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

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The 'X' Society : Paracelsus

'L[eonard]W[oolf] had undertaken to write a play for the "X" Society, which had recently read Robert Browning's Paracelsus.'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: The 'X' Society     Print: Book

The 'X' Society : The Duchess of Malfi

'To L[eonard]W[oolf], the philistinism of [George Macaulay] Trevelyan and his friends was epitomised by their dislike of the Elizabethan dramatist John Webster, whose Duchess of Malfi was read and admired by the "X" Society.'

Century: 1850-1899 / 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: The 'X' Society     Print: Book

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