Dear Bryan
That's interesting. What I don't recall is who put RK up i.e who introduced
him to the Library. If you contact the BM, I know they have a book of
proposers and seconders (or whatever they call it). So they could tell you.
If you do that, please report back
Andrew
website: http://www.andrewlycett.co.uk/
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From: "Bryan Diamond" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 9:59 AM
Subject: RK British Museum reader's ticket
> Re my posting on Tues, I mistyped the date, it was of course 1889 - as
> Mary Hamer has pointed out.
> RK arrived in London in Oct 1889 so it was but a couple of months before
> he applied for the ticket.
>
> Pinney I, pp 369-376, prints a Diary finishing Dec 25th, no mention of the
> Museum . On 24 Jan 1890 his head was queer - Pinney II,p7 - had he been
> working too hard in the reading room?
>
> Bryan Diamond
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