Author Mary Webb ALS
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One page autographed letter undated and signed by Mary Webb. Paper and signature are in good condition. Mary Webb ( March 25 , 1881 - October 8 , 1927 ), was an English romantic novelist of the early 20th century, whose novels are set chiefly in the Shropshire countryside which she knew and loved well. Life She was born Gladys Mary Meredith in the Shropshire village of Leighton , 13 km SE of Shrewsbury . Her father was a schoolteacher, who inspired his daughter with his own love of literature and the countryside. On her mother's side she was descended from a family related to Sir Walter Scott . Mary loved to explore the countryside around her home, and developed a gift of detailed observation and description, which infuses her poetry and prose.At the age of 20 she developed symptoms of Graves' disease , a thyroid disorder, which was the cause of ill health throughout her life and probably contributed to her early death. This affliction gave her great sympathy with the suffering, and finds its fictional counterpart in the disfiguring harelip of Prue Sarn, the heroine of Precious Bane .In 1912 she married Henry Webb, a teacher who at first supported her literary interests. They lived for a time in Weston-super-Mare , before moving back to Mary's beloved Shropshire w they worked as market gardeners until Henry secured a job as a teacher
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