tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223125416461729212.post3834312289267461971..comments2024-03-07T13:52:51.871+00:00Comments on Headingley LitFest: Whatever happened to Phyllis Bentley?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223125416461729212.post-2727793702805079292010-03-07T23:25:44.020+00:002010-03-07T23:25:44.020+00:00I can remember reading 'Inheritance' and c...I can remember reading 'Inheritance' and can see the resemblance between Charlotte Bronte's 'Shirley' and of course the Luddite setting is the same. I always mix up 'Inheritance' with 'The Crowthers of Bankdam' by Thomas Armstrong- set also in the textile industry- in the Huddersfield area. I enjoyed reading both! I seem to recollect that I read a children's book by Phyllis Bentley about the 'Cragg Coiners' a band of counterfeiters- I think also from the Halifax area- who nearly destroyed the British currency in the late 18th century. What changes- counterfeiters then, greedy bankers today! Your programme for your LitFest looks superb!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com