Talk:Lydia Wevers

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 05:08, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that Lydia Wevers was the first scholar to write about the history of short stories in New Zealand? Source: "She also wrote 'The Short Story' in the Oxford History of New Zealand in English edited by Terry Sturm (1991, Second Edition 199) which was the first historical discussion of the short story in New Zealand." [1]
  • ALT1:... that New Zealand historian Lydia Wevers described herself as addicted to reading? Source: "I suffer from an illness, an illness which has no cure, no limit and no end. It’s compulsive, expensive, consuming and addictive, it fills my house and my life and my time – I refer of course to reading." [2]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Anna Apostolaki
• Comment: Any improvements to the hooks or article will be gratefully received, thanks!

5x expanded by Chocmilk03 (talk). Self-nominated at 10:33, 11 September 2021 (UTC).

• To flag for any future reviewer, I've noted that her ASAL obituary (published on 13 September) borrows some wording from her Wikipedia page as it then was (see the article as at 22:32, 11 September 2021), which has naturally enough been picked up by Earwig. Also, based on that obituary, perhaps:
  • ALT2: ... that New Zealand historian Lydia Wevers organised and ran the first and only Association for the Study of Australian Literature conference to be held outside of Australia?

  Original hook preferred. - Interesting detailed bio, on fine sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. ALT1 might work if we could use a quote of her style, but it's too long. ALT2: I'm no friend of "first and only" hooks. In both ALTs - if you want to pursue, I think "literature historian" would be more precise than general "historian". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:05, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

  @Gerda Arendt: thanks very much! Happy to go with the original hook & not to pursue the alternatives. Cheers, Chocmilk03 (talk) 06:14, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

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