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

Diane Reynolds direynolds1502 at gmail.com
Sun Apr 19 08:46:58 EDT 2020


Thanks Stuart. I enjoyed this. I think I am on day 28 of lockdown … :)

> On Apr 19, 2020, at 3:03 AM, Stuart N. Clarke via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
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> ‘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.’
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> Published in “Punch”, 19 April 1939
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> 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.”
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> Stuart
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> (Day 33 of my lockdown)
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