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Books on: british author

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Representative One-Act Plays by British and Irish Authors

Book by Barrett H. Clark; Little Brown and Company, 1921

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English Drama, English Drama--Irish Authors, Fiction

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...of one-act plays, I dare risk the statement that in the British Isles and even in America the one-act play occupies an anomalous...one may pass as an artist and a gentleman as well as the author of a score of one-acters; in Germany there are -- or were...
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The Age of Milton: An Encyclopedia of Major 17th-Century British and American Authors

Book by Alan Hager; Greenwood Press, 2004

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American Literature--Colonial Period, Ca. 1600-1775--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, American Literature--Colonial Period, Ca. 1600-1775--Dictionaries, Authors, American--To 1700--Biography--Dictionaries, Authors, English--Early Modern, 1500-1700--Biography--Dictionaries, English Literature--Early Modern, 1500-1700--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, English Literature--Early Modern, 1500-1700--Dictionaries, Great Britain--Intellectual Life--17th Century--Dictionaries, Milton, John--1608-1674--Contemporaries--Dictionaries, United States--Intellectual Life--17th Century--Dictionaries

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...political settlements of the 1650s failed, and Cromwell was an author of most of them. As a military leader, however, he was second...Commonwealth of 1649 was beset by enemies within and without the British Isles. Cromwell took them on one at a time, defeating or...
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Penelope Voyages: Women and Travel in the British Literary Tradition

Book by Karen R. Lawrence; Cornell University Press, 1994

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British--Travel--Historiography, English Prose Literature--Women Authors--History And Criticism, Travel In Literature, Travelers' Writings, English--History And Criticism, Voyages And Travels--Historiography, Women And Literature--Great Britain--Historiography, Women Travelers--Great Britain--Biography--History And Criticism, Women--Travel--Historiography

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...calculated to make a man in love with its author, this appears to me to be the book...to Scandinavia was quite unusual for a British traveler, even at the end of the century...points out that few eighteenth-century British travelers chose Scandinavia as their destination...
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Roaring Days: Rossland's Mines and the History of British Columbia

Book by Jeremy Mouat; University of British Columbia Press, 1995

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Mineral Industries--British Columbia--Rossland--History, Rossland (B.C.)--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...place was famous for its ostentatious displays of luxury. The British author Harold Nicolson felt that Wright had revived the luxuries and...lines. 18 It also launched two other holding companies, the British America Corporation
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Intercultural Voices in Contemporary British Literature: The Implosion of Empire

Book by Lars Ole Sauerberg; Palgrave, 2001

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Decolonization In Literature, English Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism, English Literature--Minority Authors--History And Criticism, Ethnic Groups In Literature, Intercultural Communication In Literature, Minorities In Literature, Multiculturalism In Literature, Postcolonialism--Great Britain

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...trend of late twentieth-century British literature and its actualisation...Set abroad in relation to its British author, this kind of text negotiates...fiction balances the foreign and the British, as in Ian McEwans The Comfort...

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Journal Articles on: british author

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Kindred Hands: Letters on Writing by British and American Women Authors, 1865-1935

Journal article; Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers, Vol. 25, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Kindred Hands: Letters on Writing by British and American Women Authors, 1865-1935 (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Letters on Writing by British and American Women Authors...recovering selected British and American women authors...writing" (5). Each authors letters are introduced...with Evans as a fellow author, while George V. Griffith...fair compensation for authors. Kristin A. Risley...Renaissance writers. British writers in the volume...
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Authors of Their Lives: The Personal Correspondence of British Immigrants to North America in the Nineteenth Century

Journal article by Paul Dauphinais; The Historian, Vol. 69, 2007

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Authors of Their Lives: The Personal Correspondence of British Immigrants to North America in the Nineteenth Century (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Century. by Paul Dauphinais Authors of Their Lives: The Personal Correspondence of British Immigrants to North America...correspondence of numerous British immigrants. Instead the reader...very select population of British immigrants; an unexpected...distinct immigrant families, the author brings his readers to a level...
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Authors of Their Lives: The Personal Correspondence of British Immigrants to North America in the Nineteenth Century

Journal article by Jennifer Eastman Attebery; Journal of Social History, Vol. 43, 2010

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Authors of Their Lives: The Personal Correspondence of British Immigrants to North America in the Nineteenth Century (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews

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Authors of Their Lives: The Personal Correspondence of British Immigrants to North America...The Personal Correspondence of British Immigrants to North America...letters written by middle-class British immigrants who came to Canada...
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Coding Famine: Famine Relief and the British Raj in Rudyard Kipling's "William the Conqueror"

Journal article by Sumangala Bhattacharya; CLIO, Vol. 36, 2007

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Authors, English--Criticism and interpretation, Authors, English--Works, British Raj, 1858-1947--Portrayals, English writers--Criticism and interpretation, English writers--Works, Famines--Portrayals, Famines--United States, Food assistance--Portrayals, Food assistance--United States, Food relief--Portrayals, Food relief--United States, Kipling, Rudyard--Criticism and interpretation, Kipling, Rudyard--Works, William the Conqueror (Short fiction)--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Coding Famine: Famine Relief and the British Raj in Rudyard Kiplings "William the...last quarter of the 19th century. The British were firmly in control and Pax Britannica...in India) notwithstanding systematic British rule. Linked in nineteenth-century...
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British Atlantic, American Frontier: Spaces of Power in Early Modern British America

Journal article by Michael P. Gabriel; Canadian Journal of History, Vol. 41, 2006

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Books--Book reviews, British Atlantic, American Frontier: Spaces of Power in Early Modern British America (Book)--Book reviews

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...interpretation of early modern British America. The author focuses on the availability...staples to argue that the British Atlantic was not a homogeneous...strong links to the British Atlantic, grew increasingly...eventually revolted. The author argues that, following...

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Magazine Articles on: british author

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Our Man in Liberia: The Author Graham Greene Journeyed to West Africa in 1935, Ostensibly to Write a Travel Book. but Claims Tim Butcher, It Was a Cover for a Spy Mission on Behalf of the British Anti-Slavery Movement Which Was Investigating Allegations That Liberia, a State Born as a Refuge for Freed US Slaves, Was Guilty of Enslaving Its Own People

Magazine article by Tim Butcher; History Today, Vol. 60, October 2010

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Espionage--Investigations, Greene, Graham (British writer)--Travel, Greene, Graham (British writer)--Works, Slavery--Investigations

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Man in Liberia: The Author Graham Greene Journeyed...Mission on Behalf of the British Anti-Slavery Movement...Graham Greene, a young author, (British subject) to visit Liberia...simple introduction to the British Consul at Monrovia...
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Miles from Nowhere: On a Return Trip to the Wilderness of British Columbia, the Author Sees Changes in the People, the Landscape, and Himself

Magazine article by Edward Hoagland; American Scholar, Vol. 75, Summer 2006

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Adventure travel--Personal narratives, Novelists--Personal narratives

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...Return Trip to the Wilderness of British Columbia, the Author Sees Changes in the People...the remotest parts of northwest British Columbia, west of the Rockies...that activated my travels to British Columbia two years ago. But...
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Live Recording: Asa Briggs, Author of the Monumental Five-Volume History of the BBC, Talks to David Hendy about His Thirty-Seven Year Engagement with the Story of British Broadcasting

Magazine article by David Hendy; History Today, Vol. 58, September 2008

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Briggs, Asa--Interviews, Journalists--Interviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Live Recording: Asa Briggs, Author of the Monumental Five-Volume...Engagement with the Story of British Broadcasting. by David Hendy...societies and good causes, and the author of an extraordinary number...who embarks on a study of British broadcasting and its complex...
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Between the Lines: The Messages Sent by British Soldiers of the First World War to Their Loved Ones Back Home Have Long Been Valued for What They Tell Us about Daily Life in the Trenches. but Their Authors Were Often at Pains Not to Reveal Too Much of the Horror and Pain They Endured. Anthony Fletcher Considers What These Valuable Documents Reveal about the Men's Inner Lives

Magazine article by Anthony Fletcher; History Today, Vol. 59, November 2009

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Intrenchments, Military life, Obstacles (Military science), Soldiers' writings, Soldiers--Records and correspondence, Soldiers--Social aspects, Western Front (World War I)

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Lines: The Messages Sent by British Soldiers of the First World...in the Trenches. but Their Authors Were Often at Pains Not to...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED By 1917 the British Expeditionary Force was sending...he summarised, after the British had gained a small piece of...
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Silence, Exile and Cunning: As Europe Polarised between Right and Left in the 1930s, Many Artists and Authors Nailed Their Reputations to Either Extreme. Others, Says Nigel Jones, Took Refuge in the 'Inner Emigration' of Silence. Even in Stable Britain, Writers Felt Compelled to Take a Stand-Often in the Service of the Secret State

Magazine article by Nigel Jones; History Today, Vol. 59, April 2009

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Authors--Political activity, Authors--Works, British history--Social aspects, Partisanship--Influence, Politics--Influence, Writers--Political activity, Writers--Works

Collections: History, Entire Library

...foes, Erich Maria Remarque, author of the anti-war classic All...rural locations. Kastner, author of the charming childrens tale...the great Austrian-Jewish author who killed himself alongside...war and on the limits of the authors iconoclastic leftism. The...Ambler was the man who took the British thriller out of the dated territory...

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Newspaper Articles on: british author

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Writer's Wizardry with Words Welcomed: Young Fans Mob British Author at Signings

Newspaper article by Julia Duin; The Washington Times, October 21, 1999

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Writers wizardry with words welcomed: Young fans mob British author at signings by Julia Duin She came, she saw, she...bestseller list, got a royal reception this week. The British author was mobbed at every book signing she attended during...
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Clash of the Titans; Lee Child, Famous in America for His 37 Million-Selling Jack Reacher Series, Is Slugging It out with Fellow British Author Ian McEwan over Their Latest Novels, 61 Hours and Solar. Child Tells David Sexton Why He Expects to Win

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), March 31, 2010

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Child, Lee, McEwan, Ian

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Is Slugging It out with Fellow British Author Ian McEwan over Their Latest Novels...says Child with satisfaction. British reviewers have begun to come round...director, during the heyday of British television drama. THEN in 1995...
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Go Ahead GOD MAKE MY DAY; WHAT DOES AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS FILM STAR DO AT 80? TAKE A STORY ABOUT THE AFTERLIFE BY THE BRITISH AUTHOR OF THE QUEEN AND FILM IT IN LONDON, OF COURSE -- AND GRANT A RARE INTERVIEW TO LIVE ABOUT HOW HE'S FACING UP TO HIS OWN HEREAFTER; Cover Interview Clint Eastwood

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), January 16, 2011

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Motion picture actors and actresses, Movie actors

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...DO AT 80? TAKE A STORY ABOUT THE AFTERLIFE BY THE BRITISH AUTHOR OF THE QUEEN AND FILM IT IN LONDON, OF COURSE...on January 28, was written by Peter Morgan, the British author of The Queen, The Last King Of Scotland, Frost...
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Tea and Biscuits with the Taliban; A Mountain Pass.A Shot Rings out ... and Then a British Author Has a Most Extraordinary Encounter

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), November 8, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Tea and Biscuits with the Taliban; A Mountain Pass.A Shot Rings out ... and Then a British Author Has a Most Extraordinary Encounter. Byline: From Paul Pickering IN THE DALIZ PASS, AFGHANISTAN Asingle high-velocity rifle...
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Heritage Explains British Support; Author Notes Law Commonality

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 23, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Heritage explains British support; Author notes law commonality Byline: Robert...against terrorism, according to author Balint Vazsonyi. While many Europeans...11 attacks, Mr. Vazsonyi noted, British Prime Minister Tony Blair has strongly...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: british author

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Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer , British Statesman, Soldier, and Author

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...CHURCHILL, SIR WINSTON LEONARD SPENCER , British statesman, soldier, and author 1874 1965, British statesman, soldier, and author; son of...were crucial in rallying and maintaining British resistance to Germany during the grim years...
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Machen, Arthur

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

MACHEN, ARTHUR mak n, 1863 1947, British author, b. Wales. He wrote a series of semiautobiographical fantasies...relating how St. George and his ghostly archers rescue the British army and slaughter the Germans. See his autobiography, ed...
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White, T. H

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...WHITE, T. H. (Terence Hanbury White), 1906 64, British author, b. Bombay (now Mumbai), India. His best-known...medieval life and legend, T. H. White was also the author of The Goshawk (1951), a book on falconry, and A...
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Durrell, Lawrence

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

DURRELL, LAWRENCE du r l, dur l, 1912 90, British author, b. India, of Irish parents. Durrell traveled widely...Gerald Durrell, 1920 95, English conservationist and author, b. Jamshedpur, India, was noted for his pioneering...
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Cottrell, Leonard

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

COTTRELL, LEONARD ko tr l, k trel , 1913 , British author and archaeologist, grad. King Edwards Grammar School...He was a commentator, writer, and producer for the British Broadcasting Corporation until 1960, when he resigned...

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