[Vwoolf] Woolf, Sydney-Turner and Vegetarianism

[Peter Adkins]

Thank you, Mark! That makes much more sense now.

On Tue, 12 Apr 2022 at 14:54, <mhussey at verizon.net> wrote:

> I can’t answer the question about who was or was not a vegetarian, but
> Woolf would never have referred to Saxon S-T as Sydney: it is Sydney
> Waterlow whom she’s talking about here.
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> Dear Woolfians, In June 1923, VW writes in her diary (with her usual
> snark): ‘I cant help liking Sydney—fundamentally honest; fundamentally
> weak; gullible; & now settling down to “repose”, which is very delightful.
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> Dear Woolfians,
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> In June 1923, VW writes  in her diary (with her usual snark):  ‘I cant
> help liking Sydney—fundamentally honest; fundamentally weak; gullible; &
> now settling down to “repose”, which is very delightful. And he’s a
> vegetarian. Such a simplification, he said. But if I saw you every day for
> a week I could tell you what has been happening to me. Vegetarianism is
> part of a whole revolution—Don’t I know it without being told.’
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> Does anyone know if Sydney-Turner was a life-long vegetarian or if it was
> just a phase? Were any of the other Bloomsbury group vegetarians? (I know
> that Clive Bell thought that Shaw needed a good beef steak, so I am
> assuming not). Any thoughts or insights or suggestions would be
> appreciated!
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> Best wishes,
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> Peter
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