SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950). Writer. Autograph letter signed ("G. Bernard Shaw") to Carl Hentschel, 10 Adelphi Terrace, 1 October 1924. 2 pages, oblong 8vo, in a double-sided frame. SHAW'S STINGING CRITIQUE OF A DISCRIMINATING CLUB. A sharp letter in which Shaw attacks the policies of the O.P. Club in London because of its discriminatory policy against women. Attacking the club for its refusal to let women enter its club rooms, he notes the irony of its new policy: "It has, it says, made this rash advance as a 'Pioneer in welcoming ladies.' A Pioneer, if you please!" Lashing out, he writes: "That such a belated, benighted, obsolete, absurd, ridiculous, and mentally defective anachronism of a London Club should have the audacity to invite Sybil Thorndike...and actually to couple the occasion with the name of Saint Joan, takes away my breath. I am amazed at her condescension in carrying her radiance into your darkness." In a final biting assault, Shaw notes that he is withdrawing all of the nice comments that he has made and exclaims "I would not be seen at a Victorian governesses' funeral with such a Club." He concludes: "This is ferociously final. Let me hear no more of your wretched O.P.C."

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SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950). Writer. Autograph letter signed ("G. Bernard Shaw") to Carl Hentschel, 10 Adelphi Terrace, 1 October 1924. 2 pages, oblong 8vo, in a double-sided frame. SHAW'S STINGING CRITIQUE OF A DISCRIMINATING CLUB. A sharp letter in which Shaw attacks the policies of the O.P. Club in London because of its discriminatory policy against women. Attacking the club for its refusal to let women enter its club rooms, he notes the irony of its new policy: "It has, it says, made this rash advance as a 'Pioneer in welcoming ladies.' A Pioneer, if you please!" Lashing out, he writes: "That such a belated, benighted, obsolete, absurd, ridiculous, and mentally defective anachronism of a London Club should have the audacity to invite Sybil Thorndike...and actually to couple the occasion with the name of Saint Joan, takes away my breath. I am amazed at her condescension in carrying her radiance into your darkness." In a final biting assault, Shaw notes that he is withdrawing all of the nice comments that he has made and exclaims "I would not be seen at a Victorian governesses' funeral with such a Club." He concludes: "This is ferociously final. Let me hear no more of your wretched O.P.C."