ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ESCAPADE
From French, from Old Italian scappata, from Vulgar Latin ex-cappāre (unattested) to escape.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ESCAPADE»
Discover the use of
escapade in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
escapade and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Indeed, in many ways the book anticipates Scott's 1929 modernist masterpiece The Wave, widely considered to be one of the greatest Civil War novels ever written.
Hired to guard Harry Houdini from a rival magician's death threats, Phil Beaumont finds his hands full at a stately country home where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is among the guests and the host is found murdered. Reprint. K.
Walter Satterthwait,
1996
Soon he's teaching the untamed Callie the sensuous art of seduction...and she's learning all too well. Their little escapade is spinning out of control, threatening not only a scoundrel, but the desires of both Callie's and Simon's hearts.
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The Grand New Delhi
Escapade
In the adventure novel The Grand New Delhi Escapade, Sharlene McGowan has the uncanny ability of getting into trouble without trying.
Veronica Blume is a recently divorced 29-year-old woman who's down on her luck.
Who rained on the parade?
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An
Escapade and An Engagement
Richard, Lord Ledbury, has had his fair share of adventure on warring battlefields, but even this seasoned soldier isn't prepared for the outrageous escapades going on in London's ballrooms!
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Auntie Mame: An Irreverent
Escapade
'Auntie Mame and I learned to love one another in as brief and painless a period as possible.
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An Egyptian
Escapade: Book Six of the Chronicles of Adam ...
In this the sixth book in the chronicles of Adam Black, Adam is now a seasoned Junior Leader but while investigating the ruins of Park Hall finds himself transported back to the year 1882 and being caught is labelled a thief.
An early warning satellite system, has been devised with the ability to alert each country linked to it of an attack by the launching of rockets or missiles.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ESCAPADE»
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escapade is used in the context of the following news items.
School Roof Escapade Leads to Arrests
Three Putnam Valley youths have some explaining to do when appearing next month in Yorktown Town Court as to why they decided to climb ... «The Putnam County Courier, Jul 15»
Ottawa program aims at reducing sexual assault at music festivals
A new program called SoundCheck, launched at Escapade Music Festival and RBC Bluesfest this year, is trying to make music festivals in the ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
Tuna dog is Instagram's ugliest pup who shares his very English …
But his recent escapade - a three-day jaunt to the English countryside with owner Courtney Dasher - has provided some of the cutest images of ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
China's 'Dow 36000' Moment
... world have tried to halt stock-market declines in the past, with limited success, Beijing owns this particular stock market escapade to a unique ... «Bloomberg View, Jul 15»
'Tangerine' Review: Transgender Comedy Takes Chances, and Not …
... profusion of orange in the film's palette – Sin-Dee and Alexandra's odyssey is simultaneously social realism and sexually-charged escapade. «TheWrap, Jul 15»
Win It! Tickets to Universal Studios Hollywood
... designed to catapult guests into the high-stakes underground world of fast cars in a harrowing escapade — at perceived speeds in excess of ... «Extra, Jul 15»
Review: TANGERINE Pops With Verve And Vérité
... the whole truth, Sin-dee's mission is a dizzying escapade that sends us hurtling into shabby strip malls and the secret party rooms of motels. «TwitchFilm, Jul 15»
Coffins to be carried through village streets to mark ancient custom
The weekend will open with a coffin walk, which re-enacts the escapade mourners had to undertake to carry the caskets from one village to the ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
'The Gallows:' A horror film with hilarious moments
Their little escapade goes south when Pfeifer nearly catches them, and they discover that all the doors are mysteriously locked. Fred, Daphne ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
Fewer sex assaults around Canada Day, but the mass gathering …
Between June 29 and July 7, which covers a period including Canada Day and the Escapade electronic dance music festival, there were 14 ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»