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Charles first used the pseudonym Elia for an essay on the South Sea House, where he had worked decades earlier; Elia was the last name of an Italian man who worked there at the same time as Charles, and after that essay the name stuck. American editions of both the Essays and the Last Essays were published in Philadelphia in 1828.
Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847).
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Lewrie's new ship is a small sloop commanded by a superannuated officer who is an accomplished seaman and leader. Under his tutelage, Lewrie begins a remarkable development into a skilled sea officer. For his part, he infuses his new captain with a sense of adventure. Together they make the brig into a very efficient combatant.
He also prepared 89 damaged or superannuated ships for scuttling to make artificial harbors. That operation gained him great admiration in Britain where he was appointed an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Ellsberg described his experiences in his book, The Far Shore.
During his thirty years in the comics industry, McKeever created, wrote and illustrated such titles as Transit, Eddy Current, Plastic Forks, Metropol, Industrial Gothic, Miniature Jesus, and The Superannuated Man. He also collaborated with other creators, including Dave Gibbons, Peter Milligan, Jean-Marc Lofficier, and Rachel Pollack.
The Police (Superannuation) Act 1906 (6 Edw. 7.c. 7) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom amending the system of police pensions for England and Wales established by the Police Act 1890, Police (Scotland) Act 1890 and Police Act 1893. [1]