George Bernard Shaw and Bertrand Russell Crash Into One Another On Their Bicycles

We do love the quirky stories in the Archive!

Here is a wonderful description of a bicycle accident in 1895 between George Bernard Shaw and Bertrand Russell, while on a  cycling trip with Sidney Webb to Tintern Abbey.

Their minds were taken up with loftier concerns and they ended up crashing into one another – happens to the best of us, that.

Sheffield Independent – Friday 20 September 1895

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Derby Daily Telegraph – Wednesday 05 August 1931

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Hull Daily Mail – Monday 02 January 1950.

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