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Bram Stocker (born 8 November 1847) was an Irish novelist and
short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula.
During his lifetime, he was better known as personal assistant of actor
Sir Henry Irving and business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London,
which Irving owned.
His most famous novels are:
- The Primrose Path (1875)
- The Snake's Pass (1890)
- The Watter's Mou' (1895)
- The Shoulder of Shasta (1895)
- Dracula (1897)
- Miss Betty (1898)
- The Mystery of the Sea (1902)
- The Jewel of Seven Stars (1903)
- The Man (aka: The Gates of Life) (1905)
- Lady Athlyne (1908)
- The Lady of the Shroud (1909)
- The Lair of the White Worm (aka: The Garden of Evil) (1911)
Jack Joseph Osbourne (born 8 November 1985) is an English media personality. He is best known as a star of MTV's reality series The Osbournes (2003-2005), along with his father Ozzy, mother Sharon, and sister Kelly. Osbourne has since pursued a career as a fitness and travel reporter, presenting shows such as Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie (2005-2009) and BBC's Saving Planet Earth (2007).
ReplyDeleteIn this day, in 1602, the legendary Bodleian Library was founded. This is the main research library of the University of Oxford and one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library. This is one of six legal deposit libraries for works published in the United Kingdom. This libery was named after Sir Thomas Bodley, a famous collector of ancient manuscripts. But it was founded by Thomas Cobham, Bishop of Worcester.
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