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The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham, first published on 15 April 1919.It is told in episodic form by a first-person narrator providing a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist.
A Song of Sixpence is a novel by A. J. Cronin about the coming to manhood of Laurence Carroll and his life in Scotland. [1] It was published in 1964. Its sequel is A Pocketful of Rye. As with several of his other novels, Cronin drew on his own experiences growing up in Scotland for this book.
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Wells worked on Kipps for seven years, completing a draft entitled The Wealth of Mr Waddy in January 1899 and finishing the novel as it now exists in May 1904. [10] Kipps changed considerably over this period of extended drafting: the manuscript, now in the Wells Archive at the University of Illinois, consists of more than 6,000 sheets, and includes, in the words of Harris Wilson, "literally ...
Following decimalisation, the old sixpence had a value of 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 new pence (£0.025). In 2016, new decimal sixpences (face value £0.06) began being minted by the Royal Mint as commemorative issues; these coins have been produced for each year since then, and are minted in sterling silver .
1760-5, 1781–2 The Antiquary: 1816: North-East Scotland: 1794 Tales of My Landlord, 1st series: The Black Dwarf: 1816: Scottish Borders: 1707 The Tale of Old Mortality: 1816: Southern Scotland: 1679–89 Rob Roy: 1818: Northumberland (England), and the environs of Loch Lomond (Scotland) 1715–16 Tales of My Landlord, 2nd series: The Heart of ...
In 2005, Publishers Weekly gave To Sir Phillip, With Love a rare starred review, and later, the novel was named as one of the six best mass market original novels of the year. [ 2 ] Each of her last 17 novels have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List , with Mr. Cavendish, I Presume hitting number one in October 2008.
William Hope Hodgson (15 November 1877 – 19 April 1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction, and science fiction.