[Vwoolf] Centenary

[Stuart N. Clarke]

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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