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A Lady Of Quality
''A Lady of Quality'' is a novel published in 1896 by Frances Hodgson Burnett that was the second highest best-selling book in the United States in 1896.Alice Payne HackettSeventy Years of Best Sellers 1895-1965 p. 92 (1967) (the lists for 1895-1912 in this volume are derived from the lists published in ''The Bookman (New York)'') It was the first of series of successful historical novels by Burnett. In addition to a play version of the novel, which debuted in 1897 featuring Julia Arthur,(2 November 1897)A New Stage Heroine: Julia Arthur as Clorinda Wildairs, a Strange and Vehement Young Lady of Long Ago ''The New York Times'' silent-film adaptations were released in 1913 and 1924. References External links ''A Lady of Quality''full text at Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg (PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, as well as to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks." It was founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (published in 1885–1886), '' A Little Princess'' (1905), and '' The Secret Garden'' (1911). Frances Eliza Hodgson was born in Cheetham, Manchester, England. After her father died in 1853, when Frances was 3 years old, the family fell on straitened circumstances and in 1865 emigrated to the United States, settling in New Market, Tennessee. Frances began her remunerative writing career there at age 19 to help earn money for the family, publishing stories in magazines. In 1870, her mother died. In Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1873 she married Swan Burnett, who became a medical doctor. Their first son Lionel was born a year later. The Burnetts lived for two years in Paris, where their second son Vivian was born, before returning to the United States to live in Washington, D.C. Burnet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publishers Weekly List Of Bestselling Novels In The United States In The 1890s
This is a list of bestselling novels in the United States from 1895 through 1899, as determined by '' The Bookman'', a New York–based literary journal. Without the international copyright law which came into force in 1891, these volumes could have been printed and published by anyone, the change in this state of affairs made it possible to compile accurate sales figures.''70 Years of Best Sellers: 1895–1965'', A. P. Hackett. Page 91. Notable attempts to compile a list of best-selling books in the United States prior to 1895 include ''The Popular Book: A History of America's Literary Taste'' (1950) by James D. Hart. 1895 # ''Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush'' by Ian Maclaren # ''Trilby'' by George du Maurier # ''The Adventures of Captain Horn'' by Frank R. Stockton # ''The Manxman'' by Hall Caine # '' The Princess Aline'' by Richard Harding Davis # ''The Days of Auld Lang Syne'' by Ian Maclaren # '' The Master'' by Israel Zangwill'' # ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' by Anthony Hope # '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Payne Hackett
Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor * ''Alice'' (Hermann book), a 2009 short story collection by Judith Hermann Computers * Alice (computer chip), a graphics engine chip in the Amiga computer in 1992 * Alice (programming language), a functional programming language designed by the Programming Systems Lab at Saarland University * Alice (software), an object-oriented programming language and IDE developed at Carnegie Mellon * Alice mobile robot * Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity, an open-source chatterbot * Matra Alice, a home micro-computer marketed in France * Alice, a brand name used by Telecom Italia for internet and telephone services Video games * '' Alice: An Interactive Museum'', a 1991 adventure game * ''American McGee's Alic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bookman (New York)
''The Bookman'' was a literary journal established in 1895 by Dodd, Mead and Company. It drew its name from the phrase, "I am a book-man," by James Russell Lowell. The phrase, without the hyphen, regularly appeared on the cover and title page of the bound edition. Frank H. Dodd, head of Dodd, Mead and Company, established ''The Bookman'' in 1895. Its first editor was Harry Thurston Peck, who worked on its staff from 1895 to 1906. With the journal's first issue in February 1895, Peck created America's first bestseller list. The lists in ''The Bookman'' ran from 1895 until 1918, and is the only comprehensive source of annual bestsellers in the United States from 1895 to 1912, when ''Publishers Weekly'' began publishing their own lists. In the April 1895 edition, ''The Bookman'''s editors explained the need for an American version of the already established The Bookman (London): "''The Bookman'' has been a great success since its first appearance in London in 1891, and it is bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Novels
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other types of narrative, including theatre, opera, cinema, and television, as well as video games and graphic novels. An essential element of historical fiction is that it is set in the past and pays attention to the manners, social conditions and other details of the depicted period. Authors also frequently choose to explore notable historical figures in these settings, allowing readers to better understand how these individuals might have responded to their environments. The historical romance usually seeks to romanticize eras of the past. Some subgenres such as alternate history and historical fantasy insert intentionally ahistorical or speculative elements into a novel. Works of historical fiction are sometimes criticized for lack of authe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Arthur
Julia Arthur (May 3, 1869 – March 28, 1950)Although 1868 is accepted as the year of her birth, both ''The National Cyclopaedia of National Biography'' and ''Who Was Who in America'' give 1869 as the year. was a Canadian-born stage and film actress. Early life Born Ida Lewis in Hamilton, Ontario, May 3, 1869, she was the daughter of Thomas J. Lewis, a tobacco manufacturer, and Elizabeth (Arthur) Lewis. Her younger sister, Eleanor Letitia Lewis, became an actress known by the stage name, "Eleanor Dorel". Their mother was a fine Shakespearean reader, but only in an amateur way. Ida Lewis began acting at the age of 11, in 1879, when she played the part of Gamora in ''The Honeymoon'' in some amateur theatricals in her own home. She displayed such remarkable ability for her age that a brilliant future for her was predicted. She made her first professional appearance in 1880 with the Daniel E. Bandmann repertoire company as the Prince of Wales in ''Richard III'', and thenceforth she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Lady Of Quality (1913 Film)
''A Lady of Quality'' is a lost 1913 silent film drama directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring stage star Cissy Loftus. It was produced by Daniel Frohman and Adolph Zukor, was based on the 1896 novel '' A Lady of Quality'' by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and was among the first of his feature-length productions. Cast *Cecilia Loftus - Clorinda Wildairs *House Peters - The Duke of Osmonde * Peter Lang - Sir Jeoffrey Wildairs *Hal Clarendon - Sir John Oxen * Geraldine O'Brien - Sister Anne *Roy Pilcher - Earl of Dunstandwolde (*as Roy Pilser) *David Wall - Lord Eldershawe (*as Dave Wall) *Alexander Gaden - Lord Twemlow *Henrietta Goodman - Peasant Girl *Edna May Weick - Clorinda, age 7 (*as Edna Weick) See also *List of Paramount Pictures films __NOTOC__ The following are lists of Paramount Pictures films by decade: Lists *List of Paramount Pictures films (1912–1919) *List of Paramount Pictures films (1920–1929) *List of Paramount Pictures films (1930–1939) *List of Paramou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Lady Of Quality (1924 Film)
''A Lady of Quality'' is a 1924 American silent historical drama film directed by Hobart Henley and starring Virginia Valli. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, it was based on the 1896 novel '' A Lady of Quality'' by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Previous adaptations include the film '' A Lady of Quality'' (1913). Plot As described in a film magazine, Clorinda Wildairs (Valli), brought up as a man as her father had no son, is headstrong, impulsive, unconventional, and fiery. Her contempt for men in any role other than that of sporting pals is dissipated by Sir John Oxen (Foxe), a young blood whose disdain breaks down her barrier and results in winning her affection and trust. Oxen turns out to be an unscrupulous and trifling cad who jilts the almost heart-broken Clorinda. Five years later, with her father dead, Clorinda has become the toast of London and engaged to Gerald Mertoun, Duke of Osmonde (Sills). Together with the forces of the Duke of Buckingham, the Duke has w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Gutenberg
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1896 British Novels
Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation (later known as X-rays). * January 6 – Cecil Rhodes is forced to resign as Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope, for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. * January 7 – American culinary expert Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook. * January 12 – H. L. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. * January 17 – Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: British redcoats enter the Ashanti capital, Kumasi, and Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I is deposed. * January 18 – The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time. * January 28 – Walter Arnold, of East Peckham, Kent, England, is fined 1 shilling for speeding at (exceeding the contemporary speed limit of , the first spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 American Novels
Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation (later known as X-rays). * January 6 – Cecil Rhodes is forced to resign as Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope, for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. * January 7 – American culinary expert Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook. * January 12 – H. L. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. * January 17 – Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: British redcoats enter the Ashanti capital, Kumasi, and Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I is deposed. * January 18 – The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time. * January 28 – Walter Arnold, of East Peckham, Kent, England, is fined 1 shilling for speeding at (exceeding the contemporary speed limit of , the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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