Книга: Will Levington Comfort «The Last Ditch»
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Серия: "-" Last Ditch is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the twenty-ninth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1977. The plot concerns drug smuggling in the Channel Islands, and features Alleyn's son, Ricky, in a central role. Книга представляет собой репринтное издание 1916 года (издательство "New York: George H. Doran compay" ). 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" (1916)
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Will Levington Comfort
Will Levington Comfort (January 17, 1880 - November 2,1932) was a U.S. writer, known primarily for adventure novels such as " Apache".
The "Will Levington Comfort Letters" (2 volumes, 1920-21) deal with theosophical subjects, and influenced among others
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Источник: Will Levington Comfort
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To die in the last ditch — Die Die, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Died}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dying}.] [OE. deyen, dien, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. deyja; akin to Dan. d[ o]e, Sw. d[ o], Goth. diwan (cf. Goth. afd?jan to harass), OFries. d?ia to kill, OS. doian to die, OHG. touwen,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
die in the last ditch — To fight to the bitter end • • • Main Entry: ↑last … Useful english dictionary
to the last ditch — To fight until completely exhausted ● fight … Useful english dictionary
last-ditch — (adj.) on the last line of defense, 1715, attributed to William of Orange; if so, originally in a Dutch context. We have no space to enter into the detail of the heroic struggle maintained by the young stadtholder and his faithful Dutchmen; how… … Etymology dictionary
last ditch — noun Etymology: last (II) + ditch : a place of final defense : the last resort the journals of opinion are about the last ditch for the individualist H.L.Smith b. 1906 likely to fight acculturation to the last ditch Ralph Linton * * * used to… … Useful english dictionary
last-ditch — adjective Date: 1937 1. fought or conducted from the last ditch ; waged with desperation or unyielding defiance < put up a last ditch resistance > 2. made as a final effort especially to avert disaster < a last ditch attempt to raise the money > … New Collegiate Dictionary
