Alston Rivers
Alston Rivers Ltd. was a London publishing firm. The firm originally consisted of the Hon L.J. Bathurst and R.B. Byles and had brought out the novels of Whyte Melville and the Gilbert and Sullivan Gilbert and Sullivan was a Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900), who jointly created fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which '' H.M.S. ... operas. In 1904 it was reconstituted, with Bathurst and Archibald Marshall putting up the money and Byles as business manager and partner.Archibald Marshall, ''Out and About'', p. 111 They published a range of works including travel books, poetry and novels. They published from Brooke St, Holborn Bars, and in 1905 moved to 13 Arundel St. They continued publishing books until 1930. References Publishing companies of the United Kingdom {{UK-publish-company-stub ...
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Alston may refer to: People *Alston (name) Places Australia *Alstonvale, New South Wales * Alstonville, New South Wales Canada * Alstonvale, Quebec England *Alston, Cumbria * Alston, East Devon, Devon * Alston, South Hams, in Malborough, Devon * Alston, Lancashire, formerly in the Amounderness registration district *Alston, Suffolk United States *Alston, Georgia * Alston, Michigan *Alston, Oregon *Alston, South Carolina *Dresser, California, formerly Alston See also *''National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston'', 2021 United States Supreme Court decision *Alliston *Allston *Alstone (other) Alstone may refer to: *Alstone, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England * Alstone, Somerset, England *Alstone, Tewkesbury Alstone is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Teddington, in the Tewkesbury district, in the county of Gl ...

Whyte Melville
Whyte may refer to: *Whyte (surname), a family name *Whyte, West Virginia *Whyte Chemicals, a manufacturer and distributor *Whyte notation for steam locomotives See also * *White (other) *Wight (other) A wight is a sentient creature or being, in modern fantasy works especially an undead or wraith-like creature. Wight may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Wight (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a fictional monster in ''Dungeons & Dragons ... {{disambiguation ru:Уайт ...
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Gilbert And Sullivan
Gilbert and Sullivan was a Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900), who jointly created fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which '' H.M.S. Pinafore'', '' The Pirates of Penzance'' and '' The Mikado'' are among the best known.Davis, Peter G''Smooth Sailing'' ''New York'' magazine, 21 January 2002, accessed 6 November 2007 Gilbert, who wrote the libretti for these operas, created fanciful "topsy-turvy" worlds where each absurdity is taken to its logical conclusion; fairies rub elbows with British lords, flirting is a capital offence, gondoliers ascend to the monarchy, and pirates emerge as noblemen who have gone astray. Leigh, Mike"True anarchists" ''The Guardian'', 4 November 2007, accessed 6 November 2007 Sullivan, six years Gilbert's junior, composed the music, contributing memorable melodies that could convey both humour and pathos. Their operas have enjoyed broad and end ...
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Archibald Marshall
Arthur Hammond Marshall (6 September 1866 – 29 September 1934), better known by his pen name Archibald Marshall, was an English author, publisher and journalist whose novels were particularly popular in the United States. He published over 50 books and was recognised as a realist in his writing style, and was considered by some as a successor to Anthony Trollope. Educated at Cambridge University, he was later (in 1921) made an honorary Doctor of Letters by Yale University. He travelled widely and made numerous notable acquaintances. Biography Archibald Marshall's father, Arthur Marshall (1832–1900), was a businessman in London. Archibald was educated at Highgate School. Not wishing to join his father's shipping company, he had first intended to be a clergyman and studied theology at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he befriended Bertram Fletcher Robinson and Vaughan Williams amongst others. He married the widow Nellie Banks in 1902 (''née'' Ellen Pollard), who had three chi ...
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