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The story concerns a dispute over the construction of a vespasienne (public urinal) near the village church. The term Clochemerle has entered French as a term to describe "petty, parochial squabbling". [2] Cobhole, Essex G. K. Chesterton: Father Brown: Connicted, Texas Jenő Rejtő: Texas Bill, a fenegyerek: Cool Clary, England Christopher Fry
The Glass Town is a paracosm created and written as a shared fantasy world by Charlotte Brontë, Branwell Brontë, Emily Brontë and Anne Brontë, siblings of the Brontë family. It was initiated by Charlotte and her brother Branwell; Emily and Anne Brontë later participated in further developing the stories and geography of its world ...
Town Name Origin Notes Azure City The Order of the Stick: Fictional capital of a country of the same name, the setting for a large portion of the Webcomic The Order of the Stick. Brigadoon Brigadoon: Brigadoon is a village in the Scottish Highlands, the setting of the musical of the same name. Chako Paul City [23] Chinese press agencies
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Our Town is a three-act play written by American playwright Thornton Wilder in 1938. Described by Edward Albee as "the greatest American play ever written", [1] it presents the fictional American town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens. Wilder uses metatheatrical devices, setting the play in the ...
302pp. The Grim Smile of the Five Towns is the second major collection of stories written by Arnold Bennett. The book first appeared in print in June 1907. Only around half of the stories had previously appeared in print. The five towns of the title are the conurbation of Stoke-on-Trent in which much of the writer's best work is set.
Granite is one of the principal materials used in the architecture of Aberdeen, to the extent that it has become known as "The Granite City". Aberdare "Swît Byr-dɛ̄r (Gwentian Welsh), Sweet 'Berdare (English)" [3] – A nickname remembered by the very old in the town, but no longer in general use.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a list of fictional towns and villages in comics. Name Debut Creator(s) Publisher Notes Agarashima X-Men #119 (February 1979) Chris Claremont and John Byrne Marvel Comics Located in Japan, this is the hometown of the Yashida Clan ...