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Banker , Traitor, Scapegoat, Spy? Lentin Antony Sir Edgar Speyer was a conspicuous figure in the financial, cultural, social and political life of Edwardian London. Speyer and his wife, the concert…
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Banker , Traitor, Scapegoat, Spy? Lentin Antony
Sir Edgar Speyer was a conspicuous figure in the financial, cultural, social and political life of Edwardian London. Speyer and his wife, the concert violinist, Leonora Speyer lived in fabulously magnificent style. Head of the syndicate which financed the construction of the deep "tube lines" and "King of the Underground", he was also a connoisseur and active patron of the arts who rescued the "Prom" from collapse, enhanced the nation's musical and artistic life at his own expense and directed the funding of Captain Scott's Antarctic expeditions.
Within weeks, on the outbreak of war, they became pariahs, objects of suspicion and aversion. Early in the early summer of 1914 they stood at the peak of their success and celebrity in London society. Despite having been a naturalised British citizen for over 20 years and an ubiquitous public benefactor, Speyer found himself ostracised by
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