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In the winter of 1906, a reception was held in a Westminster flat for Mr and Mrs Maksim Gor’kii on their return from an exhausting and scandalous American tour (the title of “Mrs” was tactfully bestowed on Gor’kii’s mistress Maria Andreeva, whose presence had triggered the American scandal). Gor’kii had personally requested each guest; collectively, they represented a ‘galaxy of genius’, according to journalist Robert Ross. They included H. G. Wells, Bernard Shaw, Henry James, Thomas Hardy, t... |
