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On Wednesday 8 february 1893, [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] presided the ''Upper Norwood Literary and Scientific Society'' (UNLSS) meeting held in Norwood and spoke after the lecture about "Henrik Ibsen" by Edmund Gosse. | On Wednesday 8 february 1893, [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] presided the ''Upper Norwood Literary and Scientific Society'' (UNLSS) meeting held in Norwood and spoke after the lecture about "Henrik Ibsen" by Edmund Gosse. | ||
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The President ([[Arthur Conan Doyle]]), in proposing a vote of thanks, instituted a comparison between Ibsen and Tolstoi, and gave his opinion that frankness in dealing with unconventional themes was a less evil than the bolstering up of conventional untruths. | |||
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On Wednesday 8 february 1893, Arthur Conan Doyle presided the Upper Norwood Literary and Scientific Society (UNLSS) meeting held in Norwood and spoke after the lecture about "Henrik Ibsen" by Edmund Gosse.
Attendees
- President/Chairman
- Speakers
- Dr. Conan Doyle
- Mr. Edmund Gosse, M.A. (lecturer)
- Professor Keene
About Conan Doyle's lecture
The President (Arthur Conan Doyle), in proposing a vote of thanks, instituted a comparison between Ibsen and Tolstoi, and gave his opinion that frankness in dealing with unconventional themes was a less evil than the bolstering up of conventional untruths.
Full Report
- Mr. Edmund Gosse on Henrik Ibsen (11 february 1893, Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle)
