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By 1913: More than 130 American ragtime groups, as...

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By 1913

More than 130 American ragtime groups, as well as numerous imitators, were touring Britain.
Russell, Dave. “Varieties of life: the making of the Edwardian music hall”. The Edwardian Theatre: Essays on Performance and the Stage, edited by Michael R. Booth and Joel H. Kaplan, Cambridge University Press, 1996, pp. 61-85.
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1770: Edward Bancroft followed up his Essay on...

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1770

Edward Bancroft followed up his Essay on the Natural History of Guiana a novel on the same subject-matter, The History of Charles Wentworth.
London, April. Women and Property in the Eighteenth-Century Novel. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
87, 92-4

2 September 1939: All entertainment venues in London and other...

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2 September 1939

All entertainment venues in London and other English centres closed until further notice as a precaution against expected immediate heavy bombing.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Minns, Raynes. Bombers and Mash: The Domestic Front 1939-45. Virago, 1980.

1890s: John Lane of Bodley Head established the...

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1890s

John Lane of Bodley Head established the Eve's Library series.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 112. Gale Research, 1991.
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By 22 October 1853: John Ruskin published The Stones of Venice....

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By 22 October 1853

John Ruskin published The Stones of Venice. Volume the Third—The Fall.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
(22 Oct. 1853): 1249-50

15 March 1961: Following a referendum in South Africa the...

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15 March 1961

Following a referendum in South Africa the previous October and the Commonwealth Conference vote condemning apartheid, Heinrich Verwoerd formally withdrew South Africa from the British Commonwealth .
South African History online. 30 Mar. 2005, http://www.sahistory.org.za/.
under 1960-1969

22 June 1921: George V opened the Northern Ireland parliament...

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22 June 1921

George V opened the Northern Ireland parliament with a conciliatory speech as the British government initiated negotiations on the relations between Ireland proper and Ulster (the Six Counties in the North).
Foster, Robert Fitzroy. Modern Ireland 1600-1972. Allen Lane, 1988.
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February 1858: Bessie Rayner Parkes described to George...

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February 1858

Bessie Rayner Parkes described to George Eliot , in a letter, the limited company established by the Langham Place group to support The English Woman's Journal.
Herstein, Sheila R. A Mid-Victorian Feminist: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon. Yale University Press, 1985.
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Rendall, Jane. “A Moral Engine? Feminism, Liberalism and the English Womans JournalEqual or Different: Womens Politics 1800-1914, edited by Jane Rendall, Basil Blackwell, 1987, pp. 112-38.
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1846: A comprehensive 474-page directory of the...

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1846

A comprehensive 474-page directory of the British and Irish press began publication.
Hindley, Diana, and Geoffrey Hindley. Advertising in Victorian England 1837-1901. Wayland, 1972.
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Nevett, Terry R. Advertising in Britain: A History. Heinemann, 1982.
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7 October 1932: Sir Thomas Beecham conducted his newly-formed...

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7 October 1932

Sir Thomas Beecham conducted his newly-formed London Philharmonic Orchestra in its first performance.
Ford, Boris, editor. The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain. Vol. 9 vols, Cambridge University Press, 1988–2026.
8: 339
Nettel, Reginald. The Orchestra in England: A Social History. Jonathan Cape, 1956.
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June 1843: Ben Webster, manager of the Haymarket, announced...

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June 1843

Ben Webster , manager of the Haymarket , announced a play-writing contest.
Donkin, Ellen. “Mrs. Gore gives tit for tat”. Women and Playwriting in Nineteenth-Century Britain, edited by Tracy C. Davis and Ellen Donkin, Cambridge University Press, 1999, pp. 54-74.
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Isabella Lickbarrow

IL , an obscure local poet writing in the early nineteenth century, nevertheless tackled national issues in her poetry as well as landscape description, tales, songs, and personal tributes.

21 January 1930: King George V's speech from the House of...

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21 January 1930

King George V 's speech from the House of Lords opening the London Naval Conference was broadcast by the BBC to several countries around the world.
BBC Handbook: 1960. BBC, 1960, http://U of A HSS HE 8690 B86.
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1914: In Burgess Unabridged: A New Dictionary of...

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1914

In Burgess Unabridged: A New Dictionary of Words You Have Always Needed, Gelett Burgess coined the word blurb, meaning an author's testimonial for the work of another writer.
Cronin, Blaise. “Puff pellets”. The Author, Vol.
cxvi
, No. 4, 1 Dec. 2005–28 Feb. 2006, pp. 159-60.
159

1690: A satire on women, Mundus Muliebris: or,...

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1690

A satire on women, Mundus Muliebris: or, The Ladies Dressing-room Unlock'd, and her Toilette Spread, by Mary Evelyn the younger , was posthumously published by her father .
Whiteman, Bruce. “Institutional Collecting”. Frances Burney and Her Contemporaries: 2004 Burney Society of North America Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 7 Oct. 2004.

March 1664: George Etherege's first play, The Comical...

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March 1664

George Etherege 's first play, The Comical Revenge, or Love in a Tub, opened on stage.
Watson, George, and Ian Roy Wilson, editors. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. Cambridge University Press, 1969, 5 vols., http://U of A, HSS Ruth N Flr 1 Ref.

4 March 1885: In Marius the Epicurean, Walter Pater established...

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4 March 1885

In Marius the Epicurean, Walter Pater established his view that the city was the modern topic for writers. The novel is set in Marcus Aurelius 's Rome.
Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/.
Clements, Patricia. Baudelaire and the English Tradition. Princeton University Press, 1985.
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1969: Publishing firm Allison and Busby was launched....

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1969

Publishing firm Allison and Busby was launched. Its co-founder, Ghana-born Margaret Busby (later successful as a writer), thus became the UK's youngest woman publisher and first black publisher.
“Margaret Busby”. African Writers Abroad (AWA).

December 1838: The Nottingham Female Political Union issued...

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December 1838

The Nottingham Female Political Union issued the first political address by women Chartists.
Schwarzkopf, Jutta. Women in the Chartist Movement. St Martin’s Press, 1991.
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Rose Macaulay

RM was highly prolific, publishing during the earlier half of the twentieth century twenty-three novels and two volumes of poetry, as well as three books of short stories, several historical and travel narratives, and works...
Rose Macaulay Photograph of a roughly drawn sketch of Rose Macaulay, depicted from the shoulders up. She is wearing a simple dress and her hair is cut short.

April 1847: Adams and Company of London patented the...

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April 1847

Adams and Company of London patented the first double decker bus.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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Barker, Theodore Cardwell, and Michael Robbins. A History of London Transport: Passenger Travel and the Development of the Metropolis. Rev., Allen and Unwin, 1975, 2 vol.
I: 59-60

1988: Penelope Gilliatt published A Woman of Singular...

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1988

Penelope Gilliatt published A Woman of Singular Occupation, a novel.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1811: Sir James Lawrence published The Empire of...

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1811

Sir James Lawrence published The Empire of the Nairs, or The Rights of Women, an account of the Hindu caste of the Nairs, which he said allowed women the same sexual liberty as men.
Coleman, Deirdre. “Claire Clairmont and Mary Shelley: identification and rivalry within the ’tribe of the Otaheite philosophers’”. Women’s Writing, Vol.
6
, No. 3, 1999, pp. 309-28.
317-18

November 1886-January 1887: William Morris published A Dream of John...

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November 1886-January 1887

William Morris published A Dream of John Ball in his socialist journal, Commonweal. It appeared in volume form in 1888.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press, 1989.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

1966: Annabel, a monthly magazine directed at teenagers,...

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1966

Annabel, a monthly magazine directed at teenagers, from D. C. Thomson , began publishing in London.
Winship, Janice. Inside Women’s Magazines. Pandora, 1987.
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Braithwaite, Brian, and Joan Barrell. The Business of Women’s Magazines. Associated Business Press, 1979.
146
Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory 1999. 37th ed., R. R. Bowker, 1998.
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