South Riding

South Riding

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NB: This is a secondhand book. Please see condition notes at end of description. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Winifred Holtby

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages:


This is a novel by Winifred Holtby, published posthumously in 1936. The book is set in the fictional South Riding of Yorkshire, inspired by the East Riding where HoltbyÕs mother was the first woman alderman. The book follows the lives and struggles of various characters, such as Sarah Burton, a progressive headmistress, Robert Carne, a troubled landowner, and Mrs Beddows, a wise and compassionate politician. The book is a portrait of a community in the aftermath of the First World War, facing social and economic changes. Additional remarks, light foxing on pages, clipped dust jacket, clipped front endpaper, light foxing on front and back endpapers, heavy foxing on dust jacket., Condition Remarks: Fine, Very small bookshop sticker affixed at front pastedown's bottom right corner. , Dust Jacket: poor with general shelf wear. Some tears along the spine and edges. , In good condition , Inscription on front page,
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Description
NB: This is a secondhand book. Please see condition notes at end of description. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Winifred Holtby

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages:


This is a novel by Winifred Holtby, published posthumously in 1936. The book is set in the fictional South Riding of Yorkshire, inspired by the East Riding where HoltbyÕs mother was the first woman alderman. The book follows the lives and struggles of various characters, such as Sarah Burton, a progressive headmistress, Robert Carne, a troubled landowner, and Mrs Beddows, a wise and compassionate politician. The book is a portrait of a community in the aftermath of the First World War, facing social and economic changes. Additional remarks, light foxing on pages, clipped dust jacket, clipped front endpaper, light foxing on front and back endpapers, heavy foxing on dust jacket., Condition Remarks: Fine, Very small bookshop sticker affixed at front pastedown's bottom right corner. , Dust Jacket: poor with general shelf wear. Some tears along the spine and edges. , In good condition , Inscription on front page,