Short story by H. G. Wells about a schoolmaster who, to prove his courage to himself, burgles a house while on holiday, leading him into a strange adventure.
Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland
Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1901, about a young man who falls asleep one midsummer's night and wakes to find himself in Fairyland.
Mrs Richard Brinsley Sheridan (painting)
Oil on canvas portrait by the English artist Thomas Gainsborough, a close friend of the Linleys
Municipal Borough of Leigh
Local government district in Lancashire, England, created in 1899 and abolished in 1974.
Municipal Borough of Stretford
Created in 1894 and granted a charter of incorporation in 1933, becoming a municipal borough. Abolished in 1974, the area it controlled is now part of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester.
Murder Act 1752
Act of parliament of England and Wales to increase the horror of being executed for murder by expediting the process and denying the right to a decent burial.
Music Hall War
1907 dispute between music hall employees, stage artistes and London theatre proprietors over pay and working conditions.
My Word, You Do Look Queer
Comic monologue by Bert Lee and R. P. Weston, first performed by Ernest Hastings in 1922 and revived by Stanley Holloway in 1938.
Myrmecoleon
Usually considered to be a mythical creature of legend, it has also been identified as a rock hyrax.
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