Herman Melville Pioneer of Sea Tales and Moby Dick
The article traces Herman Melville born 1819 in New York City to a life at sea. It notes his desertion near the Marquesas, years on farms with Nathaniel Hawthorne neighborly ties, and his major works Typee Omoo and Moby Dick. It cites Stevenson Frazer Canby and Indian Ocean voyages as influence and places Melville among great sea writers alongside Conrad Dana and Masefield.
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Massachusetts
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Captain Cook
England
John Murray
Wiley and Putnam
Titus Coan
James G. Frazer
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Julia
Tahiti
Papeetee
Henry Seidel Canby
Joseph Conrad
London gowns mix export aims with home market in new designs
In London wholesale collections dinner gowns are crafted to suit both Britain's export trade and domestic demand. Dresses feature high necks and elaborated skirts with varied sleeve lengths, adaptable for formal outdoor events or even as temporary wedding dresses with a bolero. Materials widen beyond white satin to crepes chiffon taffeta and similar fabrics.
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London
Britain
United
Bomber Squadron Plans Non-Stop Atlantic Flight Tour
A new RAF bomber squadron will make a non-stop Atlantic crossing from England to Newfoundland on a goodwill and training mission to Canada and the United States. The unit, famed for Mohne and Eder dam breaching and Tirpitz sinking, will reach Washington on July 28 and fly over New York on Air Force Day, then tour the U.S. and Dominion exhibition in Toronto before a non-stop return to Britain.
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Atlantic
England
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Canada
U.S.A
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Eder
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Washington
New York
Toronto
Deer Lodge Hospital
Winnipeg
Nenitobe
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Department of Public Works
Ottawa
Ontario
Time
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Canadian National Railway
Tate Gallery marks its 50th anniversary in London
Britain’s national art collection in London celebrates 50 years this year. The Tate holds about 3,000 British paintings and more than 500 modern works from other countries.
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Tate Gallery
Britain
London
Tate
Report From Spain by Hughes Blasts Franco Dictatorship
Elmore Philpott reviews Emmet John Hughes's Report From Spain published by Holts at 3.75. Hughes, a former U.S. Embassy press attaché, condemns Franco’s regime as a three-legged stool of army, church, and Falange, tracing roots of Spanish fascism and criticizing Western anti democracy as a path to stop Communism.
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Spain
Emmet John Hughes
Holts
Hughes
U.S
Franco
Falange
Germany
Vahoidoid
Rivera
Hitler
Lord Templewood
Britain
House warming turns chaotic for new homeowners
A family moves into a new home and hosts a chaotic welcome. The party arrives uninvited, furniture shifts, a carpet is torn up, and walls bear cigarette burns. The narrator laments snobbery fading as Horatio Alger volumes emerge from hiding.
Army Flashback: Dieppe Raid and D Day Roles Highlight Canadian Divisions
The article recalls the 2nd and 3rd Canadian Infantry Divisions arriving in Britain a year apart in 1940 and 1941. The 2nd Division executed the Dieppe raid on August 19, 1942. The 3rd Division led the Normandy assault on D Day, June 6, 1944, under General R F L Keller.
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Safe and Sound
Canada
Britain
Dieppe
Normandy
R. F. L. Keller
Allied mission to liberate Western Europe and end Nazi regime
A historical note recalls the Allied objective to free Western Europe from German occupation and bring the Third Reich to its end, marking a turning point in World War II. The push involved multiple nations and vast military operations across occupied territories.
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Europe
Third Reich
Britain Starts $300 Million Electricity Building Program
Britain begins a $300 million building and engineering push as the first instalment in its postwar electricity reconstruction. The plan aims to meet rising domestic and industrial demand, with 63 projects under way to house plants capable of over 5 million kilowatts and 13 more stations approved to add about 1.25 million more kilowatts next.
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Britain
Ministry of Fuel
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