Reference No:

L WH/7/7.38/01/05a

Dates:

19 Apr 1933

Description:

Letter from Winifred Holtby to Stella Benson - received Miss Benson's letter from Pakhov and her book to review for The Listener; Edith de Coundouroff; explaining why she used material from Miss Benson's letter to write an article for the Schoolmistress magazine; Ann Morrison Tolmie ill; praises Miss Benson's book; comparing Miss Benson's Bishop and Hong Kong Brothels with Archdeacon Owen in Kenya; discussing the British Engineers in Prussia, their Brutal Trial and the Belated British Embargo; Metro-Vickers; Harry Pearson, India; Winifred's health has been relatively stable despite running around nursing various friends and relatives; refers to the impending publication of 'Astonishing Island'; describing a typical Yorkshire spring including Hull Corporation's recent installation of electricity as far as Thwaite Street; mentions a tablecloth received from relatives for her to embroider (never finished)

Format:

Archive Item

Extent:

1 item

Access Conditions:

Access will be granted to any accredited reader

Repository:

Hull Local Studies Library

Collection:

Winifred Holtby Collection