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New and elegant amusements for the ladies of Great Britain. By a lady.
Lady.Date: 1772- Books
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The theatre, by Sir Richard Steele; to which are added, The Anti-Theatre; the character of Sir John Edgar; Steele's case with the Lord Chamberlain; the Crisis of Property, with the Sequel, Two Pasquins, &c. &c. Illustrated with literary and historical anecdotes by John Nichols.
Steele, Richard, Sir, 1672-1729.Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]- Books
What's on : key to Scotland : February until 7th March : priceless / editor: Alistair Stein.
Date: 1989- Ephemera
"It's about you, it's about me, it's about us" : Gay Life & Style 2000, the event for the lesbianand gay community : 14-15-16 July 2000, National Hall, Olympia, London.
Date: 2000- Pictures
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Three entertainers appear to stand on top of coloured roses with a pvc-clad woman and an open-mouthed DJ bottom right; includes two vertical strips of the numerous logos of associated organisations from l'Ambassade [top] to Actoria studio [bottom] with further logos arranged along the bottom and right [radio stations] and a list of DJ's performing; an advertisement for the Red Ribbon ball, a fund raising evening event in aid of "Sol en SI" [Solidarité Enfants SIDA] and the SIDA Info Service to commemorate World AIDS day on Saturday 29 November. Colour lithograph.
Date: [between 1990 and 1999]Reference: 672648i- Books
Coming-of-age dinner : King's Hall, Holborn Restaurant, W.C.1 Thursday, July 9, 1931 / Mental Hospital and Institutional Workers' Union ; Chairman: C. Bartlett.
Mental Hospital and Institutional Workers' Union.Date: 1931- Books
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The town talk, The Fish Pool, The Plebeian, The Old Whig, The Spinster, &c. By the authors of the tatler, spectator, and guardian. Now first collected with notes and illustrations.
Steele, Richard, Sir, 1672-1729.Date: 1790- Books
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The englishman in Paris. A comedy, in two acts. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. By Samuel Foote, Esq;
Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777.Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Archives and manuscripts
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Decorated Retreat wagonettes
Date: 1900-2000Reference: RET 1/8/4/17/8Part of: The Retreat Archive- Books
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The englishman return'd from Paris, being the sequel to The Englishman in Paris. A farce in two acts. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. By Samuel Foote, Esq;
Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777.Date: 1756- Books
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The Wonderful magazine, and marvellous chronicle; or, New weekly entertainer. A work recording authentic accounts of the most extraordinary productions, events, and occurrences, in providence, nature, and art. ...
Date: [1793]- Books
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The New wonderful magazine, and marvellous chronicle: or, New weekly entertainer. A work recording authentic accounts of the most extraordinary productions, events, and occurrences, in providence, nature, and art. ...
Date: [1794]- Books
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Great events from little causes. Or, a selection of interesting and entertaining stories, drawn from the histories of different nations. ... Translated from the French of Monsieur A. Richer, ...
Richer, Adrien, 1720-1798.Date: 1768- Archives and manuscripts
105119/Z/14/Z: SmashFest: An Alternative Science Festival for Kids, Families and Grown-ups
Date: 2015-2016Reference: WT/C/6/1/92Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Theatricals, Concerts and Entertainments
Date: 1843-1994Reference: DGH1/7/2Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Books
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The New, general, and complete weekly magazine; or, Entertaining miscellany of literature, history travels, and amusements of the age; ... to which will be added, ... (every other week) a complete chronicle of events, ... For readers of every class and description.
Date: [1796]- Books
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The companion for the fire-side: or, winter evening's amusement. Being a curious collection of entertaining and instructive stories, Tales, Fables, Allegories, Historical Facts, Eastern Tales, Novels, Remarkable Events, and singular occurrences. Selected from the best writers in several languages, many of which never appeared in print before.
Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]- Books
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Letters of the Countess Du Barré; with those of the princes, noblemen, ministers of state, and others, who corresponded with her. To which is added, a considerable number of entertaining and instructive notes, Elucidating the Causes of the principal Events of the latter Years of the Reign of Louis XV. Translated from the French.
Mairobert, Mathieu François Pidanzat de, 1727-1779.Date: MDCCXCII. [1792]- Books
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A new and authentic history of England, from the most remote period of genuine historical evidence, to the present important crisis: containing ... an accurate chronological account of remarkable events; an entertaining recital of singular occurrences; ... By William Augustus Russel, Esq. Embellished and illustrated with upwards of one hundred curious copper plates, ...
Russel, William Augustus.Date: 1777[-79]- Books
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Instructive and entertaining novels; designed to promote virtue, good sense, and universal benevolence. Enriched with Great Variety of curious and uncommon Incidents and Events, exceeding Pleasant and Profitable. Translated from the original Spanish of the inimitable M. Cervantes, Author of Don Quixot. By Thomas Shelton. With an Account of the Work, By a Gentleman of the Middle-Temple.
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.Date: [1742?]- Books
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Instructive and entertaining novels; designed to promote virtue, good sense, and universal benevolence. Enriched with Great Variety of curious and Uncommon Incidents and Events, exceeding Pleasant and Profitable. Translated from the original Spanish of the inimitable M. Cervantes, Author of Don Quixot. By Thomas Shelton. With an Account of the Work, By a Gentleman of the Middle-Temple.
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.Date: M,DCC,XLVII. [1747]- Books
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A companion for the fire-side; or, winter evening's amusement. Containing a curious collection of entertaining and instructive essays, visions, Relations, Stories, Tales, Fables, Allegories, Historical Facts, Eastern Tales, Novels, Remarkable Events, Singular Occurrences, &c in prose and verse. Selected from the most eminent writers in several languages; together with some curious original storie that never appeared in print before.
Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Books
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A companion for the fire-side; or, Winter Evening's Amusement. Containing a curious collection of entertaining and instructive essays, visions, Relations, Stories, Tales, Fables, Allegories, Historical Facts, Eastern Tales, Novels, Remarkable Events, Singular Occurrences, &c. in prose and verse. Selected from the most eminent writers in several languages; together with some curious original storie that never appeared in print before.
Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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God's revenge against murder. Remarkably display'd in thirty tragical histories. Containing Great Variety of Examples, Historical and Moral, many strange and most lamentable Events: The Whole uncommonly Useful, Entertaining and Instructive; very necessary to deter and restrain us from giving a Loose to our Passions, and irregular Appetites. Each history introduced with a copper-plate of the principal passages.
Reynolds, John, active 1621-1650.Date: MDCCXL. [1740]- Books
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Great events from little causes. Or, a selection of interesting and entertaining stories, drawn from the histories of different nations. Wherein Certain Circumstances, seemingly inconsiderable, are discovered to have been apparently productive of very Extraordinary Incidents. Translated from the French of Monsieur A. Richer, by whom it was dedicated, by Permission, to her most serene Highness the late Duchess of Orleans.
Richer, Adrien, 1720-1798.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]