10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUMMER»
Discover the use of
mummer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mummer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
A celebration of a regional Christmas custom tells how Granny's Newfoundland house is visited by the mummers, masked and costumed figures, who turn the night into a wild revel with their jokes and dancing.
A Mummer's Wife tells the story of Kate Ede, a bored Midlands housewife unhappily married to an asthmatic draper.
George Moore, Anthony Patterson,
2011
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Make Merry in Step and Song: A Seasonal Treasury of Music, ...
"See the blazing Yule before us..." This is just one of the many ancient British folk songs we all know and love. Other tunes and symbols that tug on our memories have similar historical roots, hearkening back to a shared Pagan past.
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The
Mummer's Curse: An Amanda Pepper Mystery (#7)
With Amanda on the scene, the who in whodunit doesn't stay secret for long. In The Mummers' Curse, Gillian Roberts is, as always, at the head of the parade.
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Seamus Heaney: The Crisis of Identity
though it serves as an appropriate analogue to the strained atmosphere in
Northern Ireland during recent decades. In "The Last Mummer," Heaney explores
the fate of another outcast, one whose situation even more closely parallels his
own.
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Rewriting Newfoundland Mythology: The Works of Tom Dawe
By becoming, as it were, a stranger in his own community, a mummer reverses
his social status and can exploit this in a number of ways, including the
satisfaction of remaining unrecognized.28 In Dawe's poem the situation is
reversed: the ...
Anatole France studied at the Collge Stanislaus and after graduation he helped his father by working at his bookstore.
When his mother breaks her leg, Joey must spend Christmas in a small town in Newfoundland with his Aunt Corinne, who is still devastated by the drowning of her husband, where Joey finds his aunt's behavior and local customs disturbing.
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUMMER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
mummer is used in the context of the following news items.
Farm Fair, terrific; Farm Fair clown, terrifying
Doesn't matter if they are the circus variety, Mummer, mime, magician or maker of balloon animals; they give me the willies. Maybe it's that ... «Burlington County Times, Jul 15»
Pam Am Games yield reminder of swimming greats
... folks like me, who'll one day shake and rattle their prosthetics during cremation, like noisy maritime mummer from a Christmas, long ago only ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jul 15»
Daily Times Community Calendar
If you ever wanted to be a Mummer, this is your chance. For information, contact Greater Overbrook President Bob Pennock at 610-716-3945 or ... «The Delaware County Daily Times, Jul 15»
Walls come tumbling down: OKC 499 Project Sheridan
The 499 Sheridan Project demolition follows the recent removal of the Mummer's Theater just across the street from the OKC Union Bus Station. «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
Into the great wide open; inspired by Greene County's Ron Swanson
I noticed the sounds were human when I heard the soft mummer of "No, no, no, no." As I unzipped from the sleeping bag I heard a shriek. «Greene County Daily World, Jul 15»
Dear Philly: Let's Embrace the Pope's Visit
In 1949, my parents and I watched the Mummer's parade. I was 7 years old. I later read, (much later), that parade attracted over one million ... «Philadelphia Magazine, Jul 15»
COMMUNITY BRIEFS: Explore pets with Chester County 4-H
If you ever wanted to be a Mummer, this is your chance. Greater Overbrook will put new members in a beautiful Mummers costume and they will ... «The Delaware County Daily Times, Jul 15»
'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt' Review: Into The Great Wide Open
A mummer's play designed to trick someone out of hiding. Moments of genuine compassion, sadness, fury, and humor. If anything, the game ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
COMMUNITY BRIEFS: Greater Overbrook String Band seeks news …
If you ever wanted to be a Mummer, this is your chance. Greater Overbrook will put new members in a beautiful Mummers costume and they will ... «The Delaware County Daily Times, Jul 15»
Will Angelo Lutz's past ever let him have a successful future?
Lutz's Mummer-based nickname was "Golden Buddha" for a reason. "When we were walking out, they told me they couldn't put him on TV ... «Newsworks.org, Jul 15»