Curious Omens and Hand Writings of Eminent Men
Curiosities and Beauties OF Curiosities and Beauties OF HOMAGE TO THE OWL. In Chinese Tartary Mongols honor the barn owl aiding Ginzhis Khan. Hand writings of eminent men compare styles from Byron to Washington and Clara Novello’s early ear training. Archives of Venice reveal vast volumes and possible earth-wide coverage. Also notes on candles and a Dickensian scene at Dotheboys Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginzhis Khan
Byron
Chalmers
Jeffrey
Bonaparte
Washington
Jefferson
Burke
Hamilton
Canning
Brougham
Peel
Dr. Chal‘ners
W. Irving
Crabbe
Jeremy Bentham
Sir Harcourt Lees
Clara Novello
Shacklewell
di Tanti Papiti
Clara
Venice
Archivio Generale
Paris
Versailles
Cheops
Egypt
the Seine
la France Litteraire
Nickleby Intervenes in Mantalini Debt Scene
In a Dickensian salon, Ralph Nickleby negotiates a two bill deal with Mr Mantalini as Madame Mantalini demands control. He offers five and twenty pounds for two bills at two months and four, while the couple argue over a fixed allowance and financial restraint amid their strained marriage and volatile tempers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demmit
Mr. Mantalini
Newman Noyes
Ralph Nickleby
Newman
Mantalini
Ralph
Nickleby
Madame Mantalini
Tom Tidler
Madame Mantilini
Madame
Alfred
Mr.Mantalini
Mr. Mantaliniy
Mantalini Family Strain Over Allowance Crises
In a heated domestic scene Madame Mantalini pleads against cutting the allowance while Mr Mantalini sways between pride and deprivation. Ralph Nickleby observes, noting the deception and misfortune around the pair as the couple teeters on social ruin. The excerpt, labeled No XI, hints at looming tragedy and moral decay.
The Great Storm of 1703 From Bentleys Jack Sheppard
A storm narrative unfolds with London tolling under a hurricane like no other. Wood, a carpenter, clings to a starling on old London Bridge with a child as Ben and Rowland struggle beside him. The bridge and city suffer widespread ruin as the tale shifts to the aftermath and streets clogged with debris.
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London
Wood
Ben
Nore
Starling
Rowland
Thames
Surrey
London-bridge
Thames-street
Gracechurch-Street
Gin and death at Vine Street inquest prompt Burdett scrutiny
An inquest at Vine Street station-house reveals James Johnson known as Nobby died after drinking a large quantity of gin from a bottle given by a young man named Burdett. The coroner and jury find death by apoplexy caused by gin with blame on Burdett and another man for wagering with the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlborough Street
James Johnson
Burdett
William Jones Burdett
St. James’s Place
Francis Burdett
Jarvis
Conant
Mr. Conant
Carter’s
Haymarket
Mr. Burdett
Clements
Inspector Jarvis
Higgs
Westminster
Vinestreet
Piccadilly
Vine Street
Thomas Chilman
Pall-mall
Peery
Ae Rich
Stratton
Charles-street
St. James’s Square
Crown and Thistle
James Carter
Jones Burdett
Singular Interference of Providence in the Discovery of a Murder
In 1825 a NSW settler J Brackfield was murdered by his female servant Eliza Campbell and three male conspirators Sprole Rodney and Groves. Campbell lured them by signaling at midnight. the four were convicted and executed in Sydney on July 24 1825 after evidence from Brackfield’s widow and police investigation.
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J. Brackfield
South Creek
Sydney
New South Wales
Crown
Campbell
Paramatta
Sprole
Rodney
Groves
Blackfield
Atwood
Eliza Campbell
Solomons
Ste Shuddering
Criminal Court
Brackfield
Fire survives in Cripplegate church and ancient wall remains
Cripplegate church, built about 1470, survived a major fire with brick repairs and retains arches and a fine four row keyboard organ. In the churchyard lies a large stretch of old London wall. The piece notes Lt Drum mond’s earlier white light gas experiment and a similar device shown at the Polytechnic Institution with a pale flame and heightened visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripplegate
England
London
Drummond
Gurney
Polytechnic Institution
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alechanic
Dotheboys Hall
Little Wackford
Sauvers
Squeers
Wackford
Mr. Nickleby
Inksts
Lee
Big Wai
Natalee
Nicholas
Beene
Nicholas Nickleby
T.wabt
Eny
Ralph. Nickleby
Mantalixi
Dar
No. XI
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