Tilling (Sussex) and the spring of 1931, in which Emmeline Lucas ("Lucia") and Elizabeth Mapp clashed for the first time, "Lucia's Progress" (1935) and "Trouble for Lucia" (1939). The novelist Susan Leg, the subject of "Secret Lives" (1932), re-appeared in "Trouble for Lucia". The first Lucia book, "Queen Lucia", was published in 1920. It was followed in 1927 by "Lucia in London". Benson's "The Freaks of Mayfair" (1916) provided the genesis of some of the characters of Tilling. Specifically, "Aunt Georgie", a bachelor with a penchant for embroidery, provided the model for George Pillson, who, as with Lucia, with whom he entered
Eau de vie fruit. "Eaux de vie" are typically not aged in wooden casks, hence they are clear. Although this is the usual practice, some distillers age their products before bottling. Most commonly available flavors in France are "eau de vie de poire" (pear)—known as "eau de vie de Poire Williams" when made from the Williams pear—"Eau de vie de framboise" (raspberries), "eau de vie de pomme" (apple), "eau de vie de mirabelle" (yellow plum), and "eau de vie de pêche" (peach). When made from pomace, it is called pomace brandy or "marc". While most "eaux de vie" from the Alpine regions of