Dear Sidney, Juliet says you’re sending a hand-writing fellow to look at Granny Pheen’s letters and decide if Mr. Oscar Wilde wrote them. I’ll bet he did, and even if he didn’t, I think you will admire Solange’s story. I did, Kit did, and I know Granny Pheen did. She would twirl, happy in her… Continue reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Part 6
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Part 3
Dear Mrs. Maugery, Yes, you may trust Juliet. I am unequivocal on this point. Her parents were my good friends as well as my parishioners at St. Hilda’s. Indeed, I was a guest at their home on the night she was born. Juliet was a stubborn but, withal, a sweet, considerate, joyous child—with an unusual… Continue reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Part 3
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Part 1
8th January, 1946 Mr. Sidney Stark, Publisher Stephens & Stark Ltd. 21 St. James’s Place London S.W.1 England Dear Sidney, Susan Scott is a wonder. We sold over forty copies of the book, which was very pleasant, but much more thrilling from my standpoint was the food. Susan managed to procure ration coupons for icing… Continue reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Part 1