MR. PETT RIDGE.
The death at the age of about 70 of Mr. William I'ett Ridge, writes " Jackdaw" in John o' London's Weekly, has, it is safe to say, saddened all who knew him. Although ho was writing hooks at the rate of at least one a year up to tho time of his death, some of his earliest and best novels, such as " Moi d Em ly and '"Krh," had been almost, forgotten. But his personality alone had become part of his career, and it is possible to suggest that his spoken words even excelled his written. His knowledge of Cockney life was not something after which iie strove, it came to him as something that he loved and enjoyed. What he did not. know about the everyday life and humours of East and South London, and of special districts like Hoxton, was hardly knowable. Having eyes he saw, having ears he heard, and the results, stored in a wonderful memory, and given out with an inimitable and kindly humour, were peculiar to himself.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20762, 3 January 1931, Page 1 (Supplement)
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