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Sybil Goulding

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Goulding in 1928, from a photo of the St Hugh's College council.

Sybil Maud West, née Goulding, (1897 – 21 April 1971[1]) was a British literary critic and academic. The daughter of a bank manager, she was a childhood friend of the writer Winifred Holtby and wrote and performed plays with her.[2] After being educated at Bridlington High School, she entered Somerville College, Oxford, to study French in 1914.[3] She received first class honours and was one of the first women to be admitted to degrees at Oxford when they were awarded in 1920.[4]

She gained her MA in Paris,[5] and worked as a registry assistant at the League of Nations in 1919.[6] By 1928, she had returned to Oxford, and was working at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, where she was serving on the College council as an official fellow.[7][5] In 1931, she married Rawden Henry Pitt West, an officer in the Royal Marines.[8]

As a literary critic, Goulding specialised in the French reception of English literature. She was the author of Swift en France, which was published by Champion in 1924 as volume 15 of Bibliothèque de la Revue de littérature comparée.[9]

References

  1. "Search probate records for documents and wills (England and Wales)". HM Courts and Tribunals Service . April 1971. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  2. Brittain, Vera (2012-03-22). Testament of Friendship: The Story of Winifred Holtby. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-4055-1555-9. Search this book on
  3. The Oxford Magazine. The Proprietors. 1914. Search this book on
  4. University, Oxford (1921). Oxford University Gazette Vol. 51 1920–1921. p. 134. doi:10.25446/oxford.21905568.v1. Search this book on
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Appointments". St Hugh's College Chronicle. No. 3. St Hugh's College Association of Senior Members. 1930–1931. p. 32. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2024-10-02 – via Issuu.
  6. "LONSEA - League of Nations Search Engine". www.lonsea.de. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  7. "Images online". St Hugh's College. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  8. "Weddings and engagements: A correction". The Tatler. 24 June 1931. p. 58.
  9. Goulding, Sybil (1924). Swift en France. Essai sur la fortune et l'influence de Swift en France au XVIIIe siècle, suivi d'un aperçu sur la fortune de Swift en France au cours du XIXe siècle. Bibliothèque de la Revue de littérature comparée. 15. Champion. Search this book on Reviews:


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