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Victor Bridges
Victor Bridges (real name Victor George de Freyne, 14 March 1878 – 29 November 1972) was a prolific English author of detective and fantasy fiction, and also a playwright and occasional poet. Life Born on 14 March 1878 at Clifton, Bristol, Victor George de Freyne may have been connected with a propertied family in County Sligo, Ireland. He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College. He worked as a bank employee and as an actor in repertory theatre before becoming a full-time writer. Bridges began to publish crime and mystery stories and novels regularly in 1909. He was an early signing by the new London publishing firm of Mills & Boon, which was initially a light fiction publisher in a wide range of genres. Many of his stories were set in Essex and East Anglia East Anglia is an area in the East of England, often defined as including the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, a pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Occasional Poetry
Occasional poetry is poetry composed for a particular occasion. In the history of literature, it is often studied in connection with orality, performance, and patronage. Term As a term of literary criticism, "occasional poetry" describes the work's purpose and the poet's relation to subject matter. It is not a genre, but several genres originate as occasional poetry, including epithalamia (wedding songs), dirges or funerary poems, paeans, and victory odes. Occasional poems may also be composed exclusive of or within any given set of genre conventions to commemorate single events or anniversaries, such as birthdays, foundings, or dedications. Occasional poetry is often lyric because it originates as performance, in antiquity and into the 16th century even with musical accompaniment; at the same time, because performance implies an audience, its communal or public nature can place it in contrast with the intimacy or personal expression of emotion often associated with the term "ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady From Long Acre
''The Lady from Long Acre'' is a 1918 romance novel by the British writer Victor Bridges. It was published in the United States the following year. Adaptations In 1921 it was adapted into an American silent film ''The Lady from Longacre'' directed by George Marshall and starring William Russell and Mary Thurman. It was remade as a 1925 film '' Greater Than a Crown'' directed by Roy William Neill and starring Edmund Lowe and Dolores Costello. Both versions were produced by Fox Film The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ....Goble p.55 References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. * Wlaschin, Ken. ''Silent Mystery and Detec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Deaths
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1878 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Battle of Philippopolis: Russian troops defeat the Turks. * January 23 – Benjamin Disraeli orders the British fleet to the Dardanelles. * January 24 – Russian revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, Governor of Saint Petersburg. * January 28 – ''The Yale News'' becomes the first daily college newspaper in the United States. * January 31 – Turkey agrees to an armistice at Adrianople. * February 2 – Greece declares war on the Ottoman Empire. * February 7 – Pope Pius IX dies, after a 31½ year reign (the longest definitely confirmed). * February 8 – The British fleet enters Turkish waters, and anchors off Istanbul; Russia threatens to occupy Istanbul, but does not carry out the threat. * Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trouble On The Thames
Trouble may refer to: Film and television * ''Trouble'' (1922 film), an American silent comedy-drama film directed by Albert Austin * ''Trouble'' (1933 film), a British comedy film * ''Trouble'' (1977 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Trouble'' (2017 film), an American comedy-drama film * ''Trouble'' (2019 film), аn American computer-animated family comedy film * Trouble (TV channel), a television station in the UK and Republic of Ireland Music * Trouble (band), an American doom metal band Albums * ''Trouble'' (Akon album), 2004 * ''Trouble'' (Bonnie McKee album) or the title song, 2004 * ''Trouble'' (EXID album) or the title song, 2019 * ''Trouble'' (Matt Terry album) or the title song, 2017 * ''Trouble'' (Michael Sterling album) or the title song, 1991 * ''Trouble'' (Natalia Kills album) or the title song (see below), 2013 * ''Trouble'' (Ray LaMontagne album) or the title song (see below), 2004 * ''Trouble'' (Randy Rogers Band album), 2013 * ''Trouble'' (Sailor albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Jepson
Edgar Alfred Jepson (28 November 1863 – 12 April 1938) was an English author. He largely wrote mainstream adventure and detective fiction, but also supernatural and fantasy stories. He sometimes used the pseudonym R. Edison Page. Early life Edgar Jepson was born on 28 November 1863 in Bloomsbury, London, but grew up in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, the second of five sons and three daughters raised by Alfred and Margaret Jepson (née Hutcheon). Jepson's father, a dentist, originally hailed from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, while his mother was a Londoner (St Pancras). Jepson attended Leamington College for Boys (today North Leamington School) and graduated from Balliol College, Oxford. After his education, he spent some years in Barbados, before taking up residence in the King's Bench Walk area of London, where he began his literary career."Edgar Jepson, 74, English Novelist". ''The New York Times'', 12 April 1938, p. 23. Career As an author, Jepson used a pseudonym, R. Edison Page ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Through Fire And Water
''Through Fire and Water'' is a 1923 British silent adventure film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Clive Brook, Flora le Breton and Lawford Davidson. It was based on the 1922 novel '' Greensea Island'' by Victor Bridges. Cast * Clive Brook as John Dryden * Flora le Breton as Christine de Rhoda * Lawford Davidson as Dr. Manning * Jerrold Robertshaw as Jennaway * M. A. Wetherell as Craill * Teddy Arundell as Bascomb * Esme Hubbard Esme Hubbard (1880 – 12 April 1951) was a British actress of the silent era. She was born Esme Woodbine Hubbard to British parents in Russia and died in Ealing, London in 1951 at age 71. Select filmography * '' Caste'' (1915) * '' His Deares ... as Mrs. Craill * Ian Wilson as Jimmy References External links * 1923 films British adventure films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Thomas Bentley 1923 adventure films Films based on British novels Ideal Film Company films British blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greensea Island .Goble p.55
''Greensea Island'' is a 1922 adventure novel by the British writer Victor Bridges. It was his final novel for publishers Mills & Boon as he was signed up by Hodder & Stoughton who hoped he could replicate the success of Edgar Wallace's thrillers. Adaptation In 1923 it was made into a silent film ''Through Fire and Water'' produced by the British studio Ideal Films. Directed by Thomas Bentley it starred Clive Brook, Flora le Breton and Lawford Davidson Lawford Davidson (1 January 1890 –1964) was a British film actor. at BFI He was born Cha ... References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * McAleer, Joseph. ''Passion's Fortune: The Story of Mills & Boon''. OUP Oxford, 1999. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Than A Crown
''Greater Than a Crown'' is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Edmund Lowe, Dolores Costello, and Margaret Livingston. It was based on a 1918 novel ''The Lady from Long Acre'' by the British writer Victor Bridges. The novel had previously been adapted as the 1921 film ''The Lady from Longacre''. Synopsis An American man in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ... assists an escaped Princess who has fled to England to escape a royal marriage. After she is kidnapped and taken home, he goes to rescue her with the assistance of his English actress friend. Cast Preservation A print of ''Greater Than a Crown'' is preserved in a foreign film archive. References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady From Longacre
''The Lady from Longacre'' is a lost 1921 American silent drama film directed by George Marshall and starring William Russell, Mary Thurman and Mathilde Brundage.Solomon p.273 It is based on the 1918 novel '' The Lady from Long Acre'' by Victor Bridges, later remade as the 1925 film '' Greater Than a Crown'' Synopsis Hoping to escape an arranged marriage Princess Isabel escapes to England where she falls in love with Lord Anthony Conway. Cast * William Russell as Lord Anthony Conway * Mary Thurman as Princess Isabel / Molly Moncke * Mathilde Brundage as Lady Jocelyn * Robert Klein as Count de Se * Jean De Briac as Ex-King Pedro * Francis Ford as Count de Freitas * William Brunton as Tiger Bugg * Douglas Gerrard as Sir Henry * Lillian Worth as Lady Laura * Arthur Van Sickle as Spaulding * Louis Dumar Louis Dumar (3 April 1896–15 December 1955) was an American actor who had a brief career during the silent era. He is probably best remembered today for playing Tigel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Buccaneer
''The Phantom Buccaneer'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by J. Charles Haydon and starring Richard Travers, Gertrude Glover and Thurlow Brewer.Connelly p.396 It is based in the 1913 novel '' Another Man's Shoes'' by British writer Victor Bridges. Cast * Richard Travers Richard Travers (15 April 1885 – 20 April 1935) was a Canadian film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1912 and 1930. Selected filmography *''Homespun'' (1913) short for Essanay *''The Ambition of the Ba ... as Stuart Northcote / Jack Burton * Gertrude Glover as Mercia Solano * Thurlow Brewer as Billy Logan * Robert P. Thompson as Maurice Furnival * James C. Carroll as Lord Sangatte * Arthur W. Bates as Milford * Ethel Davis as Lady Barradell References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films 1910s English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifton, Bristol
Clifton is both a suburb of Bristol, England, and the name of one of the city's thirty-five council wards. The Clifton ward also includes the areas of Cliftonwood and Hotwells. The eastern part of the suburb lies within the ward of Clifton Down. Notable places in Clifton include Clifton Suspension Bridge, Clifton Cathedral, Clifton College, The Clifton Club, Clifton High School, Bristol, Goldney Hall and Clifton Down. Clifton Clifton is an inner suburb of the English port city of Bristol. Clifton was recorded in the Domesday book as ''Clistone'', the name of the village denoting a 'hillside settlement' and referring to its position on a steep hill. Until 1898 Clifton St Andrew was a separate civil parish within the Municipal Borough of Bristol. Various sub-districts of Clifton exist, including Whiteladies Road, an important shopping district to the east, and Clifton Village, a smaller shopping area near the Avon Gorge to the west. Although the suburb has no formal boundar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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