“The secret of happiness is to find a congenial monotony.”

About Winifred Holtby

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Winifred Holtby was an accomplished English novelist, journalist, and social reformer. She is best remembered for her posthumously published novel, South Riding, which offered a rich panorama of English provincial life....

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