Shaw responds to an invitation, "You already have twelve speakers, which is about eight more than human nature can bear", May 3, 1911, Rudin # Sh-7, Box: 1, Folder: 7. George Bernard Shaw letters and documents, 8495. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. https://archives.library.cornell.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/657243 Accessed February 22, 2026.