[BITList] Yorkshire

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Yes, I must have read the book but don’t remember!

South Riding is a novel by Winifred Holtby, published posthumously in 1936.

The book is set in the fictional South Riding of Yorkshire: the inspiration being the East Riding rather than South Yorkshire; Holtby's mother, Alice, was the first alderwoman on the East Riding County Council.[1] The leading characters are: Sarah Burton, an idealistic young headmistress; Robert Carne of Maythorpe Hall, tormented by his disastrous marriage; Joe Astell, a socialist fighting poverty; and Mrs Beddows, the first woman Alderman of the district.

The book won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for 1936.



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PS  so why was it called ‘south riding’?


From: Michael Feltham 
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 8:19 AM
To: BIT List 
Subject: [BITList] Yorkshire

There is no S.Riding however there is quite a famous book called SOUTH RIDING

Mike

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