Upper Radstowe
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Upper Radstowe was a fictional place used by the novelist E. H. Young
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It was clearly based on Clifton
, a fashionable inner district of the city of Bristol
in South West England
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Upper Radstowe was the setting for seven novels:
E. H. Young
-Life:Although almost completely forgotten by recent generations, E. H. Young was a best-selling novelist of her time. She was born in Whitley, Northumberland, , the daughter of a shipbroker. She attended Gateshead Secondary School and Penrhos College, Colwyn Bay, Wales...
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It was clearly based on Clifton
Clifton, Bristol
Clifton is a suburb of the City of Bristol in England, and the name of both one of the city's thirty-five council wards. The Clifton ward also includes the areas of Cliftonwood and Hotwells...
, a fashionable inner district of the city of Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
in South West England
South West England
South West England is one of the regions of England defined by the Government of the United Kingdom for statistical and other purposes. It is the largest such region in area, covering and comprising Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. ...
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Upper Radstowe was the setting for seven novels:
- The Misses Mallett (1922)
- William (1925)
- Miss Mole (1930)
- Jenny Wren (1932)
- The Curate’s Wife (1934)
- Celia (1937)
- Chatterton Square (1947)