Книга: Thomas Burke «More Limehouse Nights»

More Limehouse Nights

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1921. A collection of scarily realistic stories from Burke, drawn from his experiences in the East End of London and in particular Limehouse, wherehe was best friends with an elderly Chinese man who later became the model for his character, Quong Lee. Contents: The Yellow Scarf; A Game of Poker; Katie the Kid; The Heart of a Child; The Dumb Wife; Bluebell; A Family Affair; The Little Flowers of Frances; The Perfect Girl; The Affair at the Warehouse; Big Boy Blue; Mazurka; The Scarlet Shoes; The Good Samaritans; Twelve Golden Curls; Miss Plum-Blossom; The Cane; and The Song of Ho Ling. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Книга представляет собой репринтное издание 1921 года (издательство "New York, George H. Doran" ). Несмотря на то, что была проведена серьезная работа по восстановлению первоначального качества издания, на некоторых страницах могут обнаружиться небольшие" огрехи" :помарки, кляксы и т. п.

Издательство: "Книга по Требованию" (1921)

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Thomas Burke

Thomas Burke or Tom Burke is a name shared by the following individuals:

Public officials

*Thomas Burke (North Carolina) (ca. 1747–1783), Irish-American political figure; Continental Congress (1777–81); governor (1781–82)
*Sir Thomas Burke, 3rd Baronet (1813–1875), Irish political figure; independent liberal from County Galway; UK Parliament (1847–65)
*Thomas Henry Burke (Irish Office) (1829–1882), Irish Catholic government official in Britain's Irish Office; victim of Phoenix Park Murders
*Thomas Burke (Seattle) (1849–1925), American jurist and railroad builder who served as Chief Justice of Washington Territory (1888–89)
*Thomas Burke (Clare politician) (before 1895–1951), Irish political figure; independent who represented Clare in Dáil Éireann (1937–51)
*Thomas J. Burke (North Dakota) (1896–1966), American jurist; served 27 years (1939–66) as a justice of North Dakota Supreme Court
*Thomas A. Burke (1898–1971), American political figure; Democrat from Ohio; Mayor of Cleveland (1945–53), U. S. Senate (1953–54)
*Thomas Henry Burke (Ohio) (1904–1959), American politician; Democrat; state house (1941–43); 9th congressional district (1949–51)
*Tom Burke (Australian politician) (1910–1973), Labor Party member who served Division of Perth in House of Representatives (1943–55)
*Thomas Kerry Burke, (born 1942), New Zealand Labour Party MP and Speaker (1987–90); knighted in 1989; best known as Kerry Burke
*Thomas Jack Burke (born 1972), Canadian political figure; first aboriginal Attorney General of New Brunswick; best known as T. J. Burke

Others

*Thomas Burke (bishop) (ca. 1709–1776), Irish Roman Catholic clergyman; Dominican; served as Bishop of Ossory (1759–76)
*Thomas Burke (artist) (1749–1815), Irish engraver and painter; trained in Dublin; in London from 1770; known for mezzotints
*Thomas Nicholas Burke (1830–1882), Irish Roman Catholic theologian and preacher; Dominican; much in demand as a lecturer
*Tom Burke (footballer) (1862–1914), Welsh half back whose professional career began in the early 1880s
*Tom Burke (athlete) (1875–1929), American sprinter in 1896 Athens Olympics who won gold medals in 100 meters and 400 meters
*Thomas Burke (author) (1886–1945), English poet and author of stories featuring Chinese characters in London's Limehouse district
*Tom Burke (tenor) (1890–1969), English operatic singer of the 1910s, 20s and 30s; known as "Minstrel Boy" and "Lancashire Caruso"
*Tom Burke (actor) (born 1981), English television, film and stage actor; has appeared in numerous TV productions, starting in 1999
*Tom Burke (environmentalist), Environmental Policy Adviser to Rio Tinto

ee also

*Burke (name)

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