Alison Uttley Quotes
The feel of the leather, the stitching round it, the faint gold letters stamped upon it, the touch of the seam, the smell of it, all affected me so deeply that I still have that ache of beauty when I hold a cricket ball.
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Alison Uttley (1)
Birth: | 17th December, 1884 |
Death: | 7th May, 1976 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Teacher, Writer |
About
Born in Cromford and brought up in rural Derbyshire, she was educated at the Lea School in Holloway and the Lady Manners School in Bakewell, where she developed a love for science which led to a scholarship to Manchester University to read physics. In 1906 she became the second woman honours graduate of the University.
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