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

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James Matthew Barrie : [letter to Mrs Patrick Campbell]

'Letters & Letter writing were then proceeded with. Mrs Burrow read three letters of William Cowper characteristically interesting & amusing. Mrs C. Elliott read in French two amusing letters one by Madame de Sevigny & one by Victor Hugo. C. I. Evans read two [?] Ladies Battle & K.S. Evans two by R.L. Stevenson F.E. Pollard read letters by G.B. Shaw & J.M. Barrie to Mrs Patrick Campbell on the death of her son killed in action. Geo Burrow read several characteristic epistles of Charles Lamb & Howard R. Smith part of a letter by Lord Chesterfield to his son. The Club were also much interested by seeing a number of Autograph letters from famous folk shown by various members of the Club.'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Francis Pollard      Print: Unknown

James Matthew Barrie : ?Margaret Ogilvy: by her son J. M.Barrie

'I have just finished Barrie's delicious book — to my great sorrow. It is a charming little work — the only pity of it is that she could not read it! '

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Bell      Print: Book

James Matthew Barrie : Sentimental Tommy

Fortunately books are fairly plentiful and I keep my own books (“Dombey & Son” and “Three Musketeers”) for the time when I am in a place which nobody has left any books. I have just got through J.M. Barrie’s “Sentimental Tommie”, and I am now dipping into “Sketches by Boz”. So the literature is up to a fairly high standard.

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Arthur Morris      Print: Book

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