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Zillah may refer to: __NOTOC__ Geography *Zillah (country subdivision), a country subdivision in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan * Zillah, Washington, United States, a city People * Zillah Smith Gill (1859–1937), New Zealand local politician and community leader *Cecilia "Zillah" Andrén, winner of ''Talang 2007'', a Sweden TV talent show - see Zillah & Totte *Zillah Minx, a member of Rubella Ballet, a gothic anarcho-punk band Fictional characters *Zillah, a vampire from '' Lost Souls'', by Poppy Z Brite *Zillah, the wife of Abel in ''Cain'', by Lord Byron *Zillah, from Flora Thompson's ''Lark Rise to Candleford'' *Zillah, from ''Wuthering Heights'', a novel by Emily Brontë *Zillah, a Native American princess in ''A Swiftly Tilting Planet'', the fourth book of Madeleine L'Engle's ''Time Quintet'' *Zillah, 1865 operetta by Australian composer William Wilkins Russell Other uses * Zillah (biblical figure), a wife of Lamech, a descendant of Cain * USS ''Zillah'' (SP-2804), a patr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zillah (country Subdivision)
A zilā, zilla, zillah, jela, or jilha is a country subdivision mostly used officially in South Asian countries such as Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. It is translated as district. Zilas in Bangladesh Zilas in India Zilas of Nepal Zilas in Pakistan See also * Zila Parishad (other) *Districts of British India The districts of British India were key administrative units of the British Raj, or Indian Empire, serving as subdivisions of the Provinces of British India, provinces and divisions of British India. These districts, often referred to as ''zila ... References Types of administrative division {{SAsia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zillah, Washington
Zillah is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States, with a population of 3,179 as of the 2020 census. History Zillah was founded in 1891 following the completion of the Sunnyside Canal project, an irrigation scheme delivering water from the Yakima River to the arid lower Yakima Valley. Walter Granger, superintendent of the canal company, chose the town site in 1892. The town was named for Zillah Oakes, daughter of Northern Pacific Railway president Thomas Fletcher Oakes, who had financed the canal's construction. She was the youngest member of an expedition to scout possible townsites; allegedly, the town was named for Zillah after she had fallen into a stream with the party's wagon and had to be consoled by her father. Granger housed the headquarters of the Washington Irrigation Company in Zillah, giving it economical advantages for a time. He also made his residency in Zillah, becoming its mayor after retiring from the irrigation company. Zillah was officially inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zillah Smith Gill
Zillah Smith Gill (29 May 1859–17 August 1937) was a New Zealand local politician and community leader in Palmerston North. She was born in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ..., England on 29 May 1859. References 1859 births 1937 deaths British emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand nurses People from Palmerston North 20th-century New Zealand women politicians New Zealand Labour Party politicians Social Democratic Party (New Zealand) politicians United Labour Party (New Zealand) politicians Local politicians in New Zealand {{NewZealand-med-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zillah & Totte
Zillah & Totte is a Swedish ventriloquist act consisting of Cecilia "Zillah" Ustav and her puppet monkey Totte. Zillah was the winner of the first season of '' Talang'', Sweden's version of ''Got Talent'', in 2007, and received the 1,000,000 SEK prize. The following year she won the gold medal in the World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood and was awarded the title of ''Grand Champion of the World'' in the Variety class. Since then she has hosted four seasons of her own TV show called '' APTV med Zillah & Totte'' on the major Swedish television network TV4, and two seasons of the hidden camera show '' Cheeese'' on Swedish Nickelodeon. She continues touring with her family entertainment comedy show all over Sweden. Career Zillah took an early interest to ventriloquism when she received a book on the subject as a young girl. A few years later she bought her puppet monkey ''Totte'' on a trip to the UK and started performing for friends, family and small groups. In 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubella Ballet
Rubella Ballet are an English Gothic rock, gothic anarcho-punk band formed in 1979, who released several albums before splitting up in 1991. They reformed in 2000. History The band was formed by drummer Sid Truelove (born Grant Carol, 18 April 1960, Sutton Coldfield, a former chef, later also the drummer with Flux of Pink Indians), former Fatal Microbes Pete Fender (Dan Sansom, guitar), Gem Stone (Gemma Sansom, bass) and It (Quentin North, also bass), with vocalists Little Annie, Annie Anxiety and Womble. Annie, Womble and It were involved only initially, left and were replaced by vocalist Zillah Minx (born Zillah Elaine Ashworth, 31 March 1961, Birkenhead).Glasper, Ian (2006) ''The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980 - 1984'', Cherry Red Books, , p. 58-65 Fender and Stone were the son and daughter of Poison Girls singer Vi Subversa. The band used Poison Girls equipment to jam and write songs and their first performance was when they took to the stage at a Cras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Souls (Poppy Z
Lost Souls or The Lost Souls may refer to: Film, television, and radio * ''Lost Souls'' (1980 film), a Hong Kong film produced by Shaw Brothers Shaw Brothers (HK) Limited () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, operating from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh ... * ''The Lost Souls'' (film), a 1991 Hong Kong film produced by Golden Harvest * ''Lost Souls'' (1998 film), an American television film directed by Jeff Woolnough * ''Lost Souls'' (2000 film), an American film directed by Janusz Kamiński * "Lost Souls" (''Arrow''), a 2015 television episode * "Lost Souls" (''Supergirl''), a 2021 television episode * "Lost Souls", a 1998 episode of ''Voltron: The Third Dimension'' * "Lost Souls" (''Torchwood''), a 2008 radio episode of the BBC TV series * The Lost Souls of Syria, https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_%C3%82mes_perdues_(film,_2023) Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cain (play)
''Cain'' is a dramatic work by Lord Byron published in 1821. In ''Cain'', Byron dramatizes the story of Cain and Abel from Cain's point of view. ''Cain'' is an example of the literary genre known as closet drama. The play was dedicated to Sir Walter Scott. Characters *Adam *Eve *Cain, their first son *Abel, their second son * Adah, Cain's sister and wife * Zillah, Abel's sister and wife *Lucifer * Angel of the Lord Summary The play commences with Cain refusing to participate in his family's prayer of thanksgiving to God. Cain tells his father he has nothing to thank God for because he is fated to die. As Cain explains in an early soliloquy, he regards his mortality as an unjust punishment for Adam and Eve's transgression in the Garden of Eden, an event detailed in the Book of Genesis. Cain's anxiety over his mortality is heightened by the fact that he does not know what death is. At one point in Act I, he recalls keeping watch at night for the arrival of death, which he imagin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lark Rise To Candleford
''Lark Rise to Candleford'' is a trilogy of autobiographical novel, semi-autobiographical novels by Flora Thompson about the countryside of north-east Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England, at the end of the 19th century. The stories were previously published separately as ''Lark Rise'' in 1939, ''Over to Candleford'' in 1941 and ''Candleford Green'' in 1943. They were first published together in 1945. The stories relate to three communities: the hamlet of Juniper Hill (Lark Rise), where Flora grew up; Buckingham (Candleford), one of the nearest towns (which include both Brackley and Bicester) and the nearby village of Fringford (Candleford Green), where Flora got her first job in the General Post Office, Post Office. Plots Critical analysis In 1944, H. J. Massingham saw Thompson's description of the disintegration of "a local self-acting society living by a fixed pattern of behaviour" as an elegiac evocation of what he called "this great tragic epic". In a 1982 re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuthering Heights
''Wuthering Heights'' is the only novel by the English author Emily Brontë, initially published in 1847 under her pen name "Ellis Bell". It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their turbulent relationships with the Earnshaws' foster son, Heathcliff. The novel, influenced by Romanticism and Gothic fiction, is considered a classic of English literature. ''Wuthering Heights'' was accepted by publisher Thomas Newby along with Anne Brontë's '' Agnes Grey'' before the success of their sister Charlotte Brontë's novel ''Jane Eyre'', but they were published later. The first American edition was published in April 1848 by Harper & Brothers of New York. After Emily's death, Charlotte edited a second edition of ''Wuthering Heights'', which was published in 1850. ''Wuthering Heights'' is now widely considered to be one of the greatest novels ever written in English, but contemporaneous reviews were polarise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
''A Swiftly Tilting Planet'' is a science fiction novel by American author Madeleine L'Engle, the third book in the Time Quintet. It was first published in 1978 with cover art by Diane Dillon. The book's title is an allusion to the poem "Morning Song of Senlin" by Conrad Aiken. Plot summary The book opens on Thanksgiving evening, 10 years after the events of '' A Wind in the Door''. Meg is now married to Calvin and is expecting their first child. Calvin has become a scientist and is in Britain at a conference; Calvin's mother Branwen Maddox O’Keefe joins Meg's family for Thanksgiving dinner. When they receive the news of impending nuclear war caused by the dictator "Mad Dog Branzillo", Mrs. O'Keefe lays a charge on Charles Wallace of Patrick's Rune, a rhyming prayer of protection inherited from her Irish grandmother. Charles Wallace goes to the star-watching rock, a family haunt, where his recitation summons a winged unicorn named Gaudior, who explains to Charles W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wilkins Russell
William Wilkins Russell (1807 – 3 October 1892), was an English musician who settled in Van Diemen's Land, now known as Tasmania, Australia, and did much for the musical culture of the colony. He is remembered for his "discovery" of the soprano Amy Sherwin. History Russell was born in Surrey, England, a son of William Russel Wilkins and baptised at St Mary's, Lambeth, on 1 November 1807. His musical career in England included a stint as Covent Garden conductor. He arrived in Tasmania in June 1832 aboard the ship ''Medway'', captain Borthwick Wight, and soon began advertising his services as a teacher of music. In 1834 he was associated with John Philip Deane in establishing a concert hall "The Argyle Rooms" in Argyle Street. before leaving for London aboard ''Duckenfield'', Captain Riddle. He returned to Tasmania aboard ''Derwent'', again Captain Riddle, most likely in February 1837. He succeeded the insolvent Deane (and his replacement, Mrs Logan) as organist and choirmaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zillah (biblical Figure)
Zillah may refer to: __NOTOC__ Geography *Zillah (country subdivision), a country subdivision in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan *Zillah, Washington, United States, a city People *Zillah Smith Gill (1859–1937), New Zealand local politician and community leader *Cecilia "Zillah" Andrén, winner of ''Talang 2007'', a Sweden TV talent show - see Zillah & Totte *Zillah Minx, a member of Rubella Ballet, a gothic anarcho-punk band Fictional characters *Zillah, a vampire from '' Lost Souls'', by Poppy Z Brite *Zillah, the wife of Abel in ''Cain'', by Lord Byron *Zillah, from Flora Thompson's ''Lark Rise to Candleford'' *Zillah, from ''Wuthering Heights'', a novel by Emily Brontë *Zillah, a Native American princess in ''A Swiftly Tilting Planet'', the fourth book of Madeleine L'Engle's ''Time Quintet'' *Zillah, 1865 operetta by Australian composer William Wilkins Russell Other uses * Zillah (biblical figure), a wife of Lamech, a descendant of Cain * USS ''Zillah'' (SP-2804), a patrol v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
