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In popular fiction, a thieves' guild is a formal association of criminals who participate in theft-related organized crime.The trope has been explored in literature, cinema, comic books, and gaming, such as in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser story "Thieves' House" by Fritz Leiber [citation needed] and the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
Henry Paye (died 1419), also known as Harry, Page or Arripaye (to the Spanish), was a privateer and smuggler from Poole, Dorset in the late 14th and early 15th century, who became a commander in the Cinque Ports fleet. He intercepted hundreds of French ships for gold, wine, exotic fruits and brought it back to the people of Poole.
Today the Royal Canadian Navy is more generous with the allowances, allowing crew members to take 87.5 millilitres (3.08 imp fl oz; 2.96 US fl oz) of spirits compared with the 62.5 millilitres (2.20 imp fl oz; 2.11 US fl oz) allowed by the Royal Navy, although the Royal Navy does make allowance for paucity of supplies, permitting two 350 ...
The Thieving Magpie is best known for the overture, which is musically notable for its use of snare drums. This memorable section in Rossini's overture evokes the image of the opera's main subject: a devilishly clever, thieving magpie. Rossini wrote quickly, and La gazza ladra was no exception. A 19th-century biography quotes him as saying that ...
"Harry's" won the 1988 Hugo Award for Best Short Story, and was nominated for the 1987 Nebula Award for Best Short Story. [1] As of 2019, the short story is in development by Warner Brothers for a movie release. [2]
Johnny Dunn (February 19, 1897 – August 20, 1937) was an American traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville performer, who was born in Memphis, Tennessee. [1] He is probably best known for his work during the 1920s with musicians such as Perry Bradford or Noble Sissle. [2]
Series 1: 6 editions from 5 January 1982 – 9 February 1982; Series 2: 6 editions from 27 October 1982 – 1 December 1982; Series 3: 6 editions from 2 March 1983 – 6 April 1983; Series 4: 6 editions from 7 September 1983 – 12 October 1983; Special: Emu's World at Christmas – 21 December 1983; Series 5: 6 editions from 9 March 1984 ...
Carry On, Jeeves is a collection of ten short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.It was first published in the United Kingdom on 9 October 1925 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 7 October 1927 by George H. Doran, New York. [1]