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611. When sir walter scott was made bankrupt, how did he pay off his debts
May 31, 2013
When sir walter scott was made bankrupt, how did he pay off his debts?
In his own words "This right hand shall work it all off." In 1809 he had supplied half the capital of the publishers, Ballantyne & Co. Although he made a lot of money from his poems and books, he spent much of it on buil...
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612. Which famous english diarist was arrested for be traying naval secrets to the french
May 31, 2013
Which famous english diarist was arrested for be traying naval secrets to the french?
Samuel Pepys who was born in London, February 23, 1633. He was secretary to the Royal Navy when he was arrested on May 21, 1679. Two months later he was bailed out and the charge against him was dropped. Th...
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613. Who was banjo paterson
May 30, 2013
Who was banjo paterson?
He was Andrew Barton Paterson, an Australian author and poet, who was born in New South Wales. Educated in Sydney, he was a solicitor but when the Boer War broke out in South Africa, he went there as a war correspondent. Returning home, he became the editor of a news...
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614. The african queen was a famous movie but who wrote the book on which it was based
May 28, 2013
The african queen was a famous movie but who wrote the book on which it was based?
Cecil Scott Forester. He is best known for the books he wrote concerning the exciting adventures of Horatio Hornblower, an officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Period. He was born in Cairo,...
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615. Why did samuel langhorne clemens call himself mark twain
May 28, 2013
Why did samuel langhorne clemens call himself mark twain?
He took his famous pen-name from the call ("by the mark twain" meaning two fathoms deep) of a leadsman on a River Mississippi steam-boat when reporting the soundings (or depths) of the river. He was born at Florida, Missouri, November...
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616. Which french poet was the hero of the very popular operetta . The vagabond king
May 28, 2013
Which french poet was the hero of the very popular operetta . The vagabond king?
He was Francois de Montcorbier, known as Villon, born in 1431. His father died when he was quite young and he was brought up by a relative, Guillaume de Villon, whose name he adopted. He was educated at the Univ...
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617. What was the only book for which jonathan swift, who wrote scores of books, was paid
May 28, 2013
What was the only book for which jonathan swift, who wrote scores of books, was paid?
Gulliver's Travels. Its title was originally The Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Lemuel Gulliver. The book was so well presented with an illustrated portrait of Gulliver and maps, that ...
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618. Who wrote the bulldog drummond novels
May 28, 2013
Who wrote the bulldog drummond novels?
His pen-name was Sapper, his real name being Cyril McNeile, born 28 September, 1888. He was the son of a naval captain and entered the Royal Engineers, (whose nickname is The Sappers) in 1907. He served through the First World War, retiring from the ar...
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619. Who was the american consul renowned for his novels of the far west
May 28, 2013
Who was the american consul renowned for his novels of the far west?
Francis Bret Harte. He was born 25 August, 1839, at Albany, New York State, the son of a school teacher. Due to ill-health and the poverty of his parents, he received only three years of regular schooling. His first poem wa...
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620. Which poet was slain in a tavern brawl
May 28, 2013
Which poet was slain in a tavern brawl?
His name was Christopher Marlowe. He was the son of a shoemaker living in Canterbury, Kent. Kit, as he is often referred to, was born February 6, 1564. He went to King's School, Canterbury and from there to Benet (Corpus Christi) College, Cambridge, g...
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