10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHEAP-JACK»
Discover the use of
cheap-jack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cheap-jack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Life and Adventures of a
Cheap Jack
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Sabine Baring-Gould, 2012
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Days of the Raj: Life and Leisure in British India
Below the middle height and rotund in figure, 'Cheap Jack' . . . His expansive face
, shining with an oleaginous lustre, was pock-marked and but half-illumined, for
he had but one eye, which, however, was keen and restless . . . His lips were ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould, 2012
5
Charles Dickens and Travellers
... from over-use and hard service.” The story includes a character called
Euphemia. Doctor Marigold's Prescriptions Dr Marigold was a Cheap Jack, an
itinerant hawker or pedlar: “I am a Cheap Jack, and my father's name was Willum
Marigold.
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The Life and Adventures of a
Cheap Jack, by One of the ...
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William Green, Charles Hindley, 2010
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Baring-Gould S 1834-1924, HardPress, 2013
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To be a cheap jack 1857 the ground was already being occupied by the "cheap
Jacks." (p. 29) Hughes, Thomas. Tom Brown's Schooldays. 1857. New York: The
Macmillan Company, 1906. 1874 Play title: Cheap Jack: or Loved and Deceived
...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
9
The Complete Christmas Stories of Charles Dickens
The old couple, though retired, got to be wholly and solely devoted to the Cheap
Jack business, and were always selling the family off. Whenever the cloth was
laid for dinner, my father began rattling the plates and dishes, as we do in our line
...
10
The Complete Christmas Books and Stories of Charles Dickens
The old couple, though retired, got to be wholly and solely devoted to the Cheap
Jack business, and were always selling the family off. Whenever the cloth was
laid for dinner, my father began rattling the plates and dishes, as we do in our line
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHEAP-JACK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
cheap-jack is used in the context of the following news items.
"Pro-Reform Islamism" in Turkey
... pianist Fazil Say was sentenced to a suspended 10-month prison term for tweeting that: "Wherever there is jack-off, (a) cheap-jack, (a) thief, ... «Middle East Forum, Mar 15»
Fred Hughes: Is it last orders for the traditional pub?
Before this there was only mild and bitter brewed by the common Burton brewer too often adulterated by cheap-jack landlords with a water jug ... «Stoke Sentinel, Mar 15»
ICAC a victim of its own success
As they walked down the hotel corridor after the meeting, Carr said to McGregor: “What a cheap-jack caper. What a B-grade gangster movie ... «Crikey, Mar 15»
ZODIAC is Lame Even by SyFy Standards
If you're in the right frame of mind, cheap-jack SyFy flicks can be kinda fun if you leave any expectations of greatness at the door. But Zodiac ... «moviepilot.com, Jan 15»
Skint in Grimsby: This wasn't documentary but cheap-jack poverty …
As I see it – the state, society, and all of us as individuals have a duty to help the poor, the downtrodden and those defeated by life, ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Nov 14»
Book Review: 'Dreams of the Good Life,' by Richard Mabey.
Laura recalls vivid characters such as the "bee-wife" Queenie Macey and her hapless husband Twister; an encounter between a cheap-jack ... «Wall Street Journal, May 14»
King's Cross: progress, prosperity and sheds
... replacing what the narrator on this "glory days of steam" clip (one minute in) derides as "a clutter of cheap-jack shops and sheds." A different ... «The Guardian, Sep 13»
Hot TV Clip: 'Bonnie & Clyde'
Santayana • on Sep 23, 2013 12:58 pm. Bonnie and Clyde are already dead. By December 10, so will this cheap-jack, unnecessary rip-off. «Deadline.com, Sep 13»
The Wizard of Oz Is Still Grand and Still Human, Even in 3D IMAX
You have every reason to be skeptical. We've suffered years of 3D cash-grabs. This spring visited upon us a cheap-jack James Franco ... «Village Voice, Sep 13»
James Lawton: True Olympic legacy burns bright despite bid's …
... of meaninglessness, usurped by Hitler, colonised at vast state expense by China, reduced almost to a cheap-jack bazaar in Atlanta in 1996, ... «The Independent, Jul 13»
