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1 day ago · Elsie Bambridge, his only child who lived to maturity, died childless in 1976, and bequeathed her copyrights to the National Trust, which in turn donated them to the University of Sussex to ensure better public access.
2 days ago · The present house, at the heart of this estate, was the vision of Elsie Bambridge. Wimpole had been an empty shell until she filled it with pictures and furniture, bringing it back to a welcoming home in the 1930s.
Sep 20, 2024 · About Wimpole – Wimpole first opened to visitors in 1979, considered the finest country house in Cambridgeshire bequeathed to the National Trust by Mrs Elsie Bambridge, daughter of Rudyard Kipling. Wimpole had a succession of owners from Lord Harley (1711-1740) to the Earls of Hardwicke (1740-1894) and Viscount’s Clifden, before being ...
2 days ago · The former tough old lawyer, for simply denouncing actresses, with a supposed glance at the Queen of Charles I., was taken from the Fleet to the pillory, to have his nostrils slit and his ears cut off—a revenge for which the king paid dearly, and gained an inexorable and pitiless foe.
4 days ago · Thomas Hardy (born June 2, 1840, Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, England—died January 11, 1928, Dorchester, Dorset) was an English novelist and poet who set much of his work in Wessex, his name for the counties of southwestern England.
- Thomas Hardy grew up in an isolated cottage on the edge of open heathland in Dorset, England, the same county in which he died. His early experienc...
- Thomas Hardy's novels are set in the fictional county of Wessex, which was his collective name for the counties of southwestern England. Hardy knew...
- Thomas Hardy is best known for his novels, all of which were published in the mid- to late-19th century. His last novels, Tess of the d'Urbervilles...
- Thomas Hardy's first literary endeavours were in verse, which he seemed to value more highly than prose. He began writing novels in the 1860s when...
1 day ago · Charles Dickens, English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era. His many volumes include such works as A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, and Our Mutual Friend. Learn more about his life and writings in this article.
Sep 14, 2024 · Rudyard Kipling (born December 30, 1865, Bombay [now Mumbai], India—died January 18, 1936, London, England) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, his tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. He received the Nobel Prize for ...
