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Winifred Holtby (23 June 1898 – 29 September 1935) was an English novelist and journalist, now best known for her novel South Riding, which was posthumously published in 1936. Biography [ edit ]
First edition (publ. Collins) South Riding is a novel by Winifred Holtby, published posthumously in 1936.. The book is set in the fictional South Riding of Yorkshire: the inspiration being the East Riding rather than the modern South Yorkshire; Holtby's mother, Alice, was the first alderwoman on the East Riding County Council. [1]
South Riding, a book from 1936 by Winifred Holtby, featuring a fictional South Riding of Yorkshire; South Riding, a film from 1938 based on the novel; South Riding, a thirteen-part ITV TV series from 1974 based on the novel; South Riding (2011 TV series), a three-part BBC TV miniseries from 2011 based on the novel
Winifred Holtby [13] [14] [10] (1898–1935), novelist, journalist and suffragist, now best known for her novel South Riding and editor of the feminist magazine Time and Tide. The rights to the book were given to Somerville by Holtby on her death. The Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize was named after her.
In the film, Johns plays Winifred Banks, the wife of George Banks, mother of Jane and Michael, and member of Emmeline Pankhurst's "Votes for Women" suffrage movement, to which she is completely dedicated. [75] When first approached by Walt Disney, Johns thought it was to play the title role of Mary Poppins (played by Julie Andrews), not Mrs. Banks.
Winifred is a feminine given name, ... Winifred Holtby (1898–1935), ... (1936–2018), South African anti-apartheid activist and the second wife of Nelson Mandela ...
TV Guide wrote, "Not an altogether satisfying love story, it is more interesting as a portrait of pre-WW II life in the country. Excellent sets by Meerson and well shot by Stradling"; [6] while Time Out wrote, "Saville carries Winifred Holtby's tart, witty exposé of Yorkshire power politics to the screen with breathtaking, and totally unexpected, panache."
The Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize was presented from 1967 until 2003 by the Royal Society of Literature for the best regional novel of the year. [1] It is named after the novelist Winifred Holtby who was noted for her novels set in the rural scenes of her childhood.