Marjie The True Story Of An Edwardian Girl

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Marjie The True Story Of An Edwardian Girl

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Author : Yvalanna Gregory
language : en
Publisher: ShieldCrest
Release Date : 2015-02

Marjie The True Story Of An Edwardian Girl written by Yvalanna Gregory and has been published by ShieldCrest this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Born into a fairly wealthy family in Finchley, North London, Marjorie Rose was the seventh child in her family, although by the time she was born in January, 1907, two girls and a boy had already died. Her father had a good position as a rating Inspector with the local council and it would seem incredible that, at the tender age of 16 he gave her half-a-crown (12.5p) and sent her to live with her newly married brother and his wife on Canvey Island, in the Thames Estuary. He told her any life she could make for herself, would be better than the one she had with him and her step-mother, Elizabeth. So it was that she often stayed as late as she could in warm dance halls before finishing the night on a veranda or the sea wall. She became an excellent dancer and a firm favourite with local young men who would greet her with a chorus of a popular song, Marjie , whenever she stepped onto the dance floor. She always wanted to write this story herself and told it to me in later years when Parkinsons Disease and arthritis deprived her of her independence. She lived through two World Wars, the 30 s Slump and flooding and came through undeterred. Truth is stranger than fiction , the saying states, and this story certainly proves it is correct.

The Analogue Revolution

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Author : Simon Webb
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2018-05-30

The Analogue Revolution written by Simon Webb and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-30 with Social Science categories.

We are all familiar with the digital revolution that has swept across the developed world in recent years. It has ushered in an age of smartphones, laptop computers and ready access to the internet. A little over a century ago, a similar explosion took place in the field of information and communication technology. This revolution was not digital but analogue, and it saw the birth of mass media such as newspapers, cinema and radio.In The Analogue Revolution, Simon Webb examines the impact that developments in printing, photography, wireless telegraphy, gramophones and moving pictures had in the years preceding the First World War, and shows how the modern world was shaped by the media used to record it. From the first mass-circulation newspapers to cameras so cheap that everybody could afford them, from early experiments in radio broadcasting to cinema films in color, The Analogue Revolution charts the history of the first information revolution of the twentieth century. The parallels with the modern world are uncanny, ranging from anxiety about the use of new technology to distribute pornography, to worries about children losing interest in reading because they prefer to watch films.For anybody wishing to understand the modern world, this book is an essential primer in the nature of information revolutions and the way in which they affect the world.

Shall We Dance The True Story Of The Couple Who Taught The World To Dance

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Author : Douglas Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Metro Publishing
Release Date : 2014-10-12

Shall We Dance The True Story Of The Couple Who Taught The World To Dance written by Douglas Thompson and has been published by Metro Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

On the eve of the Great War, they had the world at - and watching - their feet. If God is in the details, they were divine.Vernon and Irene Castle were the world's first true celebrity couple. He, an Englishman, was tall and slim, as poised as an elegant evening out, a template for the Hollywood idols who would follow. In a staid age, she, a New Yorker, was a glorious, modern beauty, with her haired cropped into a 'shock', a disdain for crippling corsets, a love of a martini and a good time.Together, they beat the censors and made their vibrant dancing acceptable for all. In the fashionable quarters of New York they opened a dance school and night clubs to which Society flocked. They broke the rules by touring with black musicians, and led the way forward to the Charleston-galloping Gatsby Generation. They enlightened and enchanted from London to Paris to New York, spreading a breathless joy, as though their music had one note, and their dances one step, too many. Launching one racy dance craze after another, they taught the world to dance - and often dress - the way we do today. Adored and acclaimed, they were stars long before the celebrity constellations grew crowded.Yet the whirlwind story of perhaps the most influential dance team ever is also one of tragedy. Their timing, so perfect in everything else, saw Vernon Castle, at the height of their fame, return to England to enlist in the Royal Flying Corps; he saw action as a pilot on the Western Front, winning the Croix de Guerre, while his wife made special appearances to support the Allied war effort. And then, in February 1918, he was killed in a flying accident in Texas, while training American pilots for war. Irene received a last note from him: 'When you receive this letter I shall be gone out of your sweet life. You may be sure that I died with your sweet name on my lips... be brave and don't cry, my angel.'She and many others did cry, for as far as the world was concerned Vernon and Irene Castle could have danced all night, and for ever.'The afternoon was already planned; they were going dancing - for those were the great days: Maurice was tangoing in "Over the River", the Castles were doing a stiffed-leg walk in the third act of the 'Sunshine Girl' - a walk that gave the modern dance a social position and brought the nice girl into the café, thus beginning a profound revolution in American life. The great rich empire was feeling its oats and was out for some not too plebeian, yet not too artistic fun.' - F. Scott Fitzgerald, 'The Perfect Life', one of the Basil and Josephine Stories, first published in the Saturday Evening Post, 5 January 1929.

My Lords Ladies And Marjorie

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Author : M.C. Beaton
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-03-07

My Lords Ladies And Marjorie written by M.C. Beaton and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-07 with Fiction categories.

The thirteenth book in M.C. Beaton's charming Edwardian Candlelight series. Miss Marjorie Montmorency-James was lovely, young, and very impressionable. All these characteristics contrived to help her fall in love with a certain Lord Philip's picture when it appeared in the newspaper. Until the day she saw Lord Philip's photo, she had only fantasized about a mysterious lover whose shadowy features were never quite clear. Now she had a real live nobleman to dream about. Little did she suspect that she would soon meet Lord Philip in the flesh. How could she imagine such a thing? After all, what could justify a daughter of the middle class rubbing shoulders with the nobility? Then suddenly that great day was upon her; she was to meet Lord Philip. But nothing turned out the way Marjorie expected it would. Love - and danger - lay waiting for Marjorie in London... The Edwardian Candlelight Series chronicles young, passionate girls who come to understand the nature of true love despite overwhelming odds. From a penniless pauper, a stenographer, a governess to an accused murderess, these ladies in love overcome incredible odds with grit and sophistication to find and keep true love.

My Lords Ladies And Marjorie

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Author : Marion Chesney
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-02

My Lords Ladies And Marjorie written by Marion Chesney and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-02 with Large type books categories.

Miss Marjorie Montmorency-James was very lovely, very young, and very impressionable . . . which is why she fell in love with Lord Philip's picture in the newspaper. Little did she suspect that she would soon meet Lord Philip in the flesh. For what would a daughter of the middle class be doing rubbing shoulders with the mobility?

The Pbs Companion

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Author : David C. Stewart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999

The Pbs Companion written by David C. Stewart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Business & Economics categories.

Offers a look at public broadcasting's most successful programs, including Masterpiece Theatre, Brideshead Revisited, Frontline, NOVA, and Sesame Street.

Last Nocturne

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Author : Marjorie Eccles
language : en
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Release Date : 2015-05-21

Last Nocturne written by Marjorie Eccles and has been published by Allison & Busby this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-21 with Fiction categories.

What could make a successful, happily married man take a gun and shoot himself? What made a young artist on the brink of fame throw himself to his death? These are the questions facing Chief Inspector Lamb and his assistant, Detective Sergeant Cogan. Neither victim left a note behind to explain what drove him to take his own life, and it appears that nothing untoward had occurred in the weeks preceding their deaths. Having briefly met both victims, Lamb struggles to connect the impression he gained of the men with their final actions, and his close attention pays off when a postmortem reveals some surprising results. With one case now looking like a suspicious death, Lamb looks for links between the two men. All paths seem to lead to the enigmatic figure of Mrs. Isobel Amberley and a mysterious event that took place one winter's night in Vienna. Beautifully written and highly evocative of the bustling streets of London and Vienna in the early twentieth century, Last Nocturne is an intriguingly complex mystery of passion and the devastating repercussions of a single action.

Glimpses Into The Life And Heart Of Marjorie Pay Hinckley

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Author : Marjorie Pay Hinckley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999

Glimpses Into The Life And Heart Of Marjorie Pay Hinckley written by Marjorie Pay Hinckley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Victory In The Kitchen

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Author : Annie Gray
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2020-02-06

Victory In The Kitchen written by Annie Gray and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-06 with History categories.

This is the story of a woman who was not a royal, not rich, not famous; someone who simply worked hard and enjoyed her life. But while Georgina Landemare saw herself as ordinary, her accomplishments were anything but. Georgina started her career as a nursemaid and ended it cooking for one of the best-known figures in British history: Winston Churchill. To him, food was central, not only as a pleasure but as a diplomatic tool at a time when the world was embroiled in war. With this eager eater and his skilled cook, ranging from rural Berkshire to wartime London, via Belle Epoque Paris and prohibition-era New York, Annie Gray shows how life in service - and food - changed during the huge upheavals of the twentieth century.

Late Victorian And Edwardian British Novelists

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Author : George M. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Gale Cengage
Release Date : 1995

Late Victorian And Edwardian British Novelists written by George M. Johnson and has been published by Gale Cengage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Information on the lives and works of British novelists of the late-Victorian and Edwardian era.