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Author:
Thomas Hardy
Biography Title:
The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy
Page No.:
224
Researcher:
Jane Hugen-Tobler
Publisher:
The Macmillan Press Ltd
First Published:
n/a
Person:
Hardy's paternal grandmother
Clothing:
Dress;
Colours:
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Material:
n/a
Quotation:
[XVII, 1888, October] "My mother says that my [paternal] grandmother told her she was ironing her best muslin gown (then worn by young women at any season) when news came that the Queen of France was beheaded. She put down her iron, and stood still, the event so greatly affecting her mind. She remembered the pattern of the gown so well that she would recognize it in a moment".