BR TO W.W. NORTON & COMPANY, INC. / WARDER NORTON, 11 MAR. 1931
BRACERS 85186. TLS. Norton papers, Columbia U. Auto. 2: 201–2
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Beacon Hill School
Harting,
Petersfield,1
11th March 1931.

Dear Norton,

Thank you for your letter of February 26th. I am glad my letter of the 17th pleased you: I thought myself it was not bad.

I will send you the Chapter on “Science and Religion” when I can, but at the moment I have not a spare copy. I do not like the idea of having to work in July, as I propose to be then having holiday with the children. We shall probably be abroad, but we shall, of course, be very glad if you and Mrs. Norton can find time to come and see us wherever we may be.

You will have seen that my brother died suddenly in Marseilles. I inherit from him a title, but not a penny of money, as he was bankrupt. A title is a great nuisance to me, and I am at a loss what to do, but at any rate I do not wish it employed in connection with any of my literary work. There is, so far as I know, only one method of getting rid of it, which is attainted of high treason, and this would involve my head being cut off on Tower Hill. This method seems to me perhaps somewhat extreme, but I am sure I can rely upon you not to make use of my title in the way of publicity. Perhaps you would be so kind as to communicate this paragraph of my letter to Feakins, as I am at the moment overwhelmed with business.

Yours sincerely,
Bertrand Russell

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