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I refuse to be cheated out of my deathbed scene
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I refuse to be cheated out of my deathbed scene

A distraught Rebecca West writes to H. G. Wells

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Shaun Usher
Aug 26, 2022
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This remarkable letter can be found in the Letters of Note book. And if you keep scrolling, beyond the transcript, you’ll be able to listen to a masterful reading of this missive by the great Juliet Stevenson. That recording is taken from the Letters of Note audiobook.

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