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George Henry Lewes (/ ˈ l uː ɪ s / ⓘ; 18 April 1817 – 30 November 1878) was an English philosopher and critic of literature and theatre. He was also an amateur physiologist . American feminist Margaret Fuller called Lewes a "witty, French, flippant sort of man". [ 1 ]
Lewes was incorporated by an act of the state assembly on Feb. 2, 1818. The act provided for five persons to be chosen as commissioners to be known as "Trustees of the Town of Lewes." [14] [15] Lewes Beach itself was an important stop on the Underground Railroad in the years leading up to the American Civil War.
The place-name "Lewes" is first attested in an Anglo-Saxon charter circa 961 AD, where it appears as Læwe.It appears as Lewes in the Domesday Book of 1086. [7] The addition of the <-s> suffix seems to have been part of a broader trend of Anglo-Norman scribes pluralising Anglo-Saxon place-names (a famous example being their rendering of Lunden as Londres, hence the modern French name for London).
Mark Cuban knows that books are a valuable resource when it comes to learning. In his book, "How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It," he wrote that he bought and read ...
John Agard (born 1949), poet, playwright and children's author, lives in Lewes. Russell Ash (1946–2010), [1] author of Top 10 of Everything and other non-fiction books; Daisy Ashford (1881–1972), juvenile novelist; B. T. S. Atkins (1931–2021), lexicographer; Lucy Atkins (Born 1968), novelist; John Authers, financial journalist and writer
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Her poem was written in 1904 for a contest held in Brown Book Magazine, [5] by George Livingston Richards Co. of Boston, Massachusetts [2] Mrs. Stanley submitted the words in the form of an essay, rather than as a poem. The competition was to answer the question "What is success?" in 100 words or less. Mrs. Stanley won the first prize of $250. [6]
The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success is a self-help book co-authored by the British authors Dr. Kevin Dutton and Andy McNab. The book's premise is that certain traits found in psychopaths can be helpful to someone's personal life. The book describes these traits and tries to explain to the reader how they can be applied to day-to-day life.