[Vwoolf] Woolfian citing

Christine Froula cfroula at northwestern.edu
Wed Nov 15 12:03:31 EST 2023


Ah, thanks, Stuart. We have no proof that VSW or her family ever saw the 
inside either, or do we?

On 11/15/2023 10:29 AM, Stuart N. Clarke via Vwoolf wrote:
> I thought I wrote to the list a few years ago, saying that they 
> weren’t allowed to shoot inside the lighthouse, so it’s a mock-up. The 
> real, old inside is (supposedly) on display in the Maritime Museum in 
> Falmouth. Stuart From: Sarah M. Hall
> I thought I wrote to the list a few years ago, saying that they 
> weren’t allowed to shoot inside the lighthouse, so it’s a mock-up.  
> The real, old inside is (supposedly) on display in the Maritime Museum 
> in Falmouth.
> Stuart
> *From:* Sarah M. Hall via Vwoolf
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 15, 2023 4:00 PM
> *To:* vwoolf at lists.osu.edu ; Christine Froula
> *Subject:* Re: [Vwoolf] Woolfian citing
> I saw this one recently too, Christine! I wasn't convinced that it was 
> really filmed at Godrevy Lighthouse. It seemed a bit cramped, but 
> perhaps the walls are very thick. Mrs Tishell's beau said there were X 
> number of steps: I'm afraid that
> I saw this one recently too, Christine! I wasn't convinced that it was 
> really filmed at Godrevy Lighthouse. It seemed a bit cramped, but 
> perhaps the walls are very thick. Mrs Tishell's beau said there were X 
> number of steps: I'm afraid that I don't remember how many, but it was 
> in the hundreds and seemed an unfeasibly high number for a 
> construction that is reportedly 26m/85 feet high. It didn't take them 
> long to get there. Don't know how far the fictional Portwenn is 
> supposed to be from St Ives, but the real village of Port Isaac, where 
> it is filmed, is 54 miles, or a drive of about an hour and a half.
> Still, it was nice to see Godrevy featured. I think Mrs Tishell should 
> have read the book, but perhaps that's tricky with a permanent neck brace.
> Sarah
>
> Sarah M. Hall
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> Virginia Woolf Society of GB
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> On Wednesday, 15 November 2023 at 13:28:04 GMT, Christine Froula via 
> Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
> Lovely, Melba, thanks!
>
> On a rather different note, in case any of you are Doc Martin fans, I
> just saw the episode where the recently widowed Mrs Tishell motors to
> the Godrevy Lighthouse on a quasi-date with a man from her reading
> group--a Woolf pilgrimage for them, though the sceptical Mrs T has not
> gotten past the first page. Fun to be on the boat, on the lighthouse,
> inside too if that part is actually filmed there.
>
> Happy autumn,
>
> Christine
>
> On 11/15/2023 7:20 AM, Melba CuddyKeane via Vwoolf wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > This week saw the announcement of Canada's Scotiabank Giller Prize for
> > excellence in fiction. In the short list of 5 (though not the 
> winner) was
> > this book with the following citation from the jury:
> >
> > "With stunning restraint and pathos, CS Richardson has given us a 
> portrait
> > of one man's journey of the soul - across decades and continents, 
> through
> > loss and grief and hope. Both sweeping and minimalist, All the Colour in
> > the World is Woolfian in its brushstrokes. Quiet moments of being are
> > given as much weight as the chaos of war, and notes on the long 
> history of
> > art balance the depiction of one individual life. As much poetry and
> > mosaic as it is a novel, with not a word out of place, this book is a
> > triumph - a masterclass in how to paint an entire world."
> >
> > Seems that Woolf's novels continue to be a masterclass for us all. Feels
> > good, yes?
> >
> > very best, Melba
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