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How did I writ my first novel ?" said "Miss Poberson to a. Prijs represente tive. Well, Why did I write my first. nover' would be nu visier question to I wrote it bents I had so write it. Necessity engelled. You see, three years ago I came to London because eir. cumstances mado it importive" for me to devote my time to making mony. That always ved among looks mad loved.

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Had I aver written wnything before? Well: yes. You see, I came to London from India, and while there Irwrote a few short stories for the Indian pagiers. which were accepted nis), printed, but I j used always to think they were printed been I was the daughter of my father. When I came to Loulon I wrote several short stopics, id seat them.out. - but they used to come back to me with such unfailing requirity that I called them my *doves," myself being the uri. Then, when I found I could not make aby money in this way I took up type. writing and shorthand, nad got a post as" typist on a Lotion newspaper, which 1- filled for two years.. I amppose it would be the more ecerext thing to call myself 'secretary, but it was nothing of the kind, it was just plain, hard typewriting and shorthand all the time. 1 'may say that I learned both accomplishments at the evening glass of the London County Council schools. Afterwards I found my evenings so lonely when I left the office that I had to do something, and I took

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It took me from aine to ten months in old times to write the novel, The plot? Well, it is the story of an Eng lish girl born in rather wifortunate cir cumstances who falls under the influence, occult and physical, of un Initive prites. Eventually-sko mudries an Eng- lisimman in order to escapë, but the in- flusoo is too powerful, and eventually glio,elopes with the Indien; The story! deade with her life in the harem. from which she escapes, but dies befors she is able to get to her husband, who bas thought all song that she was dead.

And now I am going to pursue the theny path of literature. I have plenty dideni, nd I hope to white more reli elts, stries, and novels. But I with I│ could tell you how glad I am to have won this prize, and of sil that, the wing ning of it means to me."

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