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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Mrs Humphrey Ward

  

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Mrs Humphrey Ward : Canadian Born

"When ... [Mrs Humphrey Ward] read aloud from Canadian Born (1910) to the assembled guests at Lord Stanley's part at Alderley Park, the verdict was that 'it was terribly boring' [as Venetia Stanley wrote to Violet Asquith, 12 October 1910]."

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Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Mrs Humphrey Ward      

  

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