Wendy Elizabeth Monk (19 July 1915 – 4 January 2000) was an English writer and critic.

Publications as Wendy Monk

John Gill of Penryn

Wendy Monk wrote and published a biography of her great-grandfather, John Gill, a printer and bookbinder of Penryn in Cornwall. Gill was a Quaker and a propagandist for the peace resolution of disputes between nations. Wendy Monk was the daughter of Richard Gill Monk, who was the son of Richard Rugg Monk of Plymouth and his wife, Maria Jane Gill, daughter of John Gill, the subject of the biography. The book was published around 1971.

Caroline Fox's ''Journal''

Wendy Monk was the editor of ''The Journal of

Caroline Fox Caroline Fox (24 May 1819 – 12 January 1871) was an English diarist and correspondent from Cornwall. Her diary records memories of major writers, who include John Stuart Mill and Thomas Carlyle. Biography Caroline Fox was born on 24 May 1819 ...

: a selection'' (1972). Caroline Fox, a member of the Fox family of Falmouth, recorded memories of many distinguished people, such as

John Stuart Mill John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 7 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist, Member of Parliament (MP) and civil servant. One of the most influential thinkers in the history of classical liberalism, he contributed widely to ...

, John Sterling and

Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle (4 December 17955 February 1881) was a Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher. A leading writer of the Victorian era, he exerted a profound influence on 19th-century art, literature and philosophy. Born in Ecclefechan, Dum ...

Personal life

Monk was the wife of theatre critic

J. C. Trewin John Courtenay Trewin (4 December 1908 – 16 February 1990) was a British journalist, writer and drama critic. Trewin was born in Plymouth, Devon, although both his parents were Cornish. He was educated at Plymouth College and in 1926 joi ...

(1908–1990), whom she married on 4 October 1938. They were "an inseparable couple, whose shared interests also bore fruit in literary collaboration, they had two sons":

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and Mark Antony.Donald Roy
"Trewin, John Courtenay (1908–1990)"
''

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography The ''Dictionary of National Biography'' (''DNB'') is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885. The updated ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (''ODNB'') was published on 23 September ...

'', 2004, Retrieved 13 January 2007. Since 2000, an award has been given by

the Critics' Circle The Critics' Circle is the national Professional association, professional body of United Kingdom, British critics for dance, drama, film, music, books and visual arts. It was established in 1913 as a successor to the Society of Dramatic Critics ...

for the best Shakespearean performance of the Year: "The John and Wendy Trewin Award for Best Shakespearean Performance".Critics' Circle website.
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''The Times''

Wendy Monk wrote a small number of feature articles for ''

The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...

'' between 1967 and 1977 *''The Times'', **Thursday, 27 April 1967; p. 9; Issue 56926; col "A New horizons for WI's". (Interview with the

Marchioness of Anglesey Marquess of Anglesey ( cy, Ardalydd Môn) is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge, a hero of the Battle of Waterloo, second in command to the Duke of Wellington. The Marque ...

, Chair of the National Federation of

Women's Institute The Women's Institute (WI) is a community-based organisation for women in the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand. The movement was founded in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, by Erland and Janet Lee with Adelaide Hoodless being th ...

s). **Friday, 28 July 1967; p. 7; Issue 57005; col F "A complicated life is no comedy" (Interview with Celia Johnson). **Friday, 7 February 1969; p. 8; Issue 57479; col A "Mary Greaves: always on the move" (Interview with polio survivor and disability activist). **Friday, 27 May 1977; p. XI; Issue 60014; col C "Never a blink" (Review of ''The Queen's Scotland: Argyll and Bute'' by Nigel Tranter).

Publications as Wendy Trewin

*''All on Stage: Charles Wyndham and the Alberys'' (1980). *''The Royal General Theatrical Fund: a history, 1838–1988'' (1989). *''The

Arts Theatre The Arts Theatre is a theatre in Great Newport Street, in Westminster, Central London. History It opened on 20 April 1927 as a members-only club for the performance of unlicensed plays, thus avoiding theatre censorship by the Lord Chamber ...

, London, 1927–1981'' (1986). (With J. C. Trewin)

References

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