Talk:Gerald Duckworth

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Woolf later accused Gerald of having sexually abused her when she was young. is the kind of statement that needs a quote from Virginia Woolf or a reference, to gain credibility. Without a reference it is a cheap shot, that doesn't help Wikipedia achieve credibility. User:Wetman

While it would certainly benefit from a quotation or source reference, it's hardly a cheap shot: it's well-established that Woolf claimed Gerald groped her (which is, of course, different from establishing the truth of it happening): she wrote an account of it and read it aloud to Bloomsbury's Memoir Club. -- Someone else 04:16, 27 Sep 2003 (UTC)~

Ah, I didn't think that would be hard to find. I don't have a copy of Woolf's letters, but this webpage devoted to incest gives pertinent quotes ("I still shiver with shame at the memory of my half-brother, standing me on a ledge, aged about 6, and so exploring my private parts. Why should I have felt shame then?" (Woolf, Letters 6:3678). Virginia referred to this incident as "breaking the hymen--a painful operation" (Woolf, Letters 6:3678).) They may be more appropriate at Woolf's article than Duckworths... -- Someone else 04:22, 27 Sep 2003 (UTC)

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I like this quote on Duckworth. Maybe somebody can fit it into the article. Why Duckworth went into publishing is a mystery. He hated everything about books, especially the people who wrote them. Charles McGrath: How Anthony Powell Wrote His Twelve-Volume Masterpiece. The New Yorker, November 5, 2018. (Review of Hilary Spurling's biography of Powell) online. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Quinbus Flestrin (talk • contribs) 09:50, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Put it in. Bmcln1 (talk) 14:58, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]