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Monica Redlich
Monica Mary Christensen (née Redlich; 3 July 1909 – 28 June 1965) was an English writer of novels, non-fiction, and children's literature. Biography Redlich was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, to father Edwin Basil Redlich, a Church of England priest, and mother Maud Le Bas Le Maistre, of Jersey origin. She spent her early childhood in Hampstead, London and then Teigh, Rutland. When she was 15, the family moved to her father's new post at Little Bowden on the edge of Market Harborough, Leicestershire. Redlich studied English literature at Westfield College in London, graduating in 1931. After finishing her studies, Redlich worked as a secretary for L. A. G. Strong, with whom she co-edited her first book ''Life in English literature, an Introduction for Beginners''. Strong dedicated his 1935 novel ''The Seven Arms'' to Redlich. Via Hamish Hamilton, Redlich published the novels ''Consenting Party'' and ''Cheap Return'', as well as the satirical handbook ''The Young Girl's Guide to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bystander
''The Bystander'' was a British weekly tabloid magazine including reviews, topical drawings, cartoons and short stories. Published from Fleet Street, it was started in 1903 by George Holt Thomas. Its first editor, William Comyns Beaumont, later edited the magazine again from 1928 to 1932. It was popular during World War I for its publication of the " Old Bill" cartoons by Bruce Bairnsfather. The magazine also employed artists including H. M. Bateman, W. Heath Robinson, Howard Elcock, Helen McKie, Arthur Watts, Will Owen, Edmund Blampied and L. R. Brightwell. It published some of the earliest stories of Daphne du Maurier (Beaumont's niece), as well as short stories by Saki, including "Filboid Studge, the Story of a Mouse that Helped". The magazine ran until 1940, when it merged with ''The Tatler'' (titled ''Tatler & Bystander'' until 1968). Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martyrs Of New Guinea
The Martyrs of New Guinea were Christians including clergy, teachers, and medical staff serving in New Guinea who were executed during the Japanese invasion during World War II in 1942 and 1943. A total of 333 church workers including Papuans and visiting missionaries from a range of denominations were killed during the Japanese occupation of New Guinea. Japanese invasion After the Empire of Japan entered war in the Pacific on 7 December 1941, many civilian populations of Australia's island territories were evacuated. There were fears that people of European descent would be in particular danger - along with islanders and Papuans working alongside them - but no order was issued for the evacuation of missionaries. So, many Christians voluntarily chose to continue in their vocation despite the approaching danger. In January 1942 the Anglican Bishop of New Guinea, Philip Strong, advised clergy and staff to faithfully remain working in New Guinea: “One thing only I can guarantee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Rutland
The term "the people" refers to the public or Common people, common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of Person, persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independence, independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |