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Later in the year, Griswold adds a memoir to the third volume, denigrating Poe's reputation, based partly on forged evidence. [1] January–April – The Germ, a periodical of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood edited by William Michael Rossetti, is published (four issues, the last two retitled Art and Poetry). [2]
The highly competent Sergeant Cuff, the policeman called in from Scotland Yard (whom Collins based on the real-life Inspector Jonathan Whicher who solved the murder committed by Constance Kent), [11] is not a member of the gentry and is unable to break Rachel Verinder's reticence about what Cuff knows is an inside job.
David Copperfield is the contemporary of two major memory-based works, William Wordsworth's The Prelude (1850), an autobiographical poem about the formative experiences of his youth and Tennyson's In Memoriam (1850) which eulogises the memory of his friend, Arthur Hallam. [19]
Fortunately, the "INITIO" is similar to "initial," which was enough of a clue for me to figure out the theme. Thank you, Malaika, for this excellent puzzle. For more on USA TODAY’s Crossword Puzzles
The character of Charles Augustus Milverton was based on a real blackmailer, Charles Augustus Howell. He was an art dealer who preyed upon an unknown number of people, including the artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. [6] Doyle's literary inspiration often came from his natural interest in crime, and he had no tolerance for predators.
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Two years ago, Boston-based author Freida McFadden made it big with her novel "The Housemaid."Now, the New York Times bestseller is headed to the big screen. Director Paul Feig, known for "A ...
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