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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt:...a manuscript of Sophocles in the Biblioteca Laurenziana. We took a young American niece with us, and found many friends either established in Florence or visiting there, whom it was pleasant to meet. The last traces of the rheumatic attack vanished and J ebb was able to join in all our various excursions and sight-seeing expeditions. He was glad to meet several foreign scholars, and was successful in making arrangements for the photographing of the manuscript of Sophocles which the Hellenic Society wished to publish. On June 2nd we turned our faces homewards. The St Gothard route had been opened with much ceremony only the day before; by taking it we not only had the delight of its marvellous scenery, but in addition the zest which a slight sense of danger gives to the other attractions of travel. j. M. 16 After a summer of steady work on Sophocles, Professor Jebb joined Professor and Mrs Goodwin of Cambridge, Massachusetts, in a visit to the Troad, impelled by a wish to see for himself the remains of the seven cities, more or less, which Dr Schliemann had uncovered at Hissarlik, and one of which the explorer proclaimed to be the Troy of Homer. Professor Jebb had small faith in his accuracy and none at all in his theories. His own knowledge of classical literature made him certain that in many points Dr Schliemann was hopelessly wrong. When I asked him if it was not rash to assert so strongly a view that might be disproved by further discoveries, he said, "You may trust me for that: Homer's evidence about what Homer meant can't be disproved." To H1s W1fe. "Constant1nople, September, 1882. We arrived yesterday morning at seven, and I found your letters at the Poste Restante--to my great satisfaction. We did a very hard day's sightseeing and I...