Harry Furniss
Harry Furniss (26 March 185414 January 1925) was a British illustrator. He established his career on the ''Illustrated London News'' before moving to ''Punch (magazine), Punch''. He also illustrated Lewis Carroll's novel ''Sylvie and Bruno''. Biography Although Furniss was born in Wexford, Ireland, he identified himself as English, his father being English and his mother Scottish. He was educated at Dublin’s Wesley College (Dublin), Wesley College. His first job as an illustrator was for the ''Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News'', and when it was purchased by the owner of ''The Illustrated London News'' he moved to that magazine. There he produced illustrations of social events such as the Boat Race, Goodwood Racecourse, Goodwood and even the annual fancy dress ball at Brookwood Hospital, Brookwood Asylum, as well as acting as a special correspondent reporting on aspects of life in contemporary England, such as the scandalous divorce trial of Gertrude Elizabeth Blood, Lady ...
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Badminton Library
The ''Badminton Library'', called in full ''The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes'', was a sporting and publishing project conceived by Longmans Green & Co. and edited by Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort (1824–1899). Between 1885 and 1902 it developed into a series of sporting books which aimed to cover comprehensively all major sports and pastimes. The books were published in London by Longmans, Green & Co.Badminton Library
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The Two Pins Club
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ...
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Some Victorian Men
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Some Victorian Women - Good, Bad, And Indifferent
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Harry Furniss At Home
Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show hosted by Harry Connick Jr. People and fictional characters *Harry (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name *Harry (surname), a list of people with the surname *Dirty Harry (musician) (born 1982), British rock singer who has also used the stage name Harry *Harry Potter (character), the main protagonist in a Harry Potter fictional series by J. K. Rowling Other uses *Harry (derogatory term), derogatory term used in Norway * ''Harry'' (album), a 1969 album by Harry Nilsson *The tunnel used in the Stalag Luft III escape ("The Great Escape") of World War II * ''Harry'' (newspaper), an underground newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland See also *Harrying (laying waste), may refer to the following historical events ...
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The Confessions Of A Caricaturist
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Australian Sketches- Made On Tour
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Royal Academy, An Artistic Joke
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Furniss Soap
Furniss is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Brian Furniss (John Brian Furniss 1934–2013), English cricketer * Bruce Furniss (born 1957), American swimmer * Delma Furniss (1934-2022), American politician * Fred Furniss (1922–2017), English footballer * Harry Furniss (1854–1925), artist and illustrator * Henry Sanderson Furniss, 1st Baron Sanderson (1868–1939), English academic, socialist, principal of Ruskin College, Oxford * Jack Furniss (John Kitchener Furniss, 1914–2003), Australian rules footballer * John Furniss (other) :* John Furniss (priest) (1809–1865), English Roman Catholic priest :* John Furniss (costume designer) (born 1935), British costume designer * Lawrence Furniss (1862–1941), English footballer * Maureen Furniss (21st century), writer, animation historian, animation theorist, critic, and professor * Stephen Furniss (1875–1952), Canadian politician and farmer * Steve Furniss Steven Charles Furniss (born Decembe ...
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2018 Refurbished Furniss Family Grave Site, Hastings, England
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William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray (; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel '' Vanity Fair'', a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel ''The Luck of Barry Lyndon'', which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick. Biography Thackeray, an only child, was born in Calcutta, British India, where his father, Richmond Thackeray (1 September 1781 – 13 September 1815), was secretary to the Board of Revenue in the East India Company. His mother, Anne Becher (1792–1864), was the second daughter of Harriet Becher and John Harman Becher, who was also a secretary (writer) for the East India Company. His father was a grandson of Thomas Thackeray (1693–1760), headmaster of Harrow School."THACKE ...
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