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A Rake's Progress (or The Rake's Progress) is a series of eight paintings by 18th-century English artist William Hogarth. [1] The canvases were produced in 1732–1734, then engraved in 1734 and published in print form in 1735. [2]
Spendthrift derives from an obsolete sense of the word thrift to mean prosperity rather than frugality, [1] so a "spendthrift" is one who has spent their prosperity. [2] Historical figures who have been characterised as spendthrifts include George IV of the United Kingdom, [3] [4] King Ludwig II of Bavaria, [5] and Marie Antoinette the Queen of ...
Hungerford was the son and heir of Anthony Hungerford (1607/8-1657) by his wife Rachel Jones, daughter of Rice Jones of Asthall, Oxfordshire [2] and was baptised at Black Bourton, Oxfordshire. [3] His father was a supporter of the royalist cause in the Civil War. Hungerford was a student of Queen's College, Oxford, in 1649. He succeeded to the ...
Mr. Deeds is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Steven Brill, written by Tim Herlihy, and produced by Sid Ganis and Jack Giarraputo.It stars Adam Sandler in the title role, alongside Winona Ryder, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Allen Covert, Erick Avari, and John Turturro.
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The Spendthrift is an 1857 historical novel by the British author William Harrison Ainsworth. [1] It was published in a single volume by London publisher Routledge. [2] It was initially serialised in Bentley's Miscellany from January 1855. [3] Illustrations were provided by Hablot Knight Browne. It is set in the eighteenth century and follows ...
A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Cluedo, known as Clue in North America, is a murder mystery-themed multimedia franchise started in 1949 with the manufacture of the Cluedo board game. The franchise has since expanded to film, television game shows, book series, computer games, board game spinoffs, a comic, a play, a musical, jigsaws, card games, and other media.