 177 x 115 mm), Trinity College, Cambridge, 9 November 1925–9 October 1934, to his godson Gerald Jackson; horizontal folds.  Autograph envelopes; torn.

A. E. Housman to his godson, Moses Jackson's son Gerald.  In the first letter, written to Gerald in Vancouver, Housman tells of a recent visit to the Pyrenees.  "I had a French friend with me, one of those delightful people who enjoy making arrangements, taking rooms, using telephones, and all the things that I hate, so I had no troubles.  But like most Frenchmen he would not walk, and required a pony or donkey if the way was rough or steep ...."  The other two letters are written in 1934–35 when Gerald was attending medical school in London.  "The King and Queen only spend an hour in Cambridge.  I therefore do not think it would be worth your while to come ...."