The Day of the Triffids
A novel by John Wyndham. Most of the world's population has been blinded by a freak meteorite shower. Those who remain sighted have to face the added problem of dealing with the triffids which have...
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Doctor Who
Television series. It was originally intended to be an educational programme using time travel as a means to explore scientific ideas and famous moments in history. With the introduction of the Dal...
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Albert Campion
Fictional detective. Created by Margery Allingham. He first appeared in 'The Crime at Black Dudley'. Eight of the subsequent novels featuring him were adapted by the BBC in 1989/90 with Peter Davis...
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Lalla Rookh - poem
An oriental romance by Thomas Moore. The eponymous heroine (the name means 'tulip cheeked') is engaged to the young king of Bukhara. She goes to meet him, but falls in love with Feramorz, a poet fr...
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Flower Fairy Books
A series of books created by the illusrator Cicely Mary Barker. The first one was published in 1923
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Norah Lyle-Smyth, Norah Smyth
Born: 22/3/1874, 145 years ago
Person, Art, Photography, Politics & Administration, Sculpture, Gender Issues, Ireland
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