Postcard
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Ephemera
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 3151580.2
Summary
White card with black ink 'postcard' style advertisement; 'NOW & THEN is issued occasionally, two or three times a year, from 30 Bedford Square. it is a periodical giving independent reviews of new books, information about fourthcoming publications, notes of reprints: also news of authors whose work is published by Jonathan Cape. If you would like to see a copy, please fill in and return this post card.' 'PRINTED PAPAER RATE 1/12d To JONATHAN CAPE LTD. 30 BEDFORD SQUARE LONDON W.C.1'. Printed vertically in the blank section; 'Please write in BLOCK CAPITALS I would like to see a copy of Now & Then NAME AND ADDRESS'. The card is kept in the book 'Queen Elizabeth' by John Mason Neale (1818-1966) (record 3151580). Neale was born in London, his parents being the Revd Cornelius Neale and Susanna Neale, daughter of John Mason Good. He was educated at Sherborne School, Dorset, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where (despite being said to be the best classical scholar in his year) his lack of ability in mathematics prevented him taking an honours degree. Neale was named after the Puritan cleric and hymn writer John Mason (1645–94), of whom his mother Susanna was a descendant. At the age of 22 Neale was the chaplain of Downing College, Cambridge. At Cambridge he was affected by the Oxford Movement and helped to found the Cambridge Camden Society (afterwards known as the Ecclesiological Society). Though he was ordained in 1841 becoming the Vicar of Crawley the following year, but being forced to resign by 1846 due to disagreements with the diocesan bishop and his congregation, when he became warden of Sackville College, an almshouse at East Grinstead, an appointment which he held until his death.