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CHARACTERS OF WIRED LOVE
DOTS AND
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AUTHOR: ELLA CHEEVER THAYER [1849-1925]
PUBLISHED: 1879
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Wired Love: A Romance of Dots and Dashes
This book published in 1879 mulls what how authentic a romance can be that is mediated over the wire by two telegraph operators.
Anexcerpt from the book:But a very significant noise to Miss Nathalie Rogers, or Nattie, as she was usually abbreviated; a noise that caused her to lay aside her book,and jump up hastily, exclaiming, with a gesture of impatience:--"Somebody always 'calls' me in the middle of every entertaining chapter!" For that noise, that little clatter, like, and yet too irregular to be the ticking of a clock, expressed to Nattie these four mystic letters:--"B m--X n;"which same four mystic letters, interpreted, meant that the name, or, to use the technical word, "call," of the telegraph office over which she was present sole presiding genius, was "B m," and that "Bm" was wanted by another office on the wire, designated as "X n."A little, out-of-the-way, country office, some fifty miles down the line, was "X n," and, as Nattie signaled in reply to the "call" her readiness to receive any communications therefrom, she was conscious of holding in some slight contempt the possible abilities of the human portion of its machinery. For who but an operator very green in the profession would stay _there_?Consequently, she was quite unprepared for the velocity with which the telegraph alphabet of sounds in dots and dashes rattled over the instrument, appropriately termed a "sounder," upon which messages are received, and found herself wholly unable to write down the words as fast as they came.
Source:
Miss Nathalie Rogers
[Nat, Nattie] Page 3
Miss Nathalie “Nattie” Rogers is a telegraph operator in the town where
she lives and resides at the Hotel Norman owned by Miss Betsy King. In her day to day duties seem dull until she
communicates with a handler named C. She
begins to wonder if the handler is a he
or she. A he reveals his name is
Clem. Nattie is sharing this information
about Clem to her friends.
Then Nattie tells about her online romance with C. However, a
consequence
The Dark side of this tail is
that this fat red breaded smelly drunken man decided upon himself to pose as
somebody that he is not C that Nattie picture. And this placed a terrible scare
and fear into her heart and soul that this monstrous man poses as the dark side
of unfortunate Consequences of an online Romance of a party she has not seen
face to face. To this point, she
discontinues the Romance with C. This
frustrates C and he didn’t understand why Nattie discontinues. He shows up as handsome stranger and he
doesn’t tell her who he is.
Until The Feast
One day Nattie and Miss
Cynthia “Cyn” Archer the opera singer decide to have a feast of Sirloin Steak,
figs, oranges, Potatoes and Charlotte Russe.
The smell attracts guest and it no longer a feast between two
friends. Quimby, Mr. Norton, Celeste, Mrs. Simonson and a guest of Quimby
the Stranger man that Nattie met on the job.
Mr. Clem Stanwood a college friend of Quimby.
The feast among friends went
really well. Quimby realizes his friend
Clem is the handler that Nattie has been communicating with; Quimby realize
that, so he tells Clem he has feelings for Nattie, he assumes that Clem is only
interested in Cyn. Everyone assumes that
Cyn and Clem are involve which is not the case.
Clem only has feelings for Nattie.
Bm- Xn
Page 3, 4 & 26
Human and sarcasms
C Clem Stanwood
Page 9, 15, 72, 80 & 81
C stands for His handler’s
name
Stranger handsome young man Pg 72
Clem Stanwood is reveals Operator C
Page 80 & 81 and a college buddy of Quimby.
Mrs. Duchess Simonson
Page 14
Miss Betsy Kling
Page 14
Owner of the Hotel Norman where Nathalie Roger lives and her
interest is Mr. Fishblate: Miss. Kling
charges a flat Rate
Ralfy Quimby
Page 16
Lives in the Hotel Norman; has
feelings for Nattie and he is a law clerk: Ends up proposing to Celeste
Fishblate He is also a Law Clerk. He also realizes that he introduces the real
C to Nattie who in fact is Clem Stanwood a college acquaintance and friend
When Quimby Purposes Marriage to Nettie he accidentally purposes to Celeste Fishblate: And he couldn't back out due to the fact that he could be sued for breach of contract.
Mr. Jo Norton
Page 17
Cyn tell Jo that she is more interest in her singing career and settling with a man is not option in her life and that there is nothing between her and Clem as well.
Celeste Fishblate
Page 17
Lives in Hotel Norman with her
father are Mr. Fishblate and Celeste has feelings for Ralfy Quimby: Which Ralfy Quimby does not have the same
feelings. However, Ralfy Quimby Proposes
to Celeste thinking she is Nattie: He
does not have the nerve to break it off with Celeste in fear of a lawsuit.
Mr. Fishblate
Page 17
Mr. Fishblate is also a
resident of the Hotel Norman run by Miss Betsy Kling. His daughter also resides in the same hotel. Miss
Betsy Kling waits on him and tends to him due to she has feelings for him. However, he pays her no mind.
Male Suitor
Page 18
Unknown Male suitor leaves the
room of Mrs. Duchess Simonson
Miss Cynthia “Cyn” Archer
Page 20 & 43
Miss Archer takes up residence
at the Hotel Norman. She also suggests
that the rooms are wire up to communicate.
She learns the Morse code.
Cyn also establish a friendship with Nattie: Sunday Meal is important event: A meal between two friends turns into a little social event with the real C is revealed.
Z
Page 26
Male Operator
The Life and Adventures of Martin
Chuzzlewit of Social Criticisms Published 1844
Mark Tapley
Page 26
A Game of Love
Source:
Mark Tapley is a character in
Charles Dickens novel The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit of Social
Criticisms Published 1844 Is a Satirically as near wilderness with pockets of
civilization filled with deceptive and self-promoting hucksters. When Nattie criticism of female handle Xn
Mark Tapley, the good-humored
employee of the Blue Dragon Inn and suitor of Mrs. Lupin (the Dragon's owner),
leaves that establishment to find work that's more of a credit to his
character: that is, work sufficiently miserable that his cheerfulness will be
more of a credit to him. He eventually joins Young Martin Chuzzlewit on his
trip to America, where he finds at last a situation that requires the full
extent of his innate cheerfulness of disposition. Martin buys a piece of land
in a settlement called "Eden"—which, if not actually underwater, is
at least in the midst of a malarial swamp. Mark nurses him through his illness, and they
eventually return to England.
Wikipedia
Source:
Young Woman
Page 33
Asked to send a message to
John then changes her mind accuses Nattie due her poor handwriting that she
could not send john the message: Not
understanding the message is in Morse code
John
Page 33
Page 38
Lady Clara Vere de Vere
Page 44
Lady Clara Vere de Vere is an English poem written by Alfred
Tennyson, part of his
collected Poems published in 1842. The poem is about a lady in a family
of aristocrats, and includes numerous references to noble, such as to earls or coats of arms. One such line from the poem goes,
"Kind hearts are more than coronets, and simple faith than Norman blood." This line gave the title
to the film Kind Hearts and Coronets. Lewis Carroll's poem Echoes is based on Lady Clare Vere de Vere.
English Poem Lady Clara Vere
de Vere written by Alfred Tennyson
published in 1842
Kind Hearts and Cornets
Wikipedia 1
Source:
Lady Clara Vere de Vere,
Of me you shall not win renown:
You thought to break a country heart
For pastime, ere you went to town.
At me you smiled, but unbeguiled
I saw the snare, and I retired:
The daughter of a hundred Earls,
You are not one to be desired.
I know you proud to bear your name,
Your pride is yet no mate for mine,
Too proud to care from whence I came.
Nor would I break for your sweet sake
A heart that doats on truer charms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats-of-arms.
Some meeker pupil you must find,
For were you queen of all that is,
I could not stoop to such a mind.
You sought to prove how I could love,
And my disdain is my reply.
The lion on your old stone gates
Is not more cold to you than I.
You put strange memories in my head.
Not thrice your branching limes have blown
Since I beheld young Laurence dead.
Oh your sweet eyes, your low replies:
A great enchantress you may be;
But there was that across his throat
Which you hardly cared to see.
When thus he met his mother's view,
She had the passions of her kind,
She spake some certain truths of you.
That scarce is fit for you to hear;
Her manners had not that repose
Which stamps the caste of Vere de Vere.
There stands a spectre in your hall:
The guilt of blood is at your door:
You changed a wholesome heart to gall.
You held your course without remorse,
To make him trust his modest worth,
And, last, you fix'd a vacant stare,
And slew him with your noble birth.
From yon blue heavens above us bent
The grand old gardener and his wife [1]
Smile at the claims of long descent.
Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good.
Kind hearts are more than coronets,
And simple faith than Norman blood.
You pine among your halls and towers:
The languid light of your proud eyes
Is wearied of the rolling hours.
In glowing health, with boundless wealth,
But sickening of a vague disease,
You know so ill to deal with time,
You needs must play such pranks as these.
If Time be heavy on your hands,
Are there no beggars at your gate,
Nor any poor about your lands?
Oh! teach the orphan-boy to read,
Or teach the orphan-girl to sew,
Pray Heaven for a human heart,
And let the foolish yoeman go.
[Footnote 1: 1842 and 1843. "The gardener Adam and his wife." In 1845 it was altered to the present text.]
[The end]
Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem: Lady Clara Vere De Vere
Source:
M Page 56
THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF ON LINE ROMANCE
Drunken fat Red hair Dutchman
Page 58-62
That fat Dutchman knows
Clem. He takes it upon himself to
impersonate as C. Fraudulent meeting
which causes Nattie to ignore C.
The dark side of the Online
Romance
The Dark side of this tail is
that this fat red breaded smelly drunken man decided upon himself to pose as
somebody that he is not C that Nattie picture. And this placed a terrible scare
and fear into her heart and soul that this monstrous man poses as the dark side
of unfortunate Consequences of an online Romance of a party she has not seen
face to face. To this point she
discontinues the Romance with C.
Charlotte Russe
Pillsbury Recipe
Charlotte Russe de Raspberry
Source:
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Charlotte Russe
Page 74
Charlotte Russe
A charlotte
is a type of dessert or
trifle that can be serve hot or cold. It can also be known as an "ice-box
cake". Bread, sponge cake or biscuits/cookies are used to line a mold, which is then filled with a fruit puree or custard. It can also be made using layers of
breadcrumbs.
Classically, stale bread dipped in butter was used as the
lining, but sponge cake or ladyfingers may
be used today. The filling may be covered with a thin layer of similarly flavored
gelatin.
Source:
Pillsbury Recipe
Charlotte Russe de Raspberry
- 40 min
- total time4 hr 40 min
- ingredients13
- servings
Ingredients
Dessert
18 ladyfingers
¼ cup orange-flavored liqueur
2/3 cup water
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 (10-oz.) pkg. frozen raspberries in syrup, thawed
1 pint (2 cups) whipping cream, whipped
Topping
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup sliced
almonds
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup whipping
cream
2 tablespoons
powdered sugar
Steps
- 1Grease 9-inch springform pan with butter. Split
ladyfingers lengthwise. Sprinkle cut surfaces with liqueur. Place
ladyfingers around sides and in bottom of buttered pan (cut sides facing
center and top of pan).
- 1Grease 9-inch springform pan with butter. Split
ladyfingers lengthwise. Sprinkle cut surfaces with liqueur. Place
ladyfingers around sides and in bottom of buttered pan (cut sides facing
center and top of pan).
- 2In small saucepan, combine water and gelatin; let
stand 2 minutes to soften. Heat mixture over low heat until gelatin
dissolves, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/4 cup sugar,
lemon juice and raspberries; beat with wire whisk until frothy.
Refrigerate 15 minutes or just until mixture begins to thicken.
- 3Gently fold cooled raspberry mixture into whipped
cream. Pour into ladyfinger-lined pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or until
mixture is set.
- 4Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°F. Place butter in
shallow baking pan. Place pan in oven for 1 to 2 minutes or until butter
is melted. Add almonds; stir until well coated. Bake at 350°F. for 8 to 10
minutes or until almonds are light golden brown, stirring occasionally.
Remove from oven. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar; stir to coat. Cool
completely.
- 5In small bowl, combine 1/2 cup whipping cream and 2
tablespoons powdered sugar; beat at high speed until stiff peaks form.
Garnish top of dessert with whipped cream and sugared almonds. Store in refrigerator.
EXPERT TIPS
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Expert Tips
Charlottes are molded desserts. The mold is
lined with cake and filled with fruit and custard or cream mixed with gelatin.
Charlotte russe, made with ladyfingers and rich Bavarian cream, is served with
fruit sauce. In our version, raspberries are combined with the cream filling,
and toasted almonds add the final touch.
Chilled charlottes must set for hours in the refrigerator, so
they are good do-ahead desserts. Prepare this charlotte up to 12 hours in
advance.
Source:
DOMBEY
& SON
BY
CHARLES
DICKENS
1847
Social
Criticism
Source:
Wikipedia.com
Page 75
Where the figs and oranges lay
on top. The feast that Nattie and Cyn
are preparing.
Our Mutual Friend
Social Commentary
Source:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/77/OurMutualFriend.jpg
Mr. Eugene Wrayburn M.R.F. [Our Mutual Friend]
Page 99
M.R.F. My Respected Father
Title: Our Mutual Friend
Published: December 8, 1864
Monthly Series: May 1864-November 1865
Genre: Social Commentary
Author: Charles Dickens
Character: Mr. Eugene Wrayburn
Eugene Wrayburn
– seen as the second hero of the novel; a barrister, and a gentleman by birth,
but characterized as roguish and insolent; close friends with Mortimer Lightwood;
involved in a love triangle with Lizzie Hexam and Bradley Headstone, both of
whom act as foils, Lizzie providing contrast to Eugene's more negative traits
and Headstone making Eugene appear virtuous in comparison; nearly killed by
Headstone but, like Harmon/Rokesmith, "reborn" after his incident in
the river.[1] Though he appears morally grey
throughout most of the novel, by the end he is seen as a moral, sympathetic
character and a true gentleman, after choosing to marry Lizzie in order to save
her reputation, even though she is below his class.[
Mortimer Lightwood
– lawyer, acquaintance of the Veneerings and friend of Eugene Wrayburn. It is
through him that the reader and the other characters learn about Harmon's will.
Lightwood acts as the "storyteller";[4] however, under the "mask of
irony"[4] he assumes in telling his stories, he
feels true friendship for Eugene, respect for Twemlow, and concern for the
issues in which he is involved. In addition, he also serves as the
"commentator and a voice of conscience"[5] with sarcasm sometimes covering his
concern. Through Lightwood's reason and advice, the reader is better able to
judge the characters' actions.
Wikipedia
Source:
M.R.F.
My Respected Father
'My
respected father has found, down in the parental neighborhood, a wife for his
not-generally-respected son.'
'With
some money, of course?'
'With
some money, of course, or he would not have found her. My respected father? let me shorten the dutiful tautology by
substituting in future M. R. F., which sounds military, and rather like the
Duke of Wellington.'
'What
an absurd fellow you are, Eugene!'
'Not at all, I Assure you. M. R. F. having always in the
clearest manner provided (as he calls it) for his children by pre-arranging
from the hour of the birth of each, and sometimes from an earlier period, what
the devoted little victim's calling and course in life should be, M. R. F.
pre-arranged for myself that I was to be the barrister I am (with the slight
addition of an enormous practice, which has not accrued), and also the married
man I am not.'
Source:
VOCABULARY WORDS
Vocabulary
1.
Besmeared
page 6-To Smear
2.
Incredulous
page 7-unconvinced
3.
Trifling
Page 8-negligible
4.
Waxing
jocose Page 8- Skin
and Beauty,Manicures
5.
Oblivion
Page 9-void
6.
Ludicrous
page 10-ridculous
7.
Surliness
page 10-coolness
8.
Enchantment
page 10-fascination
9.
Abject
page 13-dismal
10.
Dilapidation
page 14-shabbiness
11.
Ajar
page 15-partly open
12.
Mediocrity
page 15-weakness
13.
Presentiment
page 16-feeling
14.
Congenial
page 26-affable
15.
Conciliatingly page 17-make peace
16.
Dissection
page 17-rundown
17.
Genus
homo page 17-
modern humans
18.
Stentorian
page 19- Extremely Loud
19.
Balefully
Page 20-
full of menacing or malign influences
20.
Disquietude
page 20-uneasiness
21.
Substantive
Page 20-significant
22.
Acquiesced
page 20-go along with
23.
Lucid
page 21-clear
24.
Perplexed
page 21-at a loss
25.
Frowns
page 23-glare
26.
Volley
Page 24-stream
27.
Usurping
page 26-take over
28.
Provocation
Page 26 annoyance
29.
Strewing
Page 27-mess up
30.
Perceptible
Page 27-audible
31.
Discernment
page 27 taste
32.
Benighted
page 28-
Being in a state of moral or intellectual darkness; unenlightened
33.
Inelegant
page 28-clumsy
34.
Waylaid
page 29-lay in wait for
35.
Lest
page 29- in case
36.
Queried
Page 30-interrogate or quiz
37.
Hottentot
page 30-
often offensive
38.
Pour
passer le temps page 31- to pass the
time
39.
Impertinent
page 32-impolite
40.
Disgorges
page 33-pour out
41.
Adoration
page 34-respect
42.
Earnestness
page 35-seriousness
43.
Urchin
page 37-rogue
44.
Irascible
page 37-testy
45.
Expatiating
page 38-to wander freely
46.
Disconsolate
page 40-Melancholy
47.
Queer
page 41-odd suspicious,
dubious, or shady
48.
Bohemian
page 42- A
native or inhabitant of Bohemia
49.
Lackadaisical
page 42-
Lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid
50.
Adonis
line page 42-
What is
an Adonis line? There are two meanings for "Adonis Line".
First, it is a line that represents a proportion of 1.618
51.
Conventionalism
page 42- an
aspect of one's personality characterized by extreme regard for and unwavering
abiding to societal traditions or values ...
52.
Jovial
page 42-Cheerful
53.
Pantaloons
page 43- a
man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn especially in the 19th
century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers.
54.
Somberness
page 43-thoughtulness
55.
Un
ornamental page 44-unattrative
56.
Partition
Page 44-dividing wall
57.
Gesticulating
page 46- Signal
58.
Vagaries
Page 46-
noun, plural vagaries. 1. an unpredictable or erratic action,
occurrence, course, or instance: the vagaries of weather; the vagaries
of the economic scene.
59.
Gambols
page 46-Skip
60.
Indefatigable
page 47-unrelenting
61.
Gainsaying
page 48-oppose
62.
Ardor
page 49- enthusiasm
63.
Palpable
page 50-clear
64.
Mulish
page 52-stubborn
65.
Dyspeptic
page 53-
pessimistic
66.
Obtusity
page 53-
not sharp or pointed; blunt
67.
Agility
page 53-Quickness
68.
Fain
page 57- Ready;
willing
69.
Asunder
page 57-
Into separate parts or pieces.
70.
Obtrusively
page 57-Conspicuous
71.
Remonstrance
page 58- An
expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, especially a formal statement of
grievances.
72.
Indignantly
page 58-resentfully
73.
Ejaculated
page 59-cry out
74.
Alacrity
page 61-promptness
75.
Repudiation
page 61-refutation
76.
Smote
page 61- To
attack, damage, or destroy by or as if by blows.
77.
Surmise
d page 63-assume
78. Effaced
page 63-destroy
79. Pathos page 64-grief
80. Discernment page 65-Judgement
81. Ignominious page 66-reprehensible
82.
Bosh
page 66- Nonsense.
83. Anathema page 67-abomination
84. Entreatingly page 67-pleed
85.
Queried
page 68 ask
86.
Monotony
page 69-dullness
87.
Cessation
page 70-end termination
88. Irascible page 70-Quick tempered
89. Deign page 71-consent
90. Au
revior page 71-goodbye
91. Enlivened page 71 liven up
92.
Obnoxious
possessor page 71-
Truth that is not undergirded by love makes the truth obnoxious and the possessor
of it repulsive
93.
Perplexities
page 72-puzzled
94. Un amiability page 72-unfriendliness
95.
Wonted
page 73- To
request the presence or assistance of.
96. Lamentable page 74-sad
97.
Plebeian
page 75-popular
98. Contrivance page 76-device Set up
99. Apparition page 76-specter [presence]
100.
Sagacious
page 77-clever
101.
Equanimity
page 79- Composure or self Control
102.
Enigmatical
page 80-Mysteriously
103.
Petrifaction
page 80-
The state of being stunned or paralyzed with fear.
104.
Extemporizing
page 80-make it up as you go along
105.
Un
introduced page 81-indifference
106.
Proffered
page 82-offer
107.
Peculiarly
page 82-curiously
108.
Roguish
page 82-naughty
109.
Gayly
page 83-
with showiness; showily
110.
Lugubriousness
page 84-
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or
unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love
111.
Presentiment
page 84-fear
112.
Foraging
page 85 To
wander in search of food or provisions.
113.
Raiment
page 85- Clothing;
garments
114.
Pon
page 86- is
a telecommunications network that uses point-to-multipoint fiber to the
premises in which unpowered optical splitters are used to ...
115.
Remonstrated
page 86-argue To
reason or plead in protest; present an objection.
116.
Acquiesced
page 87-concur
117.
Interposed
page 88-introduced
118.
Penitent
page 88-regretful
119.
Bodily
page 89-physical
120.
Bereft
page 89-
Lacking something needed or expected.
121.
Odious
page 95-horrible
122.
Malicious
page 95-spitefull
123.
Gratified
page 96-
124.
Indignantly page 96- resentfully
125.
Merrily
page 96-Joyfully
126.
Gallantly
page 96-boldly
127.
Doubting
Thomas page 97-
is a skeptic who refuses to believe without direct personal experience
128.
Dejectedly
page 97-sadly
129.
Adroitly
page 97-nimbly [lightly]
130.
Gayety
page 98- gaiety Cheerfulness
131.
Uninitiated
page 98-untrained
132.
Caprice
page 98-fancy
133.
Abashed
page 98-embarressed
134.
Trifled
page 98-touched
135.
Cadaverous
page 101-Skeletal
136.
Delightedly
page 102-gleefully
137.
Denouement
page 103-Conclusion
138.
Mien page
103-look
139.
Impregnable
page 105-vulnerable
140.
Antecedents
page 105-background
141.
Ostensibly
page 106-Superficially
142.
Ostensible
page 108-aparent
143.
Impertinent
page 108-disrespectful
144.
Trammeled
page 109- To
hinder the activity or free movement of.
145.
Terminus
page 111-end of the line
146.
Inamorata
page 112- A
woman with whom one is in love or has an intimate relationship.
147.
Snappishly
page 112- rudely and Gruffly
148.
Idiosyncrasies
page 113-unconventional behavior
149.
undercurrents
page 114-Hint
150.
bade
page 114-
To invite to attend; summon
151.
surmising
page 118-imagine
152.
faltered
page 119-tailed off
153.
eclat
page 123- Great
brilliance, as of performance or achievement.
154.
peculiarities
page 126-oddity
155.
ignominiously
page 126-
humiliating
156.
pere
page 129-
Used after a man's surname to distinguish a father from a son.
157.
pertinacious
page 129-presistent
158.
prodigious
page 130-abnormal
159.
promenade
page 130-walkway
160.
betrothed
page 135-affianced engaged
161.
waylaying
page 136-lay in wait for
162.
cognomen
page 136- A
family name; a surname.
163.
discomfited
page 137-tongue-tied
164.
incongruous
page 137-Absurd
165.
jestingly
page 137- sport or fun: to speak
half in jest
166.
fastidious
page 139-Choosy or persnickety
167.
consternation
page 141-Alarm
168.
repast
page 142-feast
169.
dereliction
page 142-failure
170.
veriest page143- In a high degree; extremely.
171.
spooniest
page 145-
Enamored in a silly or sentimental way
172.
fervor
page 149-passion
173.
eloquent
page 149-expressive
174.
sagacity
page 152- level-headedness
175.
Gordian
knot page 154-
An exceedingly complicated problem or deadlock.
176.
Disdainfully
page 154-Scornfully
177.
Lark
page 156- joke or prank
178.
Decorum
page 157-demureness & respectability
179.
Surmising
page 158-conclude
180.
Fervently
page 158-passionately
181.
Self-
extenuation page 159-
alibi, exculpation, excuse, self-justification. a defense of some offensive
behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
182.
Sagacity
page 160-reasonableness
183.
Invectives
page 160-
an abusive expression or speech . 2: insulting or abusive language
184.
Henceforth
page 162- from this day forward
NOTES:
Wired Love Dots & Dashes by Ella Cheever Thayer
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Wikipedia
Source:
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit of Social Criticisms
Published 1844
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Lady Clara Vere de Vere
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Dombey & Son
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Our Mutual Friends
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Pillsbury Recipe Charlotte
Russe
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
Morse code
Invented by Samuel F.B. Morse
morse-code-__-___-_-_-_-___-_
Morse Code was invented by Samuel Morse for use over telegraph
lines in 1835. The code uses a series of dashes and dots to represent letters
of the alphabet. However, morse code can be sent using flash lights, whistles,
horns, the tapping of stone on stone, a laser light reflected on an object or
even by flag. When sending Morse Code by flag, a flag swung to the right
represents a dot, to the left a dash. This is a really cool way to send secret
messages and to communicate over distance without a phone or walkie talkie. Below is the alphabetic
and numeric key for Morse Code.
Morse Code was invented by Samuel Morse for use over telegraph lines in 1835.Morse Code was invented by Samuel Morse for use over telegraph lines in 1835.
Morse Code was invented by Samuel Morse for use over telegraph lines in 1835.Morse Code was invented by Samuel Morse for use over telegraph lines in 1835.
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D L O
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Special Note: the
Author is influenced heavily by Charles Dickens
She mentions two novels by Mr. Dickens
1. The
Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit of Social Criticisms Published 1844 pg
26
Social
Criticism
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Chuzzlewit
2.
Our Mutual Friend Published 1864 pg 99
Social
Commentary
3.
Dombey & Sons 1848 Pg 74
Social Criticism
Author: Ella
Cheever Thayer
Children
1.
Ella Cheever Thayer
Born: 14 Sep 1849 Portland Cumberland County Maine
Died: October 28, 1925 149
West Canton Street Boston Suffolk County
Massachusetts
Spouse: Single
Parents: George Augustus Thayer, Rachel Ella Cheever
Occupation: 1880 Federal Census Occupation: Telegraph Oper
1900
Federal Census Occupation: Author
Playwright and novelist
Cause of Death: A Carcinoma of the Liver
Cancer of The liver
Date of Cremation: October 29, 1925
Date of Burial: November 1, 1925
Age Death: YRS: 75 MOS: 1 DYS: 14
Death Certificate #: Volume Number: 2 Page Number: 281 Index
Volume Number: 80 N#: 9440
Death Certificate#: R107615
Date of Record: November 2, 1925
Inurnment: Biglow Chapel
in Niche #226 Mt Auburn Cambridge Middlesex County Massachusetts
Interment: Cemetery &
Crematory Mt Auburn Cambridge Middlesex County Massachusetts
Massachusetts Death Records
Wikipedia
Ella Cheever Thayer (September 14, 1849 –October 28, 1925) was a playwright and novelist. A former
telegraph operator [1] at the Brunswick Hotel[2] in Boston, Massachusetts, who
used her experience on the telegraph as the basis for a book ("Wired Love,
A Romance of Dots and Dashes"[3] was a bestseller for 10 years[4]). She
was a playwright, writing "The Lords of Creation"[5] in 1883 as a
suffragette (her play is reviewed in the book "On to Victory: Propaganda
Plays of the Woman's Suffrage Movement" by Bettina Friedl, Published in
1990, ISBN 1-55553-073-7) and it was one of the first suffragette plays.[6] She
also wrote "Amber, a Daughter of Bohemia"[7] which was a drama in 5
acts in 1883.
She also
wrote short stories for magazines including "The Forgotten Past" in
Argosy (magazine) (January, 1897).
She was a
resident of Saugus, Massachusetts
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1. The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit of Social Criticisms Published 1844 pg 26
Charles Dickens needs no formal introduction, having been the most popular English writer of the 19th century and still one of the most popular writers in history today. Dickens’ upbringing was a mixture of happy times and sad: when he recalled his father being sent to debtor’s prison in his memoirs, his tears actually left marks on the page. Nevertheless, Dickens was obsessed with reading, making him a natural journalist by the age of 20, when he began a career in journalism. Along the way, he also began writing his own short stories and materials, often serializing them in monthly installments in publications, a popular method of publishing in the 19th century. Unlike most writers, Dickens would not write an entire story before it began its serialization, allowing him to work on the fly and leave plot lines up in the air with each opportunity. By the time he died at the relatively young age of 58 from a stroke, he was already Europe’s most famous writer. His obituary noted that Dickens was a “sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed.” Dickens was interred in Westminster Abbey, a rare honor bestowed only among the greatest and most accomplished Britons. Many of Dickens’ novels were written with the concept of social reform in mind, and Dickens’ work was often praised for its realism, comic genius and unique personalities. At the same time, however, Dickens’ ability as a writer was nearly unrivaled, with his ability to write in prose unquestioned and unmatched. His two most famous novels are Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities, widely considered two of the West’s best classics. A Tale of Two Cities is often considered the greatest historical fictions of all time. Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution, the novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry at the hands of the aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, followed by the brutality of the Reign of Terror. Dickens juxtaposes French society with London’s society during the same period while tracking characters in both cities, including Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. The classic touches on social justice, romance, morality, good and evil.
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2. Our Mutual Friend Published 1864 pg 99
Has a dead man any use for money? … What world does money belong to? This world. How can money be a corpse’s?’
This edition uses the text of the first volume edition of 1865, and includes the original illustrations, a chronology, a list for further reading, and appendices on the illustrations and serial plans. Adrian Poole’s introduction examines biblical allusions and the central themes of Our Mutual Friend.
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3. Dombey & Sons 1848 Pg 74
Paul Dombey is a heartless London merchant who runs his domestic affairs as he runs his business. In the tight orbit of his daily life there is no room for dealing with emotions because emotion has no market value. In his son he sees the future of his firm and the continuation of his name, while he neglects his affectionate daughter, until he decides to get rid of her beloved, a lowly clerk. But Dombey's weakness is his pride, and he falls prey to the treacherous flattery of others. Combining an intricate plot, vivid language, and
Dickens's customary social commentary, Dombey and Son, explores the possibility of moral and emotional redemption through familial love.
Dickens's customary social commentary, Dombey and Son, explores the possibility of moral and emotional redemption through familial love.
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The Early Poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Wired Love Dots and Dashes by Ella Cheever Thayer
Pillsbury Company
Amazon.com
Google.com
Lord Alferd Tennyson
Charles Dickenson
Lord Alfred Tennyson
Born: August 6, 1809 Somerby Lincolnshire
England
Died: October 6, 1872 Lurgashall Sussex England
United Kingdom
Spouse: Emily
Sellwood
Parents: George Clayton Tennyson,
[1778-1831]
Elizabeth Fytch
[1781-1865]
Occupation:
Writer/ Poet Laureate
Cause of Death:
Nationality:
British
Age at Death: YRS:
83
Interment: West
Minister Abbey
1st
Baron of Tennyson
Poete Laureate of
Great Britain and Ireland during much of Victorian Reign
Author of Clara
Vere de Vere
Charles John
Huffan Dickens
Born: February 7,
1812 Land Portsmouth Hamsphire England
Died: June 9, 1870
Gad’s Hill Place Higham Kent England
Spouse: Catherine
Thomson Hogarth
Parents: John
Dickens, Elizabeth Barrow
Occupation:
writer/Social Critic
Nationality:
British
Cause of Death:
Stroke
Age at Death: YRS:
58
Date of Burial:
June 19, 1870
Interment: Poets
Corner Westminster Abbey
Novelist of
Victorian Period
Thesis
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