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Bonnie Dundee is the title of a poem and a song written by Walter Scott in 1825 in honour of John Graham, 7th Laird of Claverhouse, who was created 1st Viscount Dundee in November 1688, then in 1689 led a Jacobite rising in which he died, becoming a Jacobite hero. [1]
This is a list of Reading Rainbow episodes, hosted by longtime executive producer LeVar Burton.The show premiered on PBS on July 11, 1983. [1] [2] The final episode aired on November 10, 2006, reruns ceased on August 28, 2009.
Very Reverend Canon John Gray (2 March 1866 – 14 June 1934) was an English poet and Catholic priest whose works include Silverpoints, The Long Road and Park: A Fantastic Story. It has often been suggested that he was the inspiration behind Oscar Wilde 's fictional Dorian Gray despite evidence to the contrary.
English independent filmmakers James Walker and John Wallace produced the documentary film High Flight in 2016, which takes its name from the poem, and documents Magee's story, the origin of the poem and the poem's place in the legacy of World War Two iconography, as well as the cultural impact of the era upon the "baby boomer" generation. The ...
The poet Philip Larkin wrote that Betjeman "was not only the best loved poet, but one of the best loved men of our time", [10] while his biographer, the academic John Clarke, described him as a "unique figure in twentieth-century English poetry, enjoying a degree of fame and success unequalled by any poet since Byron".
The short stories, poems and line drawings sold for US$2.9 million (US$3.7 million adjusted for inflation), more than double their pre-sale estimate. [215] Lennon issuing a book of poetry before Bob Dylan subverted expectations in Britain, where Lennon was still seen as a simple pop star and Dylan was lauded as a poet. [187]
John Moore was a Manx language poet, merchant seaman, and privateer during the American Revolutionary War. Originally from Camlork, in Braddan , Isle of Man , [ 1 ] Moore later settled in Bride , where he owned an inn and pub .
John Harris FRHS (14 October 1820 – 7 January 1884) was a Cornish poet. He became a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in April 1879 for being ″distinguished in letters″. [3] Harris was born and raised in a two-bedroom cottage on the slopes of Bolenowe, a small hamlet near Camborne, Cornwall, in England.