Please answer the following question: Facts:   - death place: london , united kingdom    - language: english    - caption: pencil sketch of winifred holtby    - notableworks: south riding    - death date: 29 september 1935      - education: somerville college , university of oxford    - birth date: 23 june 1898    - name: winifred holtby    - image: 250px    - birth place: rudston , yorkshire , united kingdom    - occupation: journalist , novelist   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of winifred holtby .
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winifred holtby -lrb- 23 june 1898 -- 29 september 1935 -rrb- was an english novelist and journalist , best known for her novel `` south riding .