10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWAGER»
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dowager in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
dowager and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Empress
Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history.
2
Empress
Dowager Cixi: China's Last Dynasty and the Long ...
In all the history of China, only two women ever conquered and held the heights of power.
From the Hardcover edition.
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With the Empress
Dowager of China
First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Katharine Augusta Carl, 1986
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The Great Empress
Dowager of China
This early works was originally published in 1911 and contains 26 illustrations including a photogravure frontispiece.
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Divine
Dowager: Life and Teachings of Saradamani, the Holy ...
This volume shows how she emerged as the Dowager leader of a preeminently male monastic order - guru, mother, and mentor - all in one, and claims that Saradamani's life thus has a unique appeal for women of all times and cultures.
Narasingha Prosad Sil, 2003
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With The Empress
Dowager Of China
1907. Illustrated by the author and with photographs.
In her classic tale, Charlotte Brontë introduced readers to the strong-willed and intelligent Jane Eyre.
Joanna Campbell Slan, 2013
9
The
Dowager: Or, The New School for Scandal
She bad no longer any thing to tell about Lady Gransden ; and her Ladyship
instantly recalled to mind that she was only Mary the housemaid, and
ignominiously dismissed her to the lower regions. It was only very provoking to
the Dowager, ...
Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances), 1849
10
The Case of the Dangerous
Dowager
When Matilda Benson solicits the help of Perry Mason, her request seems simple enough: cruise to a gambling ship moored just beyond the twelve-mile limit and buy back the IOUs signed by Miss Benson's niece.
Erle Stanley Gardner, 1998
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOWAGER»
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dowager is used in the context of the following news items.
Meme: Ryan Reynolds Supports Marriage Equality Because He's …
Now, I could get my Dowager Countess on, saying “What is a 'weekend'?” because I don't know. I work the day job in the service industry, and ... «TheBacklot, Jul 15»
How Crazy Rich Asians Splash Their Cash
Having long lived in the old-monied milieu that was Kwan's primary bull's-eye in the first book, the dowager-in-question mumbled, “What's ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
John Maxtone-Graham, an Authority on Ocean Liners, Dies at 85
He affectingly described its burned-out carcass as “upended, demeaned and undignified, like a dowager who, slipping on a wintry sidewalk, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Exhibit reveals dramatic lives of royal consorts
For this part, the "Folding Screen of the Sixtieth Birthday Banquets for Dowager Queen Sinjeong" which shows a ceremonial ritual and ... «Korea Times, Jul 15»
Princess Charlotte is christened
Even the pram was a hand-me-down from the Queen. But when it came to godparents there wasn't a monarch, or a knight or a dowager in sight ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Francis Bacon portraits held privately sold for £30m
Lucian Freud's Four Eggs on a Plate, which he painted for his friend the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, as a nod to her love of chickens, ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Fading Dowager Empress of Chappaqua Dragging Down Dems
Hard to believe, but the collapsing Hillary! campaign is diminishing Democratic enthusiasm for their elderly, infirm, unethical and possibly ... «PJ Media, Jun 15»
Downton Abbey set to become a musical after series 6 ends - what …
What will the Dowager Countess make of plans to turn Downton Abbey into a musical? A scheme to transfer the most stiffly British drama on ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
Empress Dowager's beloved Peking opera "Elegant Sounds of …
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Chinese Opera Festival 2015 will present two performances of former Empress Dowager Cixi's beloved Peking ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
Why Downton Abbey's Maggie Smith is Happy to Say Goodbye to …
To my knowledge, [the Dowager Countess] must be 110 by now.” She also lamented the fact that the show's popularity has virtually imprisoned ... «Vanity Fair, Jun 15»
