 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Mary Webb |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Regional drama |
| Publisher |
Hutchinson (UK) George H. Doran (US) |
Publication date | 1922 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
Seven for a Secret is a 1922 romance novel by the British writer Mary Webb. [1] She wrote to Thomas Hardy asking if she might dedicate the novel to him, to which he agreed. [2] As with her other novels it takes place in her native Shropshire. The title is taken from the traditional nursery rhyme One for Sorrow.
References
Bibliography
- Baldick, Chris. Literature of the 1920s: Writers Among the Ruins, Volume 3. Edinburgh University Press, 2015.
- Radford, Andrew. The Lost Girls: Demeter-Persephone and the Literary Imagination, 1850-1930. BRILL, 2007.
- Stringer, Jenny & Sutherland, John. The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Literature in English. Oxford University Press, 1996.
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First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Mary Webb |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Regional drama |
| Publisher |
Hutchinson (UK) George H. Doran (US) |
Publication date | 1922 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
Seven for a Secret is a 1922 romance novel by the British writer Mary Webb. [1] She wrote to Thomas Hardy asking if she might dedicate the novel to him, to which he agreed. [2] As with her other novels it takes place in her native Shropshire. The title is taken from the traditional nursery rhyme One for Sorrow.
References
Bibliography
- Baldick, Chris. Literature of the 1920s: Writers Among the Ruins, Volume 3. Edinburgh University Press, 2015.
- Radford, Andrew. The Lost Girls: Demeter-Persephone and the Literary Imagination, 1850-1930. BRILL, 2007.
- Stringer, Jenny & Sutherland, John. The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Literature in English. Oxford University Press, 1996.
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| This article about a romance novel of the 1920s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |