Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Mary Webb Writer

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: England
  • Born: Mar 25, 1881
  • Died: Oct 8, 1927

Mary Webb was an English romantic novelist and poet of the early 20th century, whose work is set chiefly in the Shropshire countryside and among Shropshire characters and people which she knew. Her novels have been successfully dramatized, most notably the film Gone to Earth in 1950 by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. They inspired the famous parody Cold Comfort Farm.

Saddle your dreams before you ride em. dreams

Nature's music is never over her silences are pauses, not conclusions. music & nature

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

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