Gerald Cumberland is the pseudonym of Charles Frederick Kenyon.

Release date is 2020-02-18

Mr George Bernard Shaw -- Miscellaneous: Mrs Annie Besant; Mr Marcus Stone; Mr Lloyd George; Bishop Welldon; Dr Walford Davies -- Mr Frank Harris -- Miscellaneous: Madame Yvette Guilbert; Sir Victor Horsley; Mrs Pankhurst; Mr Jacob Epstein; Madame Aïno Ackté -- Mr Stanley Houghton and Mr Harold Brighouse -- Some writers: Mr Arnold Bennett; Mr G. K. Chesterton; Mr Lascelles Abercrombie; Mr Harold Monro; Mr John Masefield; Mr Jerome K. Jerome; Sir Owen Seaman; Mr A. A. Milne -- Sir Edward Elgar -- Intellectual freaks -- Fleet Street -- Mr Hall Caine -- More writers: Rev. T. E. Brown; Mr A. R. Orage; Mr Norman Angell; Mr St John Ervine; Mr Charles Marriott; Mr Max Beerbohm; Mr Israel Zangwill; Mr Alphonse Courlander; Mr Ivan Heald; Mr Dixon Scott; Mr Barry Pain; Mr Cunninghame Graham -- Musical critis -- Manchester people -- Chelsea and Mr Augustus John -- Miscellaneous: Mr Arthur Henderson, M.P.; Lord Derby; Miss Elizabeth Robins; Mr Frank Mullings; Mr Harold Bauer; Mr Emil Sauer; Mr Vladimir de Pachmann -- Cathedral musical festivals -- People of the theatre: Sir Herbert Tree; Mr Gordon Craig; Mr Henry Arthur Jones; Mr Temple Thurston; Miss Janet Achurch; Miss Horniman -- Berlin and some of its people -- Some musicians: Edvard Grieg; Sir Frederick H. Cowen; Dr Hans Richter; Sir Thomas Beecham; Sir Charles Santley; Mr Landon Ronald; Mr Frederic Austin -- Two Chelsea rags, 1914 and 1918 -- More musicians: Professor Granville Bantock; Mr Frederick Delius; Mr Joseph Holbrooke; Dr Walford Davies; Dr Vaughan Williams; Dr W. G. McNaught; Mr Julius Harrison; Mr Rutland Boughton; Mr John Coates; Mr Cyril Scott -- People I would like to meet -- Night clubs.

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"Set Down in Malice: A Book of Reminiscences" by Gerald Cumberland is a collection of personal essays and reflections written in the early 20th century. The text provides an intimate glimpse into the author's encounters with notable figures, including playwrights, political activists, and musicians, blending humor with candid observations from his life experiences. The opening of the memoir introduces the narrative style and sets the tone for Cumberland's interactions with prominent individuals, starting with his youthful admiration for playwright George Bernard Shaw. The author recounts his correspondence with Shaw, detailing both whimsy and intellectual naiveté. We see Cumberland's relentless pursuit of artistic understanding, revealing his budding social consciousness and desire to impress prominent thinkers, all while navigating the complexities of friendship and self-identity. This initial chapter effectively establishes a framework for the thematic explorations of fame, creativity, and the poignant realities of life intertwined with the larger socio-political backdrop of the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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