I know one husband and wife who, whatever the official reasons given to the court for the break up of their marriage, were really divorced because the husband believed that nobody ought to read while he was talking and the wife that nobody ought to talk while she was reading.

Biographies
Vera Brittain: A Life by Paul Berry and Mark Bostridge Chatto & Windus 1995 Pimlico 1996 Virago 2001 2008 ISBN 1-86049-872-8. These injuries began a physical decline in which her mind became more confused and withdrawn. There is also a plaque in the Pavilion gardens Buxton commemorating Brittain's residence in the town though the dates shown on the plaque for her time there are incorrect.