[Clement Scott, theatre critic for the Daily Telegraph.] Two Autograph Letters Signed to A. M. Broadley of The World, one about ?that impertinent idiot Mr James Runciman?, the other about a scene at a dinner in Liverpool Street.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. In addition to being the de facto editor of Edmund Yates?s ?World?, the recipient (?Broadley Pasha?) was a renowned autograph collector and shady social figure. Scott?s handwriting is not entirely legible. ONE: ?Wednesday?, dated by Broadly ?March 1887.? 1p, 12mo. In good condition, with glue from mount adhering to the blank reverse. Folded once. Signed ?Clement Scott?. On the question of ?the letter from the impertinent idiot Mr James Runciman? he comments: ?He thinks that calling a man ?Tommy Rot? is a complaint! I conclude that he must be a madman?. The letter concludes: ?I hope that [today?] his master will be in prision?. TWO: 2 October 1901. 2pp, 12mo. The two leaves, each with a mourning border, are attached by a strip of tape, and with more tape from mount adhering to the blank reverse of the second leaf. Otherwise in good condition, lightly aged and folded once. Signed ?CS?. (With regard to the content of this letter it is worth noting that Broadly had fled to the continent after the 1889 Cleveland Street Scandal, and had ended up in Belgium, where the following year he was editing the English-language ?Belgian News?.) Begins ?My dear AMB / I think it is very silly to write as you do and wilfully to misconstrue me / It is perfectly true I was invited to dine at Liverpool Street before the Belgian Expedition?. There follows a passage in which he says he has ?nothing to disguise?, having been followed out into ?a passage [?] by a waiter who thought I intended to ?bilk? him?. ?But what does it matter: I did not complain. The complaint comes from you a [?] person I have not injured you in any way.? He concludes: ?Please god we shall meet and that often. I think of you with nothing but kindness.? Also present is a slip of paper on which Scott has written: ?P.S / Have you any ?Harris? news [presumably relating to Frank Harris] to give me for my Friday Column. If so kindly send it on at once / CS?.