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the vanishing princess. Bess, 1936
(Other)Two poems from a series of poems about stage magic and illusions -
Variations on a Half-Remembered Theme
(Other)poem in sestina form, winner of second-prize in the Brittle Star poetry competition. See p.8 of this publication for comments from the judge (George Szirtes) Szirtes' comments include "it is a very well-made sestina" and ... -
Vernacular literature and its readership
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A verse chronicle of the house of Percy
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Victorian Sporting Variety, Women’s Education and Writing
(Book chapter)The chapter looks at three kinds of sport (swimming, hockey and equestrian pursuits) with a view to exploring how class, region and heritage could shape female access to a range of activities. -
Violette Cordery [married name Hindmarsh], (1900?–1983), racing driver
(Other)Violette Cordery [married name Hindmarsh] (1900?–1983), racing driver, was said to have been born in London on 10 January 1900 (d. cert.), the daughter of Henry Cordery (m. cert.). No birth certificate or census record has ... -
Virginia Woolf's "Two Women", or, "The Wrong Way of Reading"
(Book chapter)This paper reads Virginia Woolf’s ‘Two Women,’ a 1927 review of two biographical works, in relation to A Room of One’s Own (1928) and ‘The Wrong Way of Reading,’ a short biographical review from 1920. Woolf’s sustained ... -
Virginia Woolf's Late Cultural Criticism: The Genesis of The Years, Three Guineas and Between the Acts
(Book)After the Modernist literary experiments of her earlier work, Virginia Woolf became increasingly concerned with overt social and political commentary in her later writings, which are preoccupied with dissecting the links ... -
Visualisation and globalisation in the Asia-Pacific region: the Taipei Biennial 1996-2008
(Article)Whilst globalisation, urbanisation and explosive expansion of urban spaces are the most dynamic and challenging issues in the Asia-Pacific region today, modernisation and cultural re-interpretation are also taking place ... -
Voluntary first aid: The role of St. John Ambulance Brigade.
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Waging the economic Cold War, Britain and CoCom, 1948-54
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