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Matthew J. Royal
Matthew J. Royal, also known as Matt Royal, (27 May 1863 – 14 November 1900) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, and teacher. Best known for his novel ''The Isle of the Virgins: A Romance'' (1899), Royal also wrote the books to the musical theatre, musicals ''A Social Lion'' and ''Aunt Hannah''. The latter work was staged on Broadway theatre, Broadway in 1900, the year of his death at the age of 37. Under the name Matt Royal he wrote several dime novels which were published posthumously in Street & Smith's ''Brave and Bold Weekly''. Life and career Matthew Joseph Royal was born in Adelaide, Ontario on 27 May 1863. He worked as a teacher in Canada while simultaneously pursuing a career as a writer. His novel ''The Isle of the Virgins: A Romance'' was published in 1899 by the Wenborne-Sumner Company. The novel was about a group of male sailors who discover an island inhabited by a matriarchal society in which men are enslaved to the women who hold power. In its review of the nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Isle Of The Virgins
''The'' is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the Most common words in English, most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
