The letter is undated; a penciled notation on the recto "ca. 1925."
Written from "Shallowford, / Filleigh, / North Devon. / New Year's Day."
This item is part of a collection of autograph letters and manuscripts of War Poetry related to World War I; see collection record (MA 5141) for more information.
Thanking him for the Powys booklet and hoping that he is feeling better; saying "I have been ill myself in bed for a month with all the weakness of fever, etc. and know well how you must be feeling. Poor old chap. I wish I could cheer you up in some way, but here I am stuck in the mud, grinding out my books, a man of destiny to himself, if not to the world. I wrote to Squire urging him to do all he could for you, I do hope something came of it. I wish I were in a position to add to your ease of mind, but I am just about broke myself and have come to realise that I have got to work hard, probably at reviewing at hack rates in order to keep my family and small household together. The Dream of Fair Women, which I imagine you didn't like, as nobody does, sold about 2000 here and 1400 in America;" sending best wishes for the new year to him and to his father.