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Journalist Caleb Mortimer recounts his experience of meeting 'the most fetching woman in London', English writer, Ethel Mannin (1900-1984). Mortimer humorously describes his anticipation, and subsequent preparation, that preceded his arranged meeting with the authoress. Describing his encounter with Mannin, Mortimer writes that he 'beheld a lady with yellow hair and cerulean draperies', whose 'actual Cockney prettiness' was 'incompatible' with the 'Mona Lisa loveliness' of her portrait.
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The November 1933 issue of The Home contains, 'Ethel Mannin Writes to The Home', a fervent rebuttal by the authoress to this piece by Caleb Mortimer. (appears in the topical monthly column, 'Contributed Comments (and Complaints)')
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