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Cloud Pictures
''Cloud Pictures'' (1872) is a book by Francis H. Underwood Francis Henry Underwood (January 12, 1825 – August 7, 1894) was an American editor and writer. He was the founder and first associate editor of '' The Atlantic Monthly'' in 1857 while still working as a publisher's assistant. Biography Underwoo .... It comprises four fictional stories, "The Exile of von Adelstein's Soul", "Topankalon", "Herr Regenbogen's Concert", and "A Great-Organ Prelude", which are chiefly musical in theme. External links A contemporary review of ''Cloud Pictures'' 1872 American novels {{1870s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Henry Underwood
Francis Henry Underwood (January 12, 1825 – August 7, 1894) was an American editor and writer. He was the founder and first associate editor of ''The Atlantic Monthly'' in 1857 while still working as a publisher's assistant. Biography Underwood was born on January 12, 1825 in Enfield, Massachusetts, the son of Phoebe (Hall) and Roswell Underwood. Underwood worked in Kentucky from 1845 to 1850, but his hatred of slavery caused him to quit the state. He became an ardent supporter of the Free Soil Party. Originally, he planned to launch a Free-soil magazine in 1853, but the idea did not come to fruition until ''The Atlantic Monthly'' in 1857. Underwood traveled to Britain in August 1885 on SS ''Cephalonia''. He arrived in Liverpool and then traveled by railway to Glasgow. In 1885, Underwood was appointed American Consul at Glasgow in Scotland. In 1893, he was Consul for Leith. He is noted as being a member of Edinburgh's "Pen and Pencil Club". He lived at 35 Mansionhouse Road in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcover
A hardcover, hard cover, or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as case-bound) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather). It has a flexible, sewn spine which allows the book to lie flat on a surface when opened. Modern hardcovers may have the pages glued onto the spine in much the same way as paperbacks. Following the ISBN sequence numbers, books of this type may be identified by the abbreviation Hbk. Hardcover books are often printed on acid-free paper, and they are much more durable than paperbacks, which have flexible, easily damaged paper covers. Hardcover books are marginally more costly to manufacture. Hardcovers are frequently protected by artistic dust jackets, but a "jacketless" alternative has increased in popularity: these "paper-over-board" or "jacketless" hardcover bindings forgo the dust jacket in favor of printing the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis H
Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places *Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada *Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada **Francis (electoral district) *Francis, Nebraska *Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska *Francis, Oklahoma * Francis, Utah Other uses * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia *Francis turbine, a type of water turbine *Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also *Saint Francis (other) *Francies, a surname, including a list of people with the name *Francisco (other) * Francisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
