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Stevie Smith, the Glossary

Florence Margaret Smith (20 September 1902 – 7 March 1971), known as Stevie Smith, was an English poet and novelist.^[1]

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Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

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Antisemitism

Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against, Jews.

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Ashburton, Devon

Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

"Being for the Benefit of Mr.

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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British Library

The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom.

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Broadstairs

Broadstairs is a coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, England, about east of London.

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Carol Rumens

Carol Rumens FRSL (born 10 December 1944) is a British poet. Stevie Smith and Carol Rumens are English women poets.

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Cholmondeley Award

The Cholmondeley Awards are annual awards for poetry given by the Society of Authors in the United Kingdom.

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Church Times

The Church Times is an independent Anglican weekly newspaper based in London and published in the United Kingdom on Fridays.

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Dornford Yates

Cecil William Mercer (7 August 1885 – 5 March 1960), known by his pen name Dornford Yates, was an English writer and novelist whose novels and short stories, some humorous (the Berry books), some thrillers (the Chandos books), were best-sellers during the Interwar Period.

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Elisabeth Lutyens

Agnes Elisabeth Lutyens, CBE (9 July 190614 April 1983) was an English composer.

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Elizabeth Millicent Chilver

Elizabeth Leila Millicent "Sally" Chilver (née Graves; 3 August 1914 – 3 July 2014) was principal of Bedford College, University of London from 1964 to 1971 and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford from 1971 to 1979.

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Gaberbocchus Press

The Gaberbocchus Press was a London publishing house founded in 1948 by the artist couple Stefan and Franciszka Themerson.

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George Newnes Ltd

George Newnes Ltd is a British publisher.

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George Orwell

Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was a British novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell, a name inspired by his favourite place River Orwell. Stevie Smith and George Orwell are 20th-century English poets, 20th-century pseudonymous writers, English atheists and English humanists.

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Glenda Jackson

Glenda May Jackson (9 May 1936 – 15 June 2023) was an English actress and politician.

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Helen Gardner (critic)

Dame Helen Louise Gardner, (13 February 1908 – 4 June 1986) was an English literary critic and academic. Stevie Smith and Helen Gardner (critic) are People educated at North London Collegiate School.

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Hermione Lee

Dame Hermione Lee, (born 29 February 1948) is a British biographer, literary critic and academic.

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High church

The term high church refers to beliefs and practices of Christian ecclesiology, liturgy, and theology that emphasize "ritual, priestly authority, sacraments".

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Hugh Whitemore

Hugh John Whitemore (16 June 1936 – 17 July 2018) was an English playwright and screenwriter.

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Humanism

Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential, and agency of human beings, whom it considers the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry.

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Inez Holden

Beatrice Inez Lisette (Paget) Holden (21 November 1903 – 30 May 1974) was a British writer and Bohemian social figure and journalist, also known for her association with George Orwell.

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Isobel English

June Guesdon Braybrooke (9 June 1920 – 30 May 1994), better known by her pen name Isobel English, was an English writer. Stevie Smith and Isobel English are 20th-century English women writers, 20th-century pseudonymous writers, English women novelists and Pseudonymous women writers.

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John Buchan

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.

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John Masefield

John Edward Masefield (1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967. Stevie Smith and John Masefield are 20th-century English poets.

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Kent

Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe.

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King's Gold Medal for Poetry

The King's Gold Medal for Poetry (known as Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry when the monarch is female) is awarded for a book of verse published by someone in any of the Commonwealth realms.

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Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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LibraryThing

LibraryThing is a social cataloging web application for storing and sharing book catalogs and various types of book metadata.

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Merton Professors

There are two Merton Professorships of English in the University of Oxford: the Merton Professor of English Language and Literature, and the Merton Professor of English Literature.

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Michael Dirda

Michael Dirda (born 1948) is an American book critic, working for the Washington Post.

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Mona Washbourne

Mona Lee Washbourne (27 November 1903 – 15 November 1988) was an English actress of stage, film, and television.

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Naomi Mitchison

Naomi Mary Margaret Mitchison, Baroness Mitchison (1 November 1897 – 11 January 1999) was a Scottish novelist and poet.

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Nazism

Nazism, formally National Socialism (NS; Nationalsozialismus), is the far-right totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany.

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Neville Pearson

Sir Neville Arthur Pearson, 2nd Baronet (13 February 1898 – 6 November 1982) was a British newspaper publisher.

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North London Collegiate School

North London Collegiate School (NLCS) is an private day school for girls in England.

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Not Waving but Drowning

"Not Waving but Drowning" is a poem by the British poet Stevie Smith.

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Palestine (region)

The region of Palestine, also known as Historic Palestine, is a geographical area in West Asia.

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Palmers Green

Palmers Green is a suburban area and electoral ward in north London, England, within the London Borough of Enfield.

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Palmers Green High School

Palmers Green High School is a private girls' day school located in Hoppers Road, Palmers Green, North London.

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Peritonitis

Peritonitis is inflammation of the localized or generalized peritoneum, the lining of the inner wall of the abdomen and cover of the abdominal organs.

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Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom

The British Poet Laureate is an honorary position appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom, currently on the advice of the prime minister.

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Sanatorium

A sanatorium (from Latin sānāre 'to heal, make healthy'), also sanitarium or sanitorium, is a historic name for a specialised hospital for the treatment of specific diseases, related ailments, and convalescence.

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Steve Donoghue

Steve Donoghue (8 November 188423 March 1945) was a leading English flat-race jockey in the 1910s and 1920s.

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Stevie (1978 film)

Stevie is a 1978 biographical drama film produced and directed by Robert Enders from a screenplay by Hugh Whitemore, based on Whitemore's 1977 play of the same name.

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Stevie (play)

Stevie is a 1977 play by Hugh Whitemore, about the life of poet Stevie Smith.

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Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.

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Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Stevie Smith and Sylvia Plath are 20th-century pseudonymous writers and Pseudonymous women writers.

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The Australian

The Australian, with its Saturday edition The Weekend Australian, is a broadsheet newspaper published by News Corp Australia since 14 July 1964.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Poetry Society

The Poetry Society is a membership organisation, open to all, whose stated aim is "to promote the study, use and enjoyment of poetry".

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Tory

A Tory is an individual who supports a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalist conservatism which upholds the established social order as it has evolved through the history of Great Britain.

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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England.

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Valparaíso

Valparaíso is a major city, commune, seaport and naval base facility in Valparaíso Region, Chile.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Smith

Also known as Florence Margaret Smith.

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People educated at Palmers Green High School

Writers from Kingston upon Hull

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