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Category Archives: Education
A Lesson in Life
Snippets 109. Colley Cibber (1671-1757) is a name that will be unfamiliar to many today, but in his day he was very well known as a playwright. Unfortunately, despite being Poet Laureate, his reputation was for being a particularly bad … Continue reading
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Pride and Ignorance (Snippets 52)
Americanisms and Briticisms by James Brander Matthews is an entertaining study of the differences in spoken and written language between the two nations. It is a useful snapshot, not just of the words themselves, but of concerns at the time … Continue reading
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Tagged Brander Matthews, R L Stevenson, Thackeray
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Journals 5.4 – A Frenchman in America by Max O’Rell (Part 4)
The following is a continuation of my essay on A Frenchman in America. For the previous parts, please see the earlier entries from 17th, 21st and 25th July 2015. Visiting the New York Stock Exchange, O’Rell was amazed by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, Annie Edson Taylor, Max O'Rell, New York, New York Stock Exchange, Niagara Falls
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