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Arthur Benson, one of the coterie of clever, literary-minded younger men whose company the ageing novelist relished, found himself incapable of sharing the enthusiasm of Percy Lubbock and Howard Sturgis for the later novels.

— Miranda Seymour

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Usually dismissive of other female writers, Riding had praised Stein in the final chapter of A Survey of Modernist Poetry for using a language of divine ordinariness. It was Laura's idea that they should invite Miss Stein to publish something with the Seizin Press.

Robert Graves: Life on the Edge (1995)

Eccentricity has not always been encouraged by the prim editors of Debrett. Invited to list his recreations, my father omitted motorbikes and wrote instead: shooting, deerstalking and tennis. Identifying himself as Lord of the Manor of Thrumpton provided a greater source of satisfaction.

Thrumpton Hall (2007)

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