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Margaret Scutt

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Margaret Alice Scutt was born in 1905 in Weymouth, Dorset, where her father was Schoolmaster at St. John’s. His career was successful and the family moved several times within Dorset to his final headship in Lytchett Matravers. Margaret’s mother, Minnie, also taught and was the local postmistress. Margaret, too, became a teacher and taught in many Dorset schools, mainly in the Poole area, retiring in 1966 as Deputy Head at Sylvan School, Poole.

The family grew up when entertainment was largely local and community generated. The Scutt family performed extensively in amateur dramatics and variety shows and were well reported in Dorset newspapers. Corpse Path Cottage, as well as being an intriguing crime novel, catches the essence and humour of ...more

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	Sixpenny Holding (English Village Mysteries #2) 4.32 avg rating — 2,047 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corpse Path Cottage (English Village Mysteries #1) 4.13 avg rating — 1,029 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Now and Forever 4.12 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 1949 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“The housekeeper was a woman whose predominant colour note was grey — pale grey hair strained back from a pale grey face, pale grey eyes with a habit of blinking rapidly behind pale grey lashes.”
― Margaret Scutt, Corpse Path Cottage

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“There was a loud creak and the door opened. The enquiring countenance of Endicott, like a morose Daniel viewing the lions, peered in.”
― Margaret Scutt, Corpse Path Cottage

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“Dinah found herself much hampered by the efforts of Miss Margetson, who, no brilliant performer at the best of times, was rendered positively appalling by her nervous dread of thunder. With every crash, now nearer and more frequent, her bow trembled more, producing a variety of wails and shrieks quite awe inspiring.”
― Margaret Scutt, Corpse Path Cottage

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