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• BRAG, JACK —    a pretender who ingratiates himself with people above him …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Theodore Hook — Theodore Edward Hook (September 22, 1788 August 24, 1841), English author, was born in London.He spent a year at Harrow, and subsequently matriculated at Oxford, but he never actually resided at the university. His father, James Hook (1746 1827) …   Wikipedia

• List of 19th century English language idioms — This is a list of idioms that were recognizable to literate people in the late 19th century, and have become unfamiliar since. As the article list of idioms in the English language notes, a list of idioms can be useful, since the meaning of an… …   Wikipedia

• Hook, Theodore Edward — ▪ English writer born Sept. 22, 1788, London died Aug. 24, 1841, London  prolific English playwright and novelist, best remembered as a founder of the “silver fork” school of novelists who, in the early 19th century, aimed to describe fashionable …   Universalium

• Theodore Hook — in fortgeschrittenen Jahren Theodore Edward Hook (* 22. September 1788 in London; † 24. August 1841 ebenda) war ein britischer Journalist und Romanautor. Leben Der Sohn des populären Komponisten James Hook (1746–1827) zeigte schon früh musika …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Hook, Theodore Edward — (1788 1841)    Dramatist and novelist, s. of James H., music hall composer, was b. in London, and ed. at Harrow. As a boy he wrote words for his father s comic dramas. In 1805 he produced a comic opera, The Soldier s Return, which was followed by …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature