Ruth Muttlebury of the Plymouth Proprietory Library has contacted us with a research enquiry about the Devon author Mary Patricia Willcocks, and about local authors in general.
Ruth writes:
At present I am the President of Plymouth Proprietary Library (Plymouth's oldest library founded in 1810) and have been going through the shelves to ascertain some local authors - well known or otherwise. I came across some books by Mary Patricia Willcocks which are quite fantastic - her last was written not long before she died in the 1950s - and they are gems. Scouring the website for more information on her, I found a note in an Ivybridge journal, fairly recent I think, by a Mr Bob Mann who seemed like me, enthralled with her work and had done some research.
So, I'm looking to contact anyone with a knowledge of her work and of course that of other local authors. If you or anyone you know can assist I'd be very grateful. I'm keen to preserve as much literary history in the area as possible!
If you can help, contact our site maintainer (webmaster@devonhistorysociety.org.uk) and we'll forward any replies.
- RG
Devon authors: contacts sought
