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The Sword of Honour is a trilogy of novels by Evelyn Waugh which loosely parallel Waugh's experiences during the Second World War.Published by Chapman & Hall from 1952 to 1961, the novels are: Men at Arms (1952); Officers and Gentlemen (1955); and Unconditional Surrender (1961), marketed as The End of the Battle in the United States and Canada.
Apthorpe dies in Freetown, supposedly of a tropical disease; when it is discovered that Guy gave him a bottle of whisky when visiting him in hospital (there is an implication that Apthorpe's disease, unknown to Guy, was really alcoholic liver failure), Guy is sent home, having blotted his copybook.
Commenting in The Daily Telegraph, its Defence Editor, John Keegan, said: "To reduce Waugh's enormous text to a short television treatment presented William Boyd with a daunting challenge.
Kirstie Louise Alley [1] (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) was an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987–1993), for which she received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991.
The Bombers' Class of 2025 also includes Cam Hardrick, a "strong outside shooter" who "will be filling a more significant role this season," per coach Cody Apthorpe, and Nick Hopper, who "shows ...
Cooper circa 1822, painting by Chester Harding. Thomas Abthorpe Cooper (born London, England, 1776 - died Bristol, Pennsylvania, 4 April 1841) was an English actor.. Cooper was born in Harrow on the Hill, London, the son of a physician with the East India Company.
The manor of Apethorpe is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Patorp and has had various spellings over the past millennium, including Apetorp, Appetorp, Apthorp, Appethorpe and Apthorpe. [5] The village's name means 'Api's outlying farm/settlement'. [6] The village is compact, uniform and centred on Main Street.
Portrait of Apthorp by Robert Feke, c. 1748 Coat of Arms of Charles Apthorp. Charles Apthorp (March 1697 – November 1758) was an English-born merchant and slave trader in Boston, Massachusetts.