10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILL-STARRED»
Discover the use of
ill-starred in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ill-starred and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ill-
Starred Captains: Flinders and Baudin
'[Anthony Brown's] ingenious interweaving of the tales of these two very different expeditions brings the story of Australia's exploration to life in a riveting and insightful new narrative.
2
Ill-
starred General: Braddock of the Coldstream Guards
A rare combination of documented fact and good storytelling, Ill-Starred General is the biography of a much maligned man from one of history's most vital eras.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
unlucky coffee speculation — H. G. Pearson) <it was the unluckiest step we ever
made to admit him into the bosom of our family— Lytton) Disastrous and ill-
starred both carry the astrological implication that the stars are adverse to the
person ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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The
Ill Starred Stewarts
This is a new release of the original 1958 edition.
ill-bred ill-starred ill-bred, adj. ill-mannered, bad-mannered, unmannerly, rude,
impolite, uncivil, unceremonious, discourteous, disrespectful, misbehaved;
indelicate, uncourt- ly, ungallant, indecorous, ungracious; ungentlemanly,
unladylike; ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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Heroes of the French Epic: A Selection of Chansons de Geste
... ill-starred your heart!" he cried: "So brave to serve, so daring and so wise! Now
you are dead, where shall I find your like? I have no sons, nor worthy kin or kind."
"SIR VIVIEN, ill-starred your youth so splendid, Your lovely limbs, your cheek ...
7
The Charterhouse of Parma
This new translation captures Stendhal's narrative verse, while the Introduction explores the novel's reception and the reasons for its enduring popularity and power.
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Blood in the Hills: A History of Violence in Appalachia
“Deep. in. the. Shades. of. Ill-Starred. Georgia's. Wood”. The Murder of Elder
Joseph Standing in Late-Nineteenth-Century Appalachian Georgia Mary Ella
Engel In the fall of 1876, Mormon missionary John Hamilton Morgan answered a
call ...
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Personal Religion Among the Greeks
the bitter fruit of an ill-starred curiosity. But nonetheless Fortune in her blindness,
by the very enormity of the ordeals to which she subjected thee, succeeded only
in bringing thee to thy present religious felicity — so improvident was she in her ...
André Jean Festugière, 1954
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The Works of Thomas Carlyle
Thou ill-starred Parent, who like an Ostrich hadst to leave thy ill-starred offspring
to be hatched into self-support by the mere sky-influences of Chance, can thy
pilgrimage have been a smooth one ? Beset by Misfortune thou doubtless hast ...
Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILL-STARRED»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
ill-starred is used in the context of the following news items.
Many spokes to its hub
Its second governmental joint venture in China, for example, after the ill-starred Suzhou industrial park, is to develop an “eco-city” in Tianjin. «The Economist, Jul 15»
Pay-what-you-think-its-worth film to be shown at the Kirkgate Centre
... set in Brighton, featuring a mixed cast of actors and non-actors, a soundtrack by local bands, an ill-starred search for the village of Wivelsfield, ... «Cumbria Crack, Jul 15»
Beginner seeks "right investment system"
As you've learned, this can be dangerous - not least because it tempts one into sexy but misleading growth stories like those ill-starred Aim ... «Investors Chronicle, Jul 15»
Secrets and lies: Why tales of lost fortunes, real and fake, resonate …
It told of an ill-starred family, and concluded with a tantalising story about a buried treasure. But in this case, the tale turned out to be completely ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
Greece debt crisis: the Greek politicians who were ignored
Many foreign officials involved in Greece's ill-starred bailout efforts over the past five years say they have learned what Greece's past would-be ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
Hapag ni Dolphy
MANILA, Philippines - If Vincent van Gogh found happiness in his ill-starred life on the tables of the tiny artists' village of Auberge Ravoux, ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
Iain Duncan Smith, the unlikely champion for workers, on why his …
It is an extraordinary transformation for a man whose political career seemed to have crashed and burned during an ill-starred two years as ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Newcastle set to sign Aleksandar Mitrovic for £12million as summer …
McClaren has taken on his biggest challenge since an ill-starred, 18-month stint as England boss ended with his sacking in November 2007. «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
Album reviews: The name of this band isn't Talking Heads
... graced Thompson's best work with then-wife Linda Thompson; Josephine adds another to his bulging bag of meditations on ill-starred lovers; ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
The Age of Creepiness
Creepiness is the nightmare version of seduction: it can crop up in an instant, in a gesture or an ill-starred turn of phrase, and yet it takes much ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
