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Elizabeth Taylor

(July 3rd, 1912 — November 19th, 1975)

Elizabeth Taylor (née Coles) was a British novelist and short story writer.


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You’ll Enjoy It When You Get There

Elizabeth Taylor
20th Century UK Literature Short Story

You’ll Enjoy It When You Get There

Taylor’s stories usually take place around the home and centre on domestic issues, but I think that classifying her work as ‘domestic drama’ confers a feeling of banality that is quite unfair.

March 6, 2023March 5, 2023 by S. Hargrave — Comment on You’ll Enjoy It When You Get There
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