[Vwoolf] Centenary
Stuart N. Clarke
stuart.n.clarke at btinternet.com
Wed Nov 11 03:58:19 EST 2020
Referring to the unveiling of the Cenotaph in Whitehall by George V,
followed by the interment of the Unknown Solider in Westminster Abbey,
on 11 November 1920, VW wrote: ‘going down the Strand the night of the
Cenotaph; such a lurid scene, like one in Hell. A soundless street; no traffic;
but people marching. Clear, cold, & windless. A bright light in the Strand;
women crying Remember the Glorious Dead, & holding out chrysanthemums.
Always the sound of feet on the pavement. Faces bright & lurid [. . .]
A ghastly procession of people in their sleep’ (D2 79–80).
Stuart
(Day 239)
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