Dorothy Whipple Plaque. Oct 2022

This plaque to commemorate the late Dorothy Whipple, a writer of popular fiction, is located on the outside of the building of Victoria House, 76 Milton Street, Nottingham. NG1 3RA.

 

It reads:

Dorothy Whipple. (nee Stirrup) 1893 - 1966

 

Dorothy Whipple was once described as the Jane Austin of the 20th Century; her books were extremely popular between the first and second world wars. Her novel, They Knew Mr Wright, set in Nottingham, highlights the importance of people faith in humanity, and was made into a film in 1934, where the opening scene featured the original Nottingham Victoria Station (now demolished).

 

"...life - the real life - is lived in the spirit, and I hold that the right education helps the spirit to maintain its own life, makes it independent of material prosperity or adversity."

Greenbanks 1932

 

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Further reading

nottinghamwomenshistory.org.uk/dorothy-whipple-gets-her-p...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Whipple

www.facebook.com/NottinghamWomensHistoryGroup/

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/dorothy-whipple

persephonebooks.co.uk/pages/dorothy-whipple

www.hush-uk.com/culture/persephone-books.html

www.fantasticfiction.com/w/dorothy-whipple/

and many more found on Google of course.

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