10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENNY-A-LINER»
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penny-a-liner in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
penny-a-liner and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The New monthly belle assemblée
THE PENNY-A-LINER. A SKETCH FROM LIFE. They are the very abstract and
brief Chronicle Ha.mi.lt. " They are t] of the Times." Considering a newspaper in
the strict meaning of the terra — that is, as a catalogue of recent events — the ...
151 THE PENNY-A-LINER. HE rearing his fortunes (such as they are) upon
misfortunes ; spinning out his days by ' the sudden termination of those of a neigh
~ hour; boarding and lodging upon accidents and ofl'ences ; finding fire from an ...
The penny-a-liner and ' the special commissioner ' occupy two literary extremes
in connection with the daily newspaper press of London. The special
commissioner has usually a prolonged duty to fulfil ; possibly to follow the
fortunes of an ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1873
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Chambers's Edinburgh Journal
The police penny-a-liner, by dint of perseverance in attending one particular
police court, and furnishing to the morning papers accurate and well-written
reports of the cases heard, contrives to establish himself in it, after a certain time,
and ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1845
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Chambers' Edinburgh Journal
It is curious to note how, without authority, and solely by the prescriptive right of
prior occupation and long usage, men of this kind have coptrived to parcel out the
metropolis amongst them, each man reigning supreme penny-a-liner and ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1845
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Punch Or The London Charivari
... the fogs of November ._ come on ; and when a gentleman disappear'. eth
under water, it keeps the penny-a-liner above ... When the wind blows a
hurricane, the devil is proverbially busy ; but the penny-a-liner outstrips him. He
knoweth by ...
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1873. 1 — 114 CHAMBERS'S JOURNAL.If he is
accurate. POPULAR LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. CONDUCTED BY "
WILLIAM AND ROBERT CHAMBERS. Xo. 478. Price l^d. THE PENNY-A-LINER
The ...
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Saturday Review: Politics, Literature, Science and Art
Thus, the penny-a-liner mentions, from time to time, that the Serpentine is in Hyde
Park. And he has also a suitable respect for rank and wealth. He knows what is
due to ii “carriage party," and feels that “members of the Peerage"—which is, ...
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The Irish Monthly Magazine of Politics and Literature. ...
I was greatly struck with the whole of this incident, to me inexplicable, only so far
as that, as my friend Joe informed me, the object of it was a penny-a-liner. " And
pray Joe," said I, " will you tell me what is a penny-a-liner?" " I'll give you the ...
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The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art
Thus, the penny-a-liner mentions, from time to time, that the Serpentine is in Hyde
Park. And he has also a suitable respect for rank and wealth. He knows what is
due to a " carriage party," and feels that " members of the Peerage " — which is, ...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENNY-A-LINER»
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penny-a-liner is used in the context of the following news items.
Sooty and sweep: how the Victorians cleaned up the country
Jackson likes Chadwick, the “barrister and penny-a-liner” who stormed his way through the obstinate Bumbledom of vestries and vested ... «New Statesman, Jan 15»
Is #NitiCentral becoming #NitiSecular asks a passionate Reader ?
Now, so far as otherwise an intelligent penny-a-liner Begum Tavleen Kaur Taseer (w/partner/o slain Paki Punjab governor “sickular” Salmaan ... «Niticentral, Dec 14»
Revisiting Hydra, where George Johnston wrote My Brother Jack
... with guilt at being a mere spectator to the grim blood sacrifice of his countrymen — a feckless penny-a-liner amid corpses and heroes. «The Australian, Feb 14»
Jews weren't all pedlars and criminals, Mr Dickens
He added: "Were Dickens a miserable penny-a-liner, his observations would have been unworthy of remark." Yet despite complaining of "20 ... «Jewish Chronicle, Dec 11»
Julie Burchill: Self-pity is now an art form
Though domestic contentment may spell commercial doom for the penny-a-liner, surely only a half-wit would choose professional success over ... «The Independent, Sep 11»
Spacemen and Anonymuncles Attack! Old Words for Writers
With apologies to newsie, gazetteer, sensationist, sob sister, wireman, diurnalist, paragrapher, penny-a-liner, and pediodicalist, please enjoy ... «OUPblog, Mar 09»
