[Vwoolf] "Between the Acts" - fiction v. reality

Sun Apr 19 03:03:17 EDT 2020

‘She took up the telephone.  "Three, four, eight, Pyecombe," she said.  "Mrs. Oliver speaking. . . . What fish have you this morning? Cod? Halibut? Sole? Plaice? ... Soles. Filleted. In time for lunch please," she said aloud.’

Published in “Punch”, 19 April 1939

Wikipedia: “The parish of Pyecombe [in Sussex] comprises two settlements, one called 'Pyecombe' and the other 'Pyecombe Street'. These are about a quarter of a mile apart. The reason for the gap between the two parts of the village is unclear but it is generally thought to be a consequence of plague in the 17th century which necessitated the temporary abandonment of the main settlement and its church.”

Stuart

(Day 33 of my lockdown)

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