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The Chronicles of Clovis (1911) by Saki, the pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro, is the author's third volume of short stories, 28 in number, the majority of which had earlier appeared in various newspapers and magazines. Witty, socially satirical, and sometimes chilling, they narrate the exploits of Clovis Sangrail, Bertie van Tahn and other privileged characters in Edwardian England. The collection is acknowledged to contain some of his best and most popular stories.

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The Chronicles of Clovis

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The Chronicles of Clovis (1911) by Saki, the pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro, is the author's third volume of short stories, 28 in number, the majority...

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Sredni Vashtar

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collection The Chronicles of Clovis. It has been adapted for opera, film, radio and television. Conradin, a sickly 10-year-old boy, lives in the care of his...

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Saki

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Tree Club, and lived simply. Reginald in Russia appeared in 1910, The Chronicles of Clovis was published in 1911, and Beasts and Super-Beasts in 1914, along...

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Clovis culture

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mammoths in 1929. Clovis sites have been found across North America. The most distinctive part of the Clovis culture toolkit are Clovis points, which are...

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Clovis IV

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Clovis IV (c. 677–694/695) was the king of the Franks from 690 or 691 until his death. If the brief reign of Clovis III (675) is ignored as a usurpation...

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Tobermory Cat

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Fantastic. Retrieved 2012-11-01. The story may be found in The Chronicles of Clovis. Saki. "Tobermory by Saki". Literature of the Fantastic. Retrieved 2012-11-01...

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Tobermory

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"Tobermory", a 1911 short story by Saki about a cat of the same name, part of The Chronicles of Clovis Tobermory, a perceptron machine built by Frank Rosenblatt...

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Alternatives to the Clovis First theory

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deposited prior to the Clovis artifacts. These pre-Clovis assemblages are dated to between 13,200 and 15,500 years ago. Predecessors of the Clovis people may...

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List of fictional cats in literature

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This list of fictional cats in literature is subsidiary to the list of fictional cats. It is restricted solely to notable feline characters from notable...

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The Book of Fantasy

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Chronicles of Clovis, John Lane, 1911 (begins page 37) "Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched". May Sinclair, The English Review Oct ’22 (begins page 241) "The Cloth...

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Merovingian dynasty

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nom à la France. Avant Clovis, nous avons la Préhistoire gallo-romaine et gauloise. L'élément décisif pour moi, c'est que Clovis fut le premier roi à être...

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Romani people in fiction

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(included in The Chronicles of Clovis). Features a degrading depiction of a Traveller child that is used to foreground the heartless nature of the English...

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Francia

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northern France. Clovis I, the son of Childeric, unified all Franks after conquering Soissons in 486 and Aquitaine in 507. He founded the Merovingian dynasty...

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List of Frankish kings

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509), killed at the instigation of Clovis Chlodoric the Parricide (died c. 509), son of Sigobert, killed by Clovis Clovis I united all the Frankish petty...

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Neustria

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Dagobert I, 629–639 Clovis II, 639–657 Chlothar III, 657–673 Theuderic III, 673 Childeric II, 673–675 Theuderic III, 675–691 Clovis IV, 691–695 Childebert...

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1911 in literature

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– The Chronicles of Clovis Una Lucy Silberrad The Affairs of John Bolsover Sampson Rideout, Quaker Preah Botumthera Som – Dik ram phka ram (The Dancing...

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Verdict of Twelve

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controversy Legal drama 100 Years of Legal Fiction (a survey) Saki’s short story “Sredni Vashtar” (e-text) Chronicles of Clovis by Saki at Project Gutenberg...

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Debi Gliori

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"Tobermory by Saki". Literature of the Fantastic. Retrieved 1 November 2012. The story may be found in The Chronicles of Clovis. Staff. "Worldcat search for...

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Chlodio

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*Hlodowig (the same name as Clovis, Louis and Ludwig) or *Hlodhari (Chlothar, modern Lothar), which are derived from the Germanic root *hlod- ('famous')...

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Norman Petty

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their hometown of Clovis. Petty and his wife, Vi, founded the Norman Petty Trio, with guitarist Jack Vaughn. Due to the local success of their independent...

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Franks

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the Roman Province of Belgica Secunda, by its spiritual leader in the time of Clovis, Saint Remigius. Clovis later defeated the son of Aegidius, Syagrius...

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Timeline of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections

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": 90  Lewandowski refers him to Clovis.: 90  Papadopoulos emails Clovis about more interest from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to set up a Trump...

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Pepin of Landen

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his brother, Clovis II, and his stepmother Nanthild, who was ruling on Clovis' behalf in Neustria and Burgundy. Sigebert's share of the inheritance was...

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The Sugarland Express

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James Kenneth Crone as a Deputy Sheriff The film's Lou Jean Poplin and Clovis Michael Poplin are based on the lives of then-21-year-old Ila Fae Holiday/Dent...

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Party Doll

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traveled to Clovis, New Mexico, to record the song at the studio of Norman Petty. Knox's sister and two of her friends, Iraene Potts of Amarillo and...

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Saint Remigius

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Clovis. Even before he embraced Christianity, Clovis had showered benefits upon Remigius and the Christians of Reims, and after his victory over the Alamanni...

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Merovech

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and Clovis I, are the first well-attested Merovingians. He may have been one of several barbarian warlords and kings that joined forces with the Roman...

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