Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Mackintosh raincoat (abbreviated as mac) is a form of waterproof raincoat, first sold in 1824, made of rubberised fabric. [ 2 ] The Mackintosh is named after its Scottish inventor Charles Macintosh , although many writers added a letter k .
In 1916–1917 Maugham and his secretary-companion Gerald Haxton travelled in the Pacific, and the stories in this collection are among the writings produced as a result. . During the voyage, the ship had to pause at Pago-Pago for a quarantine inspection, and some fellow-passengers who lodged on the island became models for Maugham's story "Rain"; he also met there a young American sailor who ...
Charles Macintosh FRS (29 December 1766 – 25 July 1843) was a Scottish chemist and the inventor of the modern waterproof raincoat. [1] The Mackintosh raincoat (the variant spelling is now standard) is named after him.
A raincoat is a waterproof or water-resistant garment worn on the upper body to shield the wearer from rain. The term rain jacket is sometimes used to refer to raincoats with long sleeves that are waist-length. A rain jacket may be combined with a pair of rain pants to make a rainsuit. Rain clothing may also be in one piece, like a boilersuit.
Pym submitted the story to Penguin New Writing but it was rejected. It was inspired by a news article about life in Belgrade during the War. Across a Crowded Room - commissioned by The New Yorker in July 1979. This story includes an appearance by the American character Ned, who first appeared in Pym's 1978 novel The Sweet Dove Died.
The story has been the basis of a number of adaptations. Rain (1922), a play by John Colton and Clemence Randolph. It ran for 608 performances, from 7 November 1922 to 31 May 1924, in New York at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, starring Jeanne Eagels. [9] Sadie Thompson (1928), a silent film starring Gloria Swanson. Rain (1932), a film starring ...
Sign in to your AOL account to access your email and manage your account information.
Barbara Kopple American Dream: Won First woman with multiple wins in this category. Shared with Arthur Cohn. Susan Robinson: Building Bombs: Nominated Shared with Mark Mori. Judith Montell Forever Activists: Stories from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade: Nominated 1991: Allie Light: In the Shadow of the Stars: Won Shared with Irving ...