It is said that young men of genius come to London with great poems and dramas in their pockets and find every door closed against them. Chatterton's… - George Moore

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It is said that young men of genius come to London with great poems and dramas in their pockets and find every door closed against them. Chatterton's death perpetuated this legend. But when I, George Moore, came to London in search of literary adventure, I found a ready welcome. Possibly I should not have been accorded any welcome had I been anything but an ordinary person.