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Telling a story in very few words was dubbed flash fiction in 1992. The six-word limit in particular has spawned the concept of Six-Word Memoirs, [8] including a collection published in book form in 2008 by Smith Magazine, and two sequels published in 2009.
In 1989, Sumner received some attention for criticizing Jack Hyles when he wrote a story in The Biblical Evangelist, titled "The Saddest Story I've Ever Told". The article accused Hyles of sexual scandals, financial misappropriation and doctrinal errors. [4] These charges were denied by Hyles who deemed them "lies". [4]
The novel opens with the famous line: "This is the saddest story I have ever heard." Dowell explains that for nine years he, his wife Florence and their friends Captain Edward Ashburnham (the "good soldier" of the book's title) and his wife Leonora, had an ostensibly normal friendship while Edward and Florence sought treatment for their heart ailments at a spa in Nauheim, Germany.
4. 1918 – The Spanish Flu Pandemic The Spanish Flu , the second deadliest pandemic in history after the bubonic plague, along with the aftermath of World War I and ensuing political and social ...
According to a traditional story, Severus laid himself in his family tomb alongside his dead wife and daughter, then died. [11]: 149 [45] "Old though he be, he is the best of all." [8] [note 21] — Ambrose, Bishop of Milan (4 April 397 AD), when Simplician was mentioned as his possible successor "What dost thou here, thou cruel beast?" [17]
If, of all words of tongue and pen, The saddest are, "It might have been," More sad are these we daily see: "It is, but hadn't ought to be." References
Another, posting as Mambo Italiano, described it as: “The saddest thing I’ve seen in Italy in as long as I can remember.” Admission fee The stand-in pool lacks the epic romance of the original.
The following is a list of last words uttered by notable individuals during the 19th century (1801-1900). A typical entry will report information in the following order: Last word(s), name and short description, date of death, circumstances around their death (if applicable), and a reference.