Henry Norris (businessman)
Sir Henry George Norris (23 July 1865 – 30 July 1934) was an English businessman, politician and football club director, most famous for his chairmanship of both Fulham and Arsenal. He is particularly notorious for his alleged role in Arsenal's promotion to the top flight in 1919, despite them only finishing fifth in the Second Division.
Read more about Henry Norris (businessman): Business and Political Career, Chairmanship of Fulham FC, Chairmanship of Arsenal FC, Retirement
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“It was a real treat when he’d read me Daisy Miller out loud. But we’d reached the point in our relationship when, in a straight choice between him and Henry James, I’d have taken Henry James any day even if Henry James were dead and not much of a one for the girls when living, either.”
—Angela Carter (1940–1992)
“... disconnecting from change does not recapture the past. It loses the future.”
—Kathleen Norris (b. 1947)