The Brown Bequest and the Many Smiths
A tale unfolds around a large fortune tied to competing wills and rival claimants in England. Winipeg Smith, Montgomery Smith, and others collide with the executor and a sealing packet of two wills, driving lawsuits, pride, and moral ruin as the estate drags through Chancery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winipeg Smith
America
Smith
Jehoshaphat
Castors
Montgomery Smith
Birmingham
John Smith
Pharaoh Brown
Camomile Brown
Bootleman
Rotherby
Chancery
England
Hercules
Justinian Mouldiman
Dorminster
Brown
The Dramatic Works of Moliere: Van Laun's Fifth Volume
Review of Volumes by Van Laun on Moliere including The Miser and The Magnificent Lovers. Notes on Harpagon Societal satire and characters Frosine and Pourceaugnac with a tale of Lulli at court and a kingly reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moliére
Shadwell
Fielding
Moliere
Monsieur de Pourceaugnac
France
Pourceaugnac
Lulli
de Pourceaugnuac
Molitre
Louis XIV
Hexxi van Lan
Fulth
William Patersen
Edinburgh
Critique of Van Lamn Volume and Its Engaging Style
The author notes Van Lamn’s work remains refined and tasteful, with sharp handling of difficult points and strong English idiom. The volume’s presentation and etchings meet high expectations, showcasing careful craft and polish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. van Lamn
Review of the London Quarterly on science and literature
The London Quarterly October issue analyzes The Microscope and its Revelations and traces Bacteria research by Bastian Tyndall and Dallinger. It argues life arises from anterior matter, with no sharp divide between living and nonliving. It also surveys Holy Spirit in Ephesians, Human Existence, Philosophy in Ancient India, Wordsworth, Retribution, America in the Centennial Year, Aristophanes, Caspar Hanser, and Caspar Hauser frauds, noting critical views and translations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Quarterly
Bastian
Tyndall
Dallinger
India
Wordsworth
Jackson
Bampton
Edward White
New Quarterly
O'Connor Morris
Aristophanes
Mortimer Collins
Collins
Fonblanque
Caspar Hanser
Caspar
Caspar Hauser
Uberg
Caspar Trauser
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