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Gadsby (other)
Gadsby may refer to: *Gadsby (surname) * ''Gadsby'' (novel), a 1939 novel by Ernest Vincent Wright, about its primary character John Gadsby without the letter 'E' *Gadsby, Alberta, a small village in east central Alberta, Canada * W Gadsby & Son Ltd W Gadsby & Son Ltd is an English manufacturer and importer of wicker baskets and gift packaging. The company was established in 1864. It is based in Bridgwater, Somerset. History The company was founded by William Gadsby in Stratford, London, ..., a UK supplier of wicker baskets and gift packaging See also * Gatsby (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadsby (surname)
Gadsby is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bill Gadsby (1927–2016), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Ernie Gadsby (1884–1963), English footballer *Hannah Gadsby (born 1978), Australian actor and comedian *Henry Gadsby (1842–1907), English composer and organist *Jon Gadsby (born 1953), New Zealand television comedian and writer *Matt Gadsby Matthew John Gadsby (6 September 1979 – 9 September 2006) was an English professional footballer. Born in Sutton Coldfield, he played for Walsall, Mansfield Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Forest Green and Hinckley United as a defender and midf ... (1979–2006), English footballer * Mick Gadsby (born 1947), English footballer * Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Trinidad and Tobago politician * Walter Gadsby (born 1872), English footballer * Walter Gadsby (1882–1961), English footballer * William Gadsby (1773–1844), English hymn writer and Baptist pastor {{surname, Gadsby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadsby (novel)
''Gadsby'' is a 1939 novel by Ernest Vincent Wright which does not include any words that contain the letter E, the most common letter in English. A work that deliberately avoids certain letters is known as a lipogram. The plot revolves around the dying fictional city of Branton Hills, which is revitalized as a result of the efforts of protagonist John Gadsby and a youth organizer. Though vanity published and little noticed in its time, the book has since become a favorite of fans of constrained writing and is a sought-after rarity among some book collectors. Later editions of the book have sometimes carried the alternative subtitle ''50,000 Word Novel Without the Letter "E"''. Despite Wright's claim, some editions of the book accidentally contain a handful of uses of the letter "e". The 1939 first edition, for example, contains "the" three times and "officers" once. Lipogrammatic quality In the introduction to the book (which, not being part of the story, does contain the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipogram
A lipogram (from grc, λειπογράμματος, ''leipográmmatos'', "leaving out a letter") is a kind of constrained writing or word game consisting of writing paragraphs or longer works in which a particular letter or group of letters is avoided.McArthur, Tom (1992). ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'', p. 612. Oxford University Press. Extended Ancient Greek texts avoiding the letter sigma are the earliest examples of lipograms.Motte Jr, Warren F (1986). "Oulipo: A Primer of Potential Literature", pp. 100–101 University of Nebraska Press. Writing a lipogram may be a trivial task when avoiding uncommon letters like '' Z'', '' J'', '' Q'', or '' X'', but it is much more challenging to avoid common letters like '' E'', '' T'', or '' A'' in the English language, as the author must omit many ordinary words. Grammatically meaningful and smooth-flowing lipograms can be difficult to compose. Identifying lipograms can also be problematic, as there is always the pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadsby, Alberta
Gadsby is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada that is under the jurisdiction of the County of Stettler No. 6. It is located east of Red Deer on Highway 852 just north of Highway 12. Incorporated in 1909, it dissolved from village status in early 2020. History Gadsby was named for Toronto reporter Henry Franklin Gadsby, the namesake for a post office that was opened in 1909. It was incorporated as the Village of Gadsby on May 6, 1910. At a population of 40, Gadsby was Alberta's smallest village as of the 2016 census. It dissolved from village status to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Stettler No. 6 on February 1, 2020. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gadsby had a population of 36 living in 16 of its 18 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 40. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
W Gadsby & Son Ltd
W Gadsby & Son Ltd is an English manufacturer and importer of wicker baskets and gift packaging. The company was established in 1864. It is based in Bridgwater, Somerset. History The company was founded by William Gadsby in Stratford, London, in the year 1864. The business sold wicker items from a shop in Gurney Road. During World War II the original shop was bombed, and the company chose to relocate to the Somerset Levels. This location was chosen due to the prevalence of willow growth in the area, a low lying wetland region. During World War II the company was employed by the Ministry of Defence to produce airborne panniers, large wicker baskets that were filled with supplies and munitions and dropped to troops by plane. The company opened a new store in Somerset, near the village of Burrowbridge at the side of the A361 road. During the 1970s much passing trade was lost as a result of the creation of the new M5 Motorway. In 1988 the company was the subject of a documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |