Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Renault (Second nomination)

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 21:48, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Mary Renault

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... that Mary Renault was encouraged by J. R. R. Tolkien to write a novel set in medieval times, but she burned the manuscript because she felt it lacked authenticity? Source: "Who Is Mary Renault? - The Mary Renault Society". www.maryrenaultsociety.org. Retrieved 2022-02-15.

Improved to Good Article status by Srsval (talk). Self-nominated at 15:11, 29 March 2022 (UTC).

Substantial article, meeting of GA criteria implicates DYK pass. Article was nominated within 7 days of passing GA. Nominator is QPQ exempt. Hook is interesting, cited, and short enough for DYK. Morgan695 (talk) 17:08, 30 March 2022 (UTC)