Peter Rushforth - a Yorkshire novelist and teacher

Appreciations of Peter and his work as a teacher and novelist

Introduction * "Kindergarten" * "Pinkerton's Sister" * "A Dead Language"

Saturday May 13th 2006 A Spring Meeting to celebrate the work of Peter

The following are copies of emails I have received via the website. If you would like something posted on this page, please feel free to email me with your thoughts. EMAIL Phil Brown

Dear Phil and Molly Brown, I am writing to thank you for the Peter Rushforth pages on your website. I am reading A Dead Language, borrowed from the library and chosen almost by (happy) accident, as these things frequently are; I am a Classics teacher in a prep school and the title of the book caught my eye. What an amazing and original book; what a special mind must have created it.  Your web pages make Peter more vivid than a broadsheet obituary ever could; he was clearly well-loved by those who knew him.

With best wishes, Amanda Mott

G'day!

I am contacting you to let you know that I was a pupil of Mr Rushforth at
Friends School, Great Ayton.  I was searching my old school and came across
your webpage.  I was saddened to hear of the passing of one of the greatest
teachers I encountered.  Mr Rushforth opened me up to new worlds - he taught
me to love Shakespeare (I can still memorize huge chunks of verse!) and
encouraged me to read, read, read.  He selected authors for me that I would
not have (I was judging the book by it's cover!).  I truly believe that
without his passion for literature and his love of teaching it - I would not
be who I am today.  Please pass on my condolences to his family.

With fond memories,

Victoria Trees, nee Vicky Ackinclose

Friends School 1982-1989 (now living in Australia)
 

Any information to pass on about Peter and his work, or have problems with using the web site please email Phil Brown * site updated December 22nd 2009 * www.docbrown.info/docspics/peterrushforth

Scenes near where Peter lived in the village of Castleton in the North York Moors National Park

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