ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRITZKA
From German, variant of Britschka, from Polish bryczka a little cart, from bryka cart.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRITZKA»
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britzka in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
britzka and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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In the Polish Secret War: Memoir of a World War II Freedom ...
This is what Jan Bojanowski wrote: Soon, there appeared on the road a farm
wagonette with three passengers and behind it a britzka which was pulled by two
large and well fed horses going with an accelerated trot. We recognized in the ...
After Jan was paid he put the money in his coat pocket and then turned the
britzka around and started on his way back home to Halych. It was late afternoon
by the time he had covered two thirds of his return route and started driving the
britzka ...
3
Energy of Delusion: A Book on Plot
But notice how this carriage appears again in Chekhov's “The Steppe.” Chekhov
calls Gogol the tsar of the steppes. And he sends a britzka into the steppe, that
same britzka in which Gogol's hero rode. The britzka is carrying a priest, who
sells ...
4
Pickwick Abroad; or, The Tour in France ... Illustrated with ...
Messieurs Pickwick, Scuttle, Sifl'kin, and Mrs. Weston, occupied one carriage ;
and Messieurs Tupman, Winkle, Chitt , and Walker, established themselves in the
een britzka. Mr. eller mounted the dickey of the latter—for once Eleing obliged to
...
George William MacArthur Reynolds, 1839
Messieurs Pickwick, Scuttle, Sifi'kin, and Mrs. Weston, occupied one carriage ;
and Messieurs Tupman, Winkle, Chitty, and Walker, established themselves in
the een britzka. Mr. Weller mounted the dickey of the latter—for once eing obliged
to ...
George William MacArthur Reynolds, 1839
6
No Day Without a Line: From Notebooks
I rather disliked it. I probably got those impressions through a haze of nausea
caused by the britzka's swaying back and forth under the noonday sun, by
anxiety, and by the disruption of my normal eating schedule. The horses' bobbing
croups, ...
Iouri Karlovitch Olecha, Judson Rosengrant, 1998
7
The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in ...
By this time the defender had had the britzka about a year in his possession, but
in the same letter he expressed his willingness to pay, on getting back certain
articles" which the pursuer admitted he had in his possession belonging to the ...
8
The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol
Finally, some four days later, everyone saw the britzka rolled out of the shed into
the yard. The coachman Omelko, also both gardener and watchman, had been
banging with the hammer since early morning, tacking down the leather and ...
A definitive translation of the Russian writer's short fiction presents his satirical and fantastic tales of oppressed characters who are set upon by the powers that be, including a a minor official who misplaces his nose, a downtrodden ...
Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich Gogolʹ, 2008
10
A Hand-Book for Travellers on the Continent: being a guide ...
The best form of carriage for a small party is the C'aléclw, or Britzka, which, by the
application of leather curtains or moveable windows, may be made to hold four
persons inside under cover in case of rainy weather. - The travelling carriage ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRITZKA»
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britzka is used in the context of the following news items.
'Derby Day,' DJ Taylor's Horse Racing Satire
He knows the difference between a barouche and a britzka, a phaeton and a fly, and has plucked some of his characters from a once-famous ... «New York Times, May 12»
DJ Taylor: Circumlocution Office: telling it like it isn't
Think of all the different varieties of 19th-century horse-drawn carriages – phaeton, britzka, barouche, brougham, landau ... Someone ought to ... «The Independent, Aug 11»
