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Vendetta!
''Vendetta!, or The Story Of One Forgotten'' is an 1886 romance by Marie Corelli. Corelli's second novel, it tells the story of an Italian count who, after being mistakenly declared dead, returns home to find his wife romantically involved with his best friend and seeks revenge on them both. The book was a popular success, but received tepid notices from critics. Synopsis ''Vendetta'' is told in the first person. The narrator, Fabio Romani, is an Italian count. Amidst a cholera outbreak in Naples, Romani is mistakenly pronounced dead and placed in a coffin in an above-ground family tomb. He awakens and manages to escape from his coffin. Inside the tomb, he finds a cache of valuable treasure hidden by the brigand Carmelo Neri and his gang. When he returns home, he finds that his wife, Nina, and his best friend, Guido Ferrari, are continuing a long-standing affair, and that neither mourns his death. Romani decides to seek revenge against Nina and Guido. He adopts the persona "Cesa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vendetta Poster 1914
Vendetta may refer to: * Feud or vendetta, a long-running argument or fight Film * ''Vendetta'' (1919 film), a film featuring Harry Liedtke * ''Vendetta'' (1950 film), an American drama produced by Howard Hughes * ''Vendetta'' (1986 film), an American action film * ''Vendetta'' (1995 film), a Swedish film * ''Vendetta'' (1996 film), a film featuring Richard Lynch * ''Vendetta'' (1999 film), an HBO crime drama * ''Vendetta'' (2013 film), a British film * ''Vendetta'' (2015 film), an American film * ''Vendetta'' (2017 film), an American pornographic film * ''Vendetta'' (2022 film), an action thriller starring Bruce Willis Literature * ''La Vendetta'' (novel), a novel by Honoré de Balzac * ''Vendetta'' (Dibdin novel), by Michael Dibdin * ''Vendetta'' (''Star Trek''), a novel by Peter David *'' Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge'', a novel by Jackie Collins *''Vendetta'', a novel by Derek Lambert *''Vendetta!'', an 1886 novel by Marie Corelli *" A Vendetta", an 1883 short story b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Corelli
Mary Mackay (1 May 185521 April 1924), also called Minnie Mackey, and known by her pseudonym Marie Corelli (, also , ), was an English novelist. From the appearance of her first novel ''A Romance of Two Worlds'' in 1886, she became the bestselling fiction-writer in England, her works largely concerned with Christianity, reincarnation, astral projection and mysticism. Yet despite her many distinguished patrons, she was often ridiculed by critics. Corelli lived her later years in Stratford-upon-Avon, whose historic buildings she fought hard to preserve. Life and writings Early life Mary Mills was born in London to Mary Elizabeth Mills, a servant of the Scottish poet and songwriter Dr Charles Mackay, her biological father, who was married to another woman at the time of young Mary's conception. After his first wife died, he married Mary Elizabeth, whereupon their daughter Mary took the "Mackey" surname. For the rest of her life, Mary / Marie would attempt to conceal her illegit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circumstantial Evidence (1929 Film)
''Circumstantial Evidence'' (German: ''Indizienbeweis'') is a 1929 German silent crime film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Fritz Alberti, Ruth Weyher, Valy Arnheim and Henry Edwards. It is based on the 1886 novel ''Vendetta'' by Marie Corelli. Countess Romani grows bored of her life in Corsica and wishes to go elsewhere. It is also known by the alternative title ''Vendetta''. It premiered on 15 February 1929. Cast *Ruth Weyher as Countess Romani *Olaf Fjord as Georges * Henry Edwards as Count Fabio Romani * Suzy Vernon as Maria Ferrat *Inge Landgut as Stella * Hilde Jennings as Zofe der Gräfin *Bernd Aldor as alter Diener *Félix P. Soler as Hassan Salem *Fritz Alberti as Gerichtspräsident *Paul Nikolaus as Prosecutor *Max Neufeld as Defense lawyer *Otto Kronburger as Kommissar *Valy Arnheim as Detektiv *Karl Elzer Karl Conrad Elzer (2 August 1881 – 30 August 1938) was a German film actor. Elzer was born in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and died in Rotta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Power Of Wealth
''The Power of Wealth'' is a 1900 play by W. J. Lincoln. It was based on the novel ''Vendetta'' by Marie Corelli. It was produced by Alfred Dampier Alfred Dampier (28 February 1843? 1847? – 23 May 1908) was an English-born actor-manager and playwright, active in Australia.John Rickard,Dampier, Alfred (1843–1908), ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Vol. 4, Melbourne University Pres ... in 1900 in a production featuring Alfred Rolfe and Lily Dampier. References External links''The Power of Wealth''at AustLit Australian plays 1900 plays Adaptations of works by Marie Corelli {{1900s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886 British Novels
Events January–March * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is published in New York and London. * January 16 – A resolution is passed in the German Parliament to condemn the Prussian deportations, the politically motivated mass expulsion of ethnic Poles and Jews from Prussia, initiated by Otto von Bismarck. * January 18 – Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. * January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen (built in 1885). * February 6– 9 – Seattle riot of 1886: Anti-Chinese sentiments result in riots in Seattle, Washington. * February 8 – The West End Riots following a popular meeting in Trafalgar Square, London. * February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Dramatic Mirror
The ''New York Dramatic Mirror'' (1879–1922) was a prominent theatrical trade newspaper. History The paper was founded in January 1879 by Ernest Harvier as the ''New York Mirror''. In stating its purpose to cover the theater, it proclaimed that coverage of the dramatic profession had been "degraded by having its affairs treated in the professedly theatrical papers side by side with prize fights, cocking matches, baseball, and other sports." This referred to competitors such as the '' New York Clipper''. The word "Dramatic" was inserted in the title in 1889, and the "New York" dropped in 1917. Harrison Grey Fiske started contributing in 1879, and eventually obtained ownership of the paper.The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Kleine
George Kleine (1864June 8, 1931) was an American film producer and cinema pioneer. Biography Klein's father, Charles, was a New York optician who sold optical devices and stereopticons. Klein joined the family firm, moving to Chicago in 1893 where he set up the ''Kleine Optical Company''. In 1896, the company started selling film-making equipment, and in 1899, the company obtained an exclusive arrangement with Thomas Edison to sell his film and equipment in the Chicago area. In 1903, Kleine started distributing Biograph films as well as European films and was a pioneer in renting films to theatres. He became involved in patent disputes with Thomas Edison in 1908, causing members of the industry to establish the Motion Picture Patents Company. He founded Kalem Company, an American film studio in New York City in 1907 with Samuel Long, and Frank J. Marion. The company was named for their initials, K, L, and M. Kleine. Klein was involved in the company for only a short period ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Mercanton
Louis Mercanton (4 May 1879 – 29 April 1932) was a Swiss people, Swiss film director, screenwriter and actor. Mercanton was born in Nyon, Vaud, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Partial filmography Director * ''Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth'' (1912) co-director * ''Adrienne Lecouvreur (1913 film), Adrienne Lecouvreur'' (1913) co-director * ''Infatuation (1918 film), Infatuation'' aka ''Bouclette'' (1918) * ''Miarka (1920 film), Miarka'' (1920) * ''The Call of the Blood (1920 film), The Call of the Blood'' (1920) * ''Possession (1922 film), Possession'' (1922) * ''The Gardens of Murcia (1923 film), The Gardens of Murcia'' (1923) * ''Les Deux Gosses'' (1924) adaptation of the novel by Pierre Decourcelle * ''Monte Carlo (1925 film), Monte Carlo'' (1925) * ''The Maid at the Palace'' (1927) * ''Croquette (film), Croquette'' (1927) * ''Venus (1929 film), Venus'' (1929) * ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (1930) * ''The Nipper'' (1930) * ''Octave (fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Hervil
René Hervil (1881–1960) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director.Goble p.322 Most of his films were made during the silent era. He directed the ''Maud'' series of films between 1912 and 1915 starring the Anglo-French actress Aimée Campton. Selected filmography * ''Infatuation'' aka ''Bouclette'' (1918) * '' In Old Alsace'' (1920) * '' The Gardens of Murcia'' (1923) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1923) * '' The Flame'' (1926) * '' The Man with the Hispano'' (1926) * ''The Chocolate Girl'' (1927) * '' Prince Jean'' (1928) * ''The Sweetness of Loving'' (1930) * ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (French: ''Le mystère de la villa rose'') is a 1930 French mystery film directed by René Hervil and Louis Mercanton and starring Léon Mathot, Simone Vaudry, and Louis Baron fils. Production The film is based ...'' (1930) * '' Nicole and Her Virtue'' (1932) * '' Our Lord's Vineyard'' (1932) * '' Un Train dans La Nuit'' (1934) Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillie Langtry
Emilie Charlotte, Lady de Bathe (née Le Breton, formerly Langtry; 13 October 1853 – 12 February 1929), known as Lillie (or Lily) Langtry and nicknamed "The Jersey Lily", was a British socialite, stage actress and producer. Born on the island of Jersey, upon marrying she moved to London in 1876. Her looks and personality attracted interest, commentary, and invitations from artists and society hostesses, and she was celebrated as a young woman of great beauty and charm. During the aesthetic movement in England she had been painted by aesthete artists, and in 1882 she became the poster-girl for Pears Soap, becoming the first celebrity to endorse a commercial product. In 1881, Langtry became an actress and made her West End debut in the comedy ''She Stoops to Conquer'', causing a sensation in London by becoming the first socialite to appear on stage. She would go on to star in many plays in both the United Kingdom and the United States, including '' The Lady of Lyons'', and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuroiwa Shūroku
, also known as , was a Japanese journalist, novelist and a prolific translator, translating more than 100 French and English language novels into the Japanese language. Kuroiwa founded ' in 1892, which soon became one of Japan's largest newspapers. In 1919, while on his way to the Paris Peace Conference, Kuroiwa met with Madam C. J. Walker of the International League for Darker People to discuss a shared strategy at the conference. His Dharma name A Dharma name or Dhamma name is a new name acquired during both lay and monastic Buddhist initiation rituals in Mahayana Buddhism and monastic ordination in Theravada Buddhism (where it is more proper to call it Dhamma or Sangha name). The nam ..., which he chose himself, was Kuroiwain Shūroku Ruikō Chūten Koji (黒岩院周六涙香忠天居士). Works * ''On Hearing of the Devotional Self-Immolation of General Nogi'' (1912) published in English in ''Learning Sacred Way Of Emperor'' by Yukata Hibino. References {{DEFAUL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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