Record Number: 19827
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, Marquess of Crewe, to Leonard Woolf, 29 July 1940: 'I read your article on the Politician and the Intellectual, in the New Statesman of July 20th, and I hope that you will excuse a much older man who has enjoyed the company of many of both sorts for troubling you with a few observations on it [goes on to comment further].'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 20 Jul 1940 and 29 Jul 1940
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader:Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1858
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:Politician
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:article on 'the politician and the intellectual'
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Politics
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication DetailsIn the New Statesman, 20 July 1940
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Source Information:
Record ID:19827
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Editor:Frederic Spotts
Title:Letters of Leonard Woolf
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1990
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Page:423
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Frederic Spotts (ed.), Letters of Leonard Woolf, (London, 1990), p. 423, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19827, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Source ed. explains that article 'discussed the anti-intellectual temper in Britain' (p.423 n.4).