Correspondence with Edith Maryon 1912–1924

GA 263 — 11 August 1923, Ilkley

Letter to Edith Maryon

Rudolf Steiner to Edith Maryon

Ilkley in Wharfedale (Yorks)
Hillside, August 11, 1923

My dear Edith Maryon!

Five lectures have now been delivered fairly well. The audience, a small proportion of whom are men, are very attentive. I am in good health. Last night was the special lecture in Bingley. It was quite an art, because the lecture and translation were only allowed to last an hour. And so I had to explain the essence of human education and the Waldorf school in half an hour.

Thank you for the snow, which arrived safely and in good time. The Waldorf teachers have had great success with their evening lectures and discussions. Next week, there will also be an exposition of eurythmy figures, similar to the one in Oxford.

Ilkley is a kind of health resort for northern English industrialists, who probably came from farming backgrounds. The area is not particularly attractive.

The address of the next course is: Penmaenmawr, North Wales, Grand Hôtel. Here we have just completed half of the first course this evening. Today the 6th lecture will be at 10 o'clock.

I hope that everything is going well there and that recovery is progressing. The letters have arrived here, and I thank you very much for them and send my warmest thoughts.

Rudolf Steiner