George Gissing
Image Attribution: Published by R.F. Fenno & Co, New York, 1896 (Public domain)
Image Attribution: Published by R.F. Fenno & Co, New York, 1896 (Public domain)
He found a short letter, and a printed slip which looked like a circular. The former ran thus:
"Sir,—I am about to deliver a course of evening lectures on a period of English Literature in a room which I have taken for the purpose, No.—High Street, Lambeth. I desire to have a small audience, not more than twenty, consisting of working men who belong to Lambeth. Attendance will be at my invitation, of course without any kind of charge. You have been mentioned to me as one likely to be interested in the subject I propose to deal with. (…) If you feel inclined to give thought to the matter, will you meet me at the lecture-room at eight o’clock on the evening of Sunday, August 16, when we could discuss details?"
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