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New England's Dark Day occurred on May 19, 1780, when an unusual darkening of the daytime sky was observed over the New England states [1] and parts of eastern Canada. [2] The primary cause of the event is believed to have been a combination of smoke from forest fires , [ 3 ] a thick fog , and cloud cover.
A Dark-Adapted Eye (1986) is a psychological thriller novel by Ruth Rendell, written under the pen name Barbara Vine. The novel won the American Edgar Award . [ 1 ] It was adapted as a television film of the same name in 1994 by the BBC .
Spring-heeled Jack is an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era.The first claimed sighting of Spring-heeled Jack was in 1837. [1] Later sightings were reported all over the United Kingdom and were especially prevalent in suburban London, the Midlands and Scotland.
According to a report in The New York Times, March 10 and 11, 1929, Isidore Fink, of 4 East 132nd Street, New York City, was in his Fifth Avenue laundry on the night of March 9, 1929, with the windows closed and door of the room bolted. A neighbor heard screams and the sound of blows, but not shots, and called the police, who were unable to get in.
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[4] Mysteries is said to have "the shape and spirit of the modern novel, produced at a time when the modern novel did not yet exist". [2] Penguin published a third translation into English by Sverre Lyngstad in 2001. [5] The novel inspired Paul Juon to write his tone-poem for cello and orchestra, "Mysteries" op.59, written in 1914 and published ...
Donald Trump’s victory is a dark day for mankind, the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has warned.. Responding to Mr Trump’s emphatic win, he called on the government to urgently repair ...
J. S. Fletcher as a young man. Joseph Smith Fletcher (7 February 1863 – 30 January 1935) [1] [2] was an English journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction, and was one of the most prolific English writers of detective fiction.