Tag: holloway
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23rd December 1922
Letter by Edith to her aunt. (Meant to post this on the day). [Saturday] December 23, 1922 Dear Auntie – It was good of you to send me in the book; it will help to pass a good many weary hours away, when my mind is more settled. At present I can’t think – I can’t even feel.…
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A ‘Futureless Paradise’ Pt. 2: A Reunion
It may be that, sometime in the future, Freddy is taken from Pentonville and laid to rest beside Edith. It may be that, as happened with Edith, one day in that London cemetery, people will gather to remember him and talk of him. They can’t forget what he did, but they can remember who he…
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‘When Winter Came’: A Series of Haikus
More writings and scribbles. Wrote some haikus for a creative folio. All the usual sources. ‘When Winter Came’: A Series of Haikus Edith When winter cameShe was alone, with condemnationFear and grief, yet books. Freddy When winter came,He fretted for her becauseEverything was his doing. Percy When winter came,The man lay still, out of theHorror…
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Remembering Edith
*Ideally this would have gone up yesterday, but I was working on a shorter version for Instagram (@thatliteraturestudent, this blog is essentially its evolved form) and that seemed a big enough task for one night. The next Edith post will be a more introductory one but it felt important to get this out.* … Described…
The Hopeful Edwardian 