Postcard from John Morley

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Postcard from John Morley describing the meeting at St. James' Hall, Manchester, 1899, noting that the first ten minutes were unpleasant [owing to the response of the audience], and expressing his gratitude for the personal arrangements made for his visit. He fears [Leonard] Courtney, journalist and politician, made an error in comparing [Paul] Kruger, president of the Transvaal, with [Abraham] Lincoln.