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2 giorni fa · Doyle's works for the stage include Waterloo, which centres on the reminiscences of an English veteran of the Napoleonic Wars and features a character Gregory Brewster, written for Henry Irving; The House of Temperley, the plot of which reflects his abiding interest in boxing; The Speckled Band, adapted from his earlier short story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"; and an 1893 ...
5 giorni fa · President of Henry Repeating Arms, Andrew Wickstrom (right), presents a New Original Henry Silver Deluxe Engraved rifle to retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Patrick Brady (left), America’s most decorated living veteran in Dallas, Texas, at the NRA Foundation Banquet and Auction on May 16th, 2024. (NRA Publications/Peter Fountain) Download high-resolution photo and press release here:
2 giorni fa · James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought him fame and fortune. He lived much of his boyhood and his last fifteen years in Cooperstown, New York ...
3 giorni fa · This is a wonderful book. It invites a range of responses: from engaged discussion, heated argument to personal reminiscences. Yes, it is charged with emotion: but the emotion is mostly a fine anger at the way a professional woman historian, who made a considerable contribution to the development of her discipline has been forgotten or, at best, patronised by male historians who have dominated ...
5 giorni fa · Meet Kyrie Irving 's parents. The Dallas Mavericks star was born in Australia in March 1992 to Elizabeth and Drederick Irving. A standout player who's undoubtedly left his mark on the Texas-based ...
3 giorni fa · Reviewer. Kirkus Reviews. . 1/12/2023. . From the Reviews: "This charming memoir by classicist and educator Harrison (...) offers a graceful portrait of a spirited woman. At times curmudgeonly, at times irreverent, always shrewdly perceptive (.....) Captivating recollections."
3 giorni fa · An edition of a London chronicle beginning in the reign of Richard I, but of particular importance for the reigns of Henry VI and Edward IV. It also contains extensive notes on the chronicle by the sixteenth-century antiquary and historian John Stow. Originally published as Camden Society, new series, vol. 28. Camden Record Society Old Series.
