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[stevenj]

South East London suburb described in 1848 as " the prettiest of pretty suburbanites". Edith fits the down letters but is that really the answer? SWMBO says that it does not seem likely but cannot think of an alternative. Can anyone else? Sorry! I have e?i?h
Steven

[Mamyalynne]

Erith

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erith

[stevenj]

Sorry, mamyalynne. I see that i had misspelled Erith and put Edith. Whoops! It was Erith that I was asking about. But I still don't see any reference to the quotation about it being pretty! It certainly isn't now ( or a couple of years ago when SWMBO took me there. Heaven only knows why. She can't remember.) Have you seen the quotation anywhere?
But, as always, thank you for your help
steven

[Mamyalynne]

I have searched for the quotation and also been unable to find it Steven - I'll try again.

[Lie-in King]

May I?

http://tinyurl.com/h4p5myb

From that (cached) page -

"...1848 Illustr. Lond. News 17 June 387/1 Erith is the prettiest of pretty suburbanities..."

Scroll to 'B 2' Para '1623' Line 2

[Mamyalynne]

Arghhhh - brilliant, of course Google now finds it with that last word spelled right, what a difference one letter makes.

Thanks LIK.x

[stevenj]

Wow! You are amazing Lie- in -King. Thank you so much. SWMBO will be impressed when I tell her.
Steven

[Lie-in King]

Hi Steven & Mamya, glad I could help :-)

[stevenj]

And sorry again Mamyalynne. My omission, not the setter. I feel very guilty.
Steven

[Mamyalynne]

Oh , don't feel like that - I am the worst for either reading or typing things badly - LIK to the rescue, all sorted and we all learn something new.

[stevenj]

My real guilty feeling was because I wasn't supposed to be doing the crossie at all. I was supposed to be studying. I sent my message quickly so as not to be seen. And you were messed about because I was trying to get one over on SWMBO. Lesson learnt! Well, maybe.
steven