10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARROVIAN»
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Harrovian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Harrow Recollections. By an old
Harrovian (S. Daryl)
Sidney DARYL (pseud. [i.e. Sir Douglas Straight.]) confine himself to authentic
facts, and hopes on that score to be pardoned other shortcomings. Possessing
neither the pen nor the imagination of a Tom Brown, he is prepared with
resignation ...
Sidney DARYL (pseud. [i.e. Sir Douglas Straight.]), 1867
2
The
Harrovian V1: From October 16, 1869 to July 23, 1870 (1870)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Crossley And Clarke, 2010
It was at that point that Nicholas, the perfect Harrovian, removed his ear from the
keyhole, because old Jock had married his Deborah in a different fashion. "The
parson's cob was lame, but there was nothing wrong with our legs, so we didn't ...
4
The Governess and the Sheikh (Mills & Boon Historical) ...
Peregrine was Lord Wincester's preferred dogsbody, for which role he was
rewarded by also serving as the butt of Lord Wincester's rather cumbersome wit.
The kind of Old Harrovian wit that found the placing of a pig's bladder filled with
water ...
5
The roaring twenties: literary life in Sydney, New South ...
It is well known that anyone who harbours a Harrovian in Australia gets what he
deserves. Mrs B. got it and deserved it. But before that happened, she opened
her purse and her person wide to the gallant remittance-man, whose tastes were
...
6
Winston Churchill and Harrow: Memories of the Prime ...
WINSTON CHURCHILL AND THE HARROVIAN During his time at Harrow (1888
-1892) references in The Harrovian to the schoolboy Churchill are not numerous.
In 1890, his name appears as the winner, with G. C. Godfrey, of the Carrying ...
7
Harrow School: List of Old Harrovians, the John Lyon School, ...
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8
A History of Harrow School, 1324-1991
Unusually for school histories, this book, supported by a full academic apparatus of source references, frankly confronts the school's failings as well as its successes; its financial, educational, and sexual scandals as openly as its well ...
Christopher Tyerman, 2000
9
The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and ...
... experience, the fragrance which they " leave upon the mind," will be as lasting
as the "remembrance of them is sweet." The Harrovian. * Home. MEMOIRS OF A
MALAYAN FAMILY.* The annals of autobiography in Europe never, perhaps ...
10
Montgomery: D-Day Commander
D-Day Commander Nigel Hamilton. Marshal) Sir Harold Alexander, for example,
fulfilled Churchill's ideal ofa World War II general: son of an earl, debonair-
looking, brave, charming, a fellow Harrovian, and blessed with beautiful manners
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARROVIAN»
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Greenshirts cross the dreaded red line
... the meaning being obvious to every unfortunate Old Etonian and Harrovian! Even the ancients had a much clearer conception of personal ... «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
David Walliams brings Kate Beckinsale to ITV party by SEBASTIAN …
'I work in insurance, which is quite a serious job and it's important to let off steam,' the Old Harrovian, 22, told me before he jetted off to the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Nicky Hilton and James Rothschild's trillion dollar wedding at …
Prince William's best friend old Harrovian Thomas van Straubenzee — who was this week announced as one of Princess Charlotte's ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
Today in history: Wimbledon tournaments began on July 9, 1877
... spectators paid a shilling each to see William Marshall, a Cambridge tennis “Blue,” battle W. Spencer Gore, an Old Harrovian racket player. «The Nation, Jul 15»
Toby Stephens: Is your posh accent really holding you back?
... posh hasn't exactly hindered the careers of Etonians Damian Lewis and Eddie Redmayne, not to mention Harrovian Benedict Cumberbatch? «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Princess Charlotte's christening was so perfect Princess Diana might …
In 1993, soon after Diana and Charles had separated, she was amusingly linked to the Old Harrovian van Straubenzee after the two were ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Have posh Catholics had their day?
Take Cardinal Manning, an Old Harrovian son of the Governor of the Bank of England (and, of course, a convert). In Eminent Victorians, Lytton ... «Catholic Herald Online, Jul 15»
Blog: Collapses on court are not what we want
The winner of the first Wimbledon Gentlemen's Single was Spencer Gore, an old Harrovian rackets player. While the first Ladies' Single ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
Gay couple in pension rights fight
Old Harrovian and former cavalry officer John Walker has launched an equal treatment case in the Court of Appeal which could have ... «shropshirestar.com, Jun 15»
What is Wimbledon?
Featuring only men singles, it was won by Spencer Gore, an old Harrovian rackets player. Today, The Championships, Wimbledon or simply ... «The Hans India, Jun 15»
