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Violet Asquith
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George Meredith : The Egoist
"At the age of 18 Violet Asquith ... tackled The Egoist, which 'I thought brilliant. The first 3 pages made me so angry by their obscureness ... that I nearly left off ... but I possessed myself with patience & loved the rest....'"
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Violet Asquith Print: Book
Charlotte M. Yonge : The Heir of Redclyffe
"The Prime Minister's daughter Violet Asquith read ... [The Heir of Redclyffe] seven times 'from cover to cover -- never failing to cry at the end' ..."
Century: 1850-1899 / 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Violet Asquith Print: Book
Robert Greene : Pandosto
'I said rather dazedly aloud - to Beston - I wonder what time the next train to London goes - & a stranger with a time-table told me. I had just time to catch it. I had a carriage to myself & tried to read the "Triumph of Time" - through tears.'