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- ID
- c16
- Title
- "A Kentish Portrait."
- Genre
- Essay
- Page Count
- 2
- Word Count
- 1700
- Publisher
- New Statesman and Nation
- Publication Year
- 1933
- Document Types
- Full-text Online
- Autobiographical
- Topics
- Kent, Gardening
Bates portrays a young Romney Marsh man who assists him with his garden.
His humorous and detailed observations on the man's demeanor, work habits, and thick accent would later return in Bates autobiography (The Blossoming World, pp. 101-103).
In the New Statesman and Nation (October 28, 1933, pp. 513-514, attached).
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