[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Sir Oliver Lodge],
Title
[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Sir Oliver Lodge],
Creator
Date
Identifier
GFF 2/22
Description
Handwritten letter from Sir Oliver Lodge, 2 Grove Park, Liverpool, to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 16 January 1899. Lodge discusses his games at the Hoylake Club in Liverpool and his plan to give a presidential address at the Physical Society of London. 2pp.
Transcription:
"M d Φ
We should greatly like to have you here for a week. I could find you [m?] [d?] of the Hoylake Club. I fear we have no other form of exercise there joy. Except knocking a bladder over a string in the hall. Which is a good game and makes one properly hot. But it happens that I have to be in London on 27 to 29 and probably Mrs L too. That's unfortunate not necessarily fatal but I feel you could do better with your time. Almost any other time it could be done well. On 8th Feb I have to give a Presidential address to the London Phys Soc so I must work at that. Also I have just connected a telegram to give a Friday every R.I. on 24th Feb. This [i?] be a job! I have said "Coherers". Got any tips for me? Will you come on 25th enroute somewhere? We might get back from London sooner.
Λ
I enclose a card in case any friend of yours in London is interested in [Richet M?]."
Transcription:
"M d Φ
We should greatly like to have you here for a week. I could find you [m?] [d?] of the Hoylake Club. I fear we have no other form of exercise there joy. Except knocking a bladder over a string in the hall. Which is a good game and makes one properly hot. But it happens that I have to be in London on 27 to 29 and probably Mrs L too. That's unfortunate not necessarily fatal but I feel you could do better with your time. Almost any other time it could be done well. On 8th Feb I have to give a Presidential address to the London Phys Soc so I must work at that. Also I have just connected a telegram to give a Friday every R.I. on 24th Feb. This [i?] be a job! I have said "Coherers". Got any tips for me? Will you come on 25th enroute somewhere? We might get back from London sooner.
Λ
I enclose a card in case any friend of yours in London is interested in [Richet M?]."
Source
RDS Library & Archives GFF collection of letters
Rights
Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.
Relation
RDS Science Archive
Format
Manuscript
Language
English
Type
Coverage
1870-1901
Collection
Citation
Lodge, Oliver, Sir, 1851-1940, “[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Sir Oliver Lodge],,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed December 6, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/1284.