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Jan Struther

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Also known as Joyce Placzek

English writer, known for character Mrs. Miniver (1901-1953)

Person · Open Library

Born
1901
Died
1953
Works
29

Top works

  • Women of Britain
  • Mrs. Miniver
  • Women of Britain Letters from England
  • The Glass-Blower And Other Poems
  • The glass-blower

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1901-06-06
Active to
1953-07-20

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
349
Total plays
1,652

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Quotes

  • O love's a simple word to sayWith nature aiding and abetting;
  • For to love, loveless, is a bitter pill:But to be loved, unloving, bitterer still.
  • And I am a mockery, who was God before.
  • Then say–how come the years to seem so swift,The days, the days so slow?
  • Come, let us wage a holy war!
  • Now heaven be thanked, I am out of love again!I have been long a slave, and now am free;

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Wikidata facts

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date of birth
1901-06-06
date of death
1953-07-20
birth name
Joyce Anstruther
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Available in 3 languages

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