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Alice Ravenhill: Never Say Die
Copyright © 2016 by Mary Leah de Zwart All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be… FULL STORY
Chapter One
A Visit from Francis [1] Alice Ravenhill collected her going-out items from the room she shared with her sister Edith… FULL STORY
Chapter Two
Offering Service to Canada (1910-1926) The Shawnigan Lake community that Alice and Edith Ravenhill saw in November of 1910 combined… FULL STORY
Chapter Three
Sixty-Seven Years Old and What Next? As some of Alice Ravenhill’s critics have noticed, she had little previous knowledge in… FULL STORY
Chapter Four
The Tale Behind the Tale The lounge of the Windermere Hotel was busy on the evening of December 27, 1939…. FULL STORY
Chapter Five
Meeting Mr. Coyote “Oh good, it’s Friday” Clarence Walkem[1] said to his best friend, Oliver Stewart. It had been a… FULL STORY
Chapter Six
Getting It All Done The summons came just after lunchtime on August 23, 1941. “Miss Ravenhill” the anxious voice of… FULL STORY
Chapter Seven
The Last Ten Years The view out the corner window of the Aged and Infirm Old Women’s Home at 857… FULL STORY
Chapter Eight
What’s It All About? What have we learned about Alice Ravenhill? How was she shaped by her family background and… FULL STORY
