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... question is, does y-e-« spell ? •’) 19. Dance a hornpipe. 20. To say to each person, You cannot say bo goos.*. 21. Tell a short story with witty point. 22 To set your hair on fire (tui* done by cutting off small pieco and burning it.) 23. To ofler a lock ...

Published: Wednesday 24 December 1862
Newspaper: Coventry Times
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 385 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SPONDENCE, = VERE: AND COMPETITION: To the of the JOURNAL. from the Sir,—I noticed your‘ Hall and competition ..

... JOURNAL. from the Sir,—I noticed your‘ Hall and competition (limited). I admire the about the Gothiciam that prompted so short & story. Writer need not have bewailed that the committee issued instructions can’ confidently they: have been very boldly set ...

Published: Saturday 11 March 1865
Newspaper: Birmingham Journal
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 530 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PERIODICAL LITERATURE

... brides of Venice; and all the way home (with no wind and dead rowing) the waterman entertains us with smuggling stories, and sslvase stories, that extort interjections from the Misses Fit* Join s. Now there is unshipping of oars, a furling of sails, as ...

Published: Thursday 28 August 1862
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1177 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LITERATURE

... and Aurora Floyd are still the two current serial stories, and the well-known initials of E. L L. are affixed to a short story entitled In my Youth. With a rather puffy preface by G. A. S., a short paper, consisting of remarks the pictures of the British ...

Published: Friday 13 June 1862
Newspaper: Coventry Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1436 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE XTKW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS “now «a Sal* *t W. I. TACT A SONS, No. 1. BTBEKT.RUOBT: ORAPHIC ILLOBT*ATW)NB

... lUnminator to Colour, Day ono So*, lilboarapbara to tba Quoau. Prtoa PTra Cfadk#U(,or Tbraa BhlHin*t la LOVED AND LOST! aTrua Story Short Lift. tnlJ- raraa: and Uloatratad; by Loui— lSSurTtUl-. Day -d Boa. fU*.*. AUODB BOTS. aad baaaaa QraatMta. dadieotad to ...

Published: Saturday 03 August 1861
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 286 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

LITERATURE

... Professor Tyndall, makes us long for the eon* tinuation which we are glad to see we are promised, while Mrs. Brotherton’s short story of Captain George and the. Little Maid” is so good that are sorry it was not great deal longer. In an able disquisition ...

Published: Monday 08 March 1869
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1591 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

to science,” by John Hannah, D.C.L. Freeman’s history of the Norman conquest,” the Rev. William Hunt; The Last ..

... number, with intimation that this very attractive tale will be concluded in the next number, which is to contain a short complete story by the author of “ East Lynn,” and will be what is described a double or extra Christmas Number. From a magazine so ...

Published: Saturday 07 November 1868
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 767 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

k STORY OP WILD LIFE

... smell of cooking as entered the tent, were things that only persons in our position thoroughly appreciate. To make a long story short, after a slight attendance to our homes noon replenished the inner man, and over our grog and pipes party gave history of ...

Published: Saturday 02 September 1865
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 454 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

the highest pitch of enthusiasm. He let it subside a little, and then he burst —though still with calmness and

... James’s Magazine is in no way different from any of its predecessors. There are several “continued” stories, two or three short sketches, and three short poems. The writer of an article on Railway Travelling takes a somewhat gloomy view. He says:— As to ...

Published: Thursday 01 October 1863
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2014 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Reviews, Notices of New Books, &c

... article on the “ Recent results of Photozincoszraphy” is particu- larly interesting. Lospos Soctety opens with a short, well-written story, “Something to My Advantage,” followed by the conclusion of “Charlie Carew.” “Billing-cate at Fire in the Morning ...

Published: Saturday 15 December 1866
Newspaper: Leamington Spa Courier
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 942 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE LITER ATHHE OF THE MONTH

... second part of look with confidence hen need short story •The Reign of Terror. extending from the time of thrilling interest, or of great melo-dramatmpo • tic attempt escape, which was intercepted at Such story i» the one entitled American I i . Vaiennes ...

Published: Thursday 07 August 1862
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2184 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

DISTRICT NEWS

... fender, and that he had not struck her. Elis reason for not saying this before was bacanse he did not wvant to make a short story a long one, By desire of the prisoner, Joseph Sprueson wies examined, a.d he deposed that the prisoner told him to fetch ...