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Memories of Hassan: Murdoch, Flecker and me

Memories of Hassan: Murdoch, Flecker and me

28 July 2025By Elizabeth WhittomeBlog

You’ll probably have recognised Murdoch’s 1975 first person narrative A Word Child here. But did you notice the Hassan reference, caught up as you were in the drama between Hilary Burde and Lady Kitty at the end of that novel?

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