"(""Charadrius morinellus"") and golden eagles (""Aquila chrysaetos""). Lochnagar is located on the Royal Estate of Balmoral, and the mountain itself has royal links. It is the setting for a children's story, ""The Old Man of Lochnagar"", originally told by Prince Charles. In the film ""Mrs. Brown"", John Brown and Benjamin Disraeli hike up Lochnagar to discuss the need for Queen Victoria to return to active involvement with government. Lochnagar experiences an Alpine Tundra Climate, with freezing, snowy winters and cold summers. The nearest UK Met Office weather station is at Braemar northwest. The yearly temperature range is usually between and"
"A number of versions exist, but it was notably recorded by ""The Corries. Jimmy McDermid, father of Val McDermid also used to sing the song. ""The Fiddler's Companion"" claims that the tune also travelled to Ireland: As the ""Penguin Book of Scottish Verse"" says: Beethoven set the poem as ""Lochnagar"" (No. 9 in his ""12 Scottish Folksongs"" WoO 156, published 1814-15) to a purportedly Scottish folk melody, but the tune was actually written by an Englishman called Maurice Greene (1696-1755), a composer of the late Baroque period. Byron also referred to Lochnagar in ""The Island"": Lachin y Gair ""Lachin y"
"Lachin y Gair ""Lachin y Gair"", often known as ""Dark Lochnagar"" or ""Loch na Garr"", is a poem by George Gordon Byron, written in 1807. It discusses the author's childhood in north east Scotland, when he used to visit Lochnagar in Highland Aberdeenshire. It is perhaps one of the poet's most Scottish works, both in theme and sentiment. ""Lachin y Gair"" is essentially about childhood, ancestry (""dualchas""), and sense of place (""duthchas"") presented as ""Sehnsucht"". Byron begins with contrasting the gentrified landscapes of southern England, with the harsher, colder East Highlands. Then in the second stanza Byron refers to how"
"William McIlvanney William McIlvanney (25 November 1936 – 5 December 2015) was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, and poet. He was known as Gus by friends and acquaintances. McIlvanney was a champion of gritty yet poetic literature; his works ""Laidlaw"", ""The Papers of Tony Veitch"", and ""Walking Wounded"" are all known for their portrayal of Glasgow in the 1970s. He is regarded as ""the father of 'Tartan Noir’"" and as Scotland's Camus. McIlvanney was born in Kilmarnock on 25 November 1936, the youngest of four children of a former miner, and attended school at Kilmarnock Academy. He went on"
"Gangabai Yagnik Gangabai Pranshankar Yagnik (1868–1937) is a Gujarati writer from 19th century India. A teacher and an Ayurveda-practitioner by profession, she wrote ""Hunnar Mahasagar"" (1898) which was a compilation of about 2080 trades, skills and tips for self-employment. She is considered as the first female Gujarati writer. Gangabai Yagnik was born in 1868. She was native of Vavol (near Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India). His husband died in 1881 when she was thirteen. she had refused to tonsure her head according to the custom of her time. She was sent to school by her sister where she completed her studies. She"
"version will have two parts and 22 classical songs."" Krushnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar Krushnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar (Devanagari: कृष्णाजी प्रभाकर खाडिलकर) (25 November 1872 – 26 August 1948) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. George calls him ""a prominent lieutenant of Lokmanya Tilak"". He was editor of Kesari, Lokmanya and Navakal. Khadilkar in the beginning of his career wrote prose-plays, but achieved ""even greater recognition"" with plays like ""Svayamvara"" – which had songs which were based on Indian classical music. The notability of his dramatic technique, in his fifteen plays, was to ""endow ancient Hindu legends and tales with contemporary political"
"Krushnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar Krushnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar (Devanagari: कृष्णाजी प्रभाकर खाडिलकर) (25 November 1872 – 26 August 1948) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. George calls him ""a prominent lieutenant of Lokmanya Tilak"". He was editor of Kesari, Lokmanya and Navakal. Khadilkar in the beginning of his career wrote prose-plays, but achieved ""even greater recognition"" with plays like ""Svayamvara"" – which had songs which were based on Indian classical music. The notability of his dramatic technique, in his fifteen plays, was to ""endow ancient Hindu legends and tales with contemporary political significance"". The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature (Volume Two) (Devraj"
"Lochnagar Lochnagar () or () is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about five miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral. The mountain gives its name to ""Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area"", one of 40 such areas in Scotland. The designated national scenic area is in size, and covers the mountains surrounding Lochnagar as far south as the head of Glen Doll, as well Deeside to the north. Technically, the English name is a misunderstanding, being named after , the 'little loch of the noisy sound', a to be found in the mountain's northeast corrie. Today"
"year. The most common ascent route is from Glen Muick. Care should be taken on the summit in poor visibility: the plateau has few obvious features and has steep cliffs on its northern edge. The peak also lends its name to the poem ""Lachin y Gair"" (also known as ""Dark Lochnagar"") by Lord Byron, and the song based on it. A malt-whisky distillery located near the Balmoral estate on the south side of the River Dee produces the Royal Lochnagar Single Malt whisky. The mountain forms part of two designated Special Protection Areas, due to its importance for breeding dotterel"
"Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Irish novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his novel ""The Vicar of Wakefield"" (1766), his pastoral poem ""The Deserted Village"" (1770), and his plays ""The Good-Natur'd Man"" (1768) and ""She Stoops to Conquer"" (1771, first performed in 1773). He is thought to have written the classic children's tale ""The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes"" (1765). Goldsmith's birth date and year are not known with certainty. According to the Library of Congress authority file, he told a biographer that he was born on 10 November"
"Thakur Srinath Singh Thakur Srinath Singh (1901-1996) was a renowned Indian poet, known for his poems for children such as Nani Ka Sndook, Makkhi Ki Nigah. He edited Saraswati (magazine), Sishu, Balsakha, Hal. He published magazines for women and children like Didi, Balbodh. He wrote many books for children like Bal kavitavali, Pipehary & Khelghar, Balbharti, Paridesh ki sair, Sunehry nadi ka devta,Prithvi ki kahani, Avishkaron ki katha. He contributed his efforts in Hindi literature by writing novels such as Jagran, Uljhan, Prajamandal, Prem parikcha, Kchma, Ek aur anek, Kavi aur Krantikari, Streedarpan, Grahsth Jeevan, Yovan Prem aur Saundrya, Somnath,"
"Complete Works/ಸಮಗ್ರ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ Literature] ENGLISH WORKS Poetry Criticism Translations Novel About Him/His Literature AWARDS Shankar Mokashi Punekar Shankar Mokashi Punekar (ಶಂಕರ ಮೊಕಾಶಿ ಪುಣೇಕರ್, 8 May 1928 – 11 August 2004) was a well known writer in the Kannada Language. He was a recipient of the Sahitya Academy award for his novel ""Avadheswari"". He was considered as one of the major writer in the Modern Kannada Literature. His novel Gangavva Gangamayi was the milestone in the history of Kannada Literature. Gangavva Gangamayi, Avadheshwari (Novels), Bilaaskhaan (Story), Maayiya Mooru Mukhagalu (Poem) , Sahitya mattu Abhiruchi (Criticism) and Paschyatya Sahitya Vimarshe (Criticism) are"
"Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna Donald MacDonald known as Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna (Red Donald of Coruna) (9 July 1887 Claddach Baleshare, North Uist, Scotland – 13 August 1967, Lochmaddy, Scotland) was a North Uist stonemason, a veteran of the First World War, and a legendary war poet in the Scottish Gaelic language. He is best known for the song ""An Eala Bhàn"" (""The White Swan"") which he composed during the Battle of the Somme and addressed to Magaidh NicLeòid, his sweetheart at the time of the war. In recent years, it has been recorded by artists as diverse as Calum Kennedy, Donnie"
"me, for you - Sean O'Hegarty, Mairghid Burns, Eoghain O'Cuinn, and the Bacach Ruadh. May God grant their souls rest."" Archived recordings of MacManus reading his stories exist in Notre Dame and Seton Hall, and some of his books are available for download on the Internet Archive. Seumas MacManus Seumas MacManus (31 December 1867 – 23 October 1960) was an Irish author, dramatist, and poet known for his ability to reinterpret Irish folktales for modern audiences. Born James McManus on 31 December 1867 in Mountcharles, County Donegal, he was the son of Patrick McManus, a merchant, and Mary Molloy. He"
"songs and poems which include Savan, Kalpana. He is also known for his volume ""The Newars: An Ethno-Sociological Study of a Himalayan Community"" (1965), made into a book from his doctoral dissertation. Gopal Singh Nepali Gopal Singh Nepali (11 August 1902– 17 April 1963) was an Indian poet of Hindi literature and a lyricist of Bollywood. His association with Bollywood spanned around two decades, beginning in 1944 and ended with his death in 1963. He was a poet of post-Chhayavaad period, and he wrote several collections of Hindi poems including """"Uman"""" (published in 1933). He was also a journalist and"
"Bán Breathnach, Caitlín Ní Dhonncha Bás Arto Leary (2012)<br> Dir: Luke McManus Wri: Manchán Magan DOP: Suzie Lavelle Starring: Kelly Gough, Owen McDonnell, Lochlainn O'Mearain, Aoife Nic Ardghail Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire or the ""Lament for Art Ó Laoghaire"" is an Irish keen composed by his wife Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill. It has been described as the greatest poem written in either Ireland or Britain during the eighteenth century. The late eighteenth-century poem is one of the greatest laments ever written, and one of the greatest love poems in the Irish language. Eibhlín composed it on"
"Gopal Singh Nepali Gopal Singh Nepali (11 August 1902– 17 April 1963) was an Indian poet of Hindi literature and a lyricist of Bollywood. His association with Bollywood spanned around two decades, beginning in 1944 and ended with his death in 1963. He was a poet of post-Chhayavaad period, and he wrote several collections of Hindi poems including """"Uman"""" (published in 1933). He was also a journalist and edited at least four Hindi magazines, namely, ""Ratlam Times"", ""Chitrapat"", ""Sudha"", and ""Yogi"". He was born in Bettiah in the state of Bihar. During Sino-Indian War of 1962, he wrote many patriotic"
"tracing the inheritance of his very individual talent to François Villon and Edgar Allan Poe, with an occasional dash of Keats."" Tom MacInnes Thomas Robert Edward MacInnes (né McInnes) (October 29, 1867 – February 11, 1951) was a Canadian poet and writer whose writings ranged from ""vigorous, slangy recollections of the Yukon gold rush"" (""Lonesome Bar,"" 1909) to ""a translation of and commentary on Lao-tzu’s philosophy"" (""The Teaching of the Old Boy,"" 1927). His narrative verse was highly popular in his lifetime. He was born Thomas Robert Edward McInnes in Dresden, Ontario. He moved to New Westminster with his family"
"Shankar Mokashi Punekar Shankar Mokashi Punekar (ಶಂಕರ ಮೊಕಾಶಿ ಪುಣೇಕರ್, 8 May 1928 – 11 August 2004) was a well known writer in the Kannada Language. He was a recipient of the Sahitya Academy award for his novel ""Avadheswari"". He was considered as one of the major writer in the Modern Kannada Literature. His novel Gangavva Gangamayi was the milestone in the history of Kannada Literature. Gangavva Gangamayi, Avadheshwari (Novels), Bilaaskhaan (Story), Maayiya Mooru Mukhagalu (Poem) , Sahitya mattu Abhiruchi (Criticism) and Paschyatya Sahitya Vimarshe (Criticism) are major contributions to the Kannada Literature. KANNADA WORKS Novels/ಕಾದಂಬರಿಗಳು Short Stories/ಕಥಾಸಂಕಲನ Poetry/ಕಾವ್ಯ Drama/ನಾಟಕ Criticism/ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ"
"(Marriage of Rukmini), ""Satyabhama Vivah"" (Marriage of Satyabhama), ""Ajamilakhyana"" (Story of Ajamila), ""Okhaharan"" (abduction of Aniruddha by Chitralekha). Dayaram Dayaram (Gujarati:દયારામ) (1777–1853) was a Gujarati poet of medieval Gujarati literature and was the last poet of the old Gujarati school. He is known in Gujarati literature for his literary form called ""Garbi"", a lyric songs. He was a follower of Pushtimarg of Hindu Vaishnavism. Dayaram, along with Narsinh Mehta and Meera, is considered a major contributor during the Bhakti movement in Gujarati literature. Dayaram was born on 16 August 1777 in Chanod on the bank of Narmada river. He was"
"Ghubar-e-khatir Ghubar-e-Khatir (Sallies of Mind), (Urdu: غبار خاطر) is one of the most important works of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, written primarily during 1942 to 1946 when he was imprisoned in Ahmednagar Fort in Maharashtra by British Raj while he was in Bombay (now Mumbai) to preside over the meeting of All India Congress Working Committee.[14] The book is basically a collection of 24 letters he wrote addressing his close friend Maulana Habibur Rahman Khan Sherwani. These letters were never sent to him because there was no permission for that during the imprisonment and after the release in 1946, he"
"a few verses and some interesting stories. Very little is known about the writer of this ""Akbarnama"". His father Mulla Ali Sher Sirhindi was a scholar and Khwaja Nizam-ud-Din Ahmad, the writer of the ""Tabaqat-i-Akbari"" was his student. He lived in Sirhind sarkar of Delhi Subah and held a ""madad-i-ma´ash"" (a land granted by the state for maintenance) village there. He accompanied his employer and patron Shaikh Farid Bokhari (who held the post of the ""Bakhshi-ul-Mulk"") on his various services. His most important work is a dictionary, the ""Madar-ul-Afazil"", completed in 1592. He started writing this ""Akbarnama"" at the age"
"Ghulam Muhammad Ghobar Mir Ghulam Muhammad Ghobar ( (1897 – February 5, 1978) was a politician, writer, prominent historian, journalist, and a poet from Afghanistan. He is the author of a number of books, including Afghanistan's history book called ""Afghanistan in the Course of History"". He has also written ""Tareekh-e Ahmad Shah Baba"" in 1943, which is about the 18th century Afghan Emir Ahmad Shah Durrani and his Durrani Empire. Ghobar was born in or about 1897 in the city of Kabul, in Afghanistan to a Sayyid family. He spent some of his time in the cities of Kandahar and"
"Lughaidh Ó Cléirigh Lughaidh Ó Cléirigh (fl. 1603 – 1616), sometimes anglicised as Lewey O'Clery, was an Irish Gaelic poet and historian. He is best known today as the author of ""Beatha Aodha Ruaidh Uí Dhomhnaill"", a biography of Red Hugh O'Donnell. Born in Tír Conaill (modern-day County Donegal), Lughaidh was the cousin of renowned Gaelic historian Mícheál Ó Cléirigh and one of five sons of Maccon Ó Cléirigh, a court poet to the O'Donnells. The Ó Cléirighs had a long tradition as one of Gaelic Ireland's foremost learned families, and the Tír Conaill branch had served the O'Donnells for"
"Mangharam Udharam Malkani Mangharam Udharam Malkani, December 24, 1896 – December 1, 1980) was a renowned Sindhi scholar, critic, writer, playwright, literary historian and professor. He was the pioneer of modern Sindhi dramas. He was recognized as the ""Grand old man of Sindhi literature"". He was born on December 24, 1896 at Hyderabad in the landlord family of Shri Udhavdas Malkani. Prof Malkani led a delegation of Sindhi writers for Asian Writers’ Conference held in 1956 in New Delhi. He joined D. J. Sindh College Karachi as the Lecturer of English. He was the president of Sindhi Sahit Mandal (Sindhi"
"Hindi Sansthan Lucknow PhD Thesis On Thakur Srinath Singh By Mahesh Singh M.A. under guidance of Dr.Pratap Narayan Tondon, Professor Hindi Dept. of University of Lucknow. Thakur Srinath Singh Thakur Srinath Singh (1901-1996) was a renowned Indian poet, known for his poems for children such as Nani Ka Sndook, Makkhi Ki Nigah. He edited Saraswati (magazine), Sishu, Balsakha, Hal. He published magazines for women and children like Didi, Balbodh. He wrote many books for children like Bal kavitavali, Pipehary & Khelghar, Balbharti, Paridesh ki sair, Sunehry nadi ka devta,Prithvi ki kahani, Avishkaron ki katha. He contributed his efforts in Hindi"
"the estate is still owned outright by the monarch, but, by Trustees under Deeds of Nomination and Appointment, it is managed by a trust. Balmoral Estate is within the Cairngorms National Park and is partly within the Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area. The estate contains a wide variety of landscapes, from the Dee river valley to open mountains. There are seven Munros (hills in Scotland over ) within the estate, the highest being Lochnagar at . This mountain was the setting for a children's story, ""The Old Man of Lochnagar"", told originally by Prince Charles to his younger brothers,"
"nearly 300 years ago under the Shekhawati region of erstwhile. The reigning kingdom of jaipur had many thikanas and was one of them. The Thakurs of these Thikana were called Maharajkumars and Mahendra Singh, son of HH Maharao Shri Sir Madho Singh Ji Bahadur was the first Maharajkumar of Lachhmangarh and that happened to be the Maharajkumars of Lachhmangarh. Most recently, Lachhmangarh has been of public curiosity due to its place in modern literature. The fictional character Balram Halwai from the bestselling novel ""The White Tiger"" by Aravind Adiga came from a village by the same name, but it isn't"
"three of the finest poets of that generation. Eoghan Ó Tuairisc (1919–1982), who wrote both in Irish and English, was noted for his readiness to experiment in both prose and verse. Flann O'Brien (1911–66), from Northern Ireland, published an Irish language novel ""An Béal Bocht"" under the name Myles na gCopaleen. Caitlín Maude (1941–1982) and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (b. 1952) may be seen as representatives of a new generation of poets, conscious of tradition but modernist in outlook. The best known of that generation was possibly Michael Hartnett (1941–1999), who wrote both in Irish and English, abandoning the latter altogether"
"obscure poem in Old Irish by Flann mac Lonáin (d. 896). In the ""Banshenchas"" she is called ""Mongfind of the Érnai"" (Érainn), and given a later son Sidach following the Connachta. Dáire Cerbba is stated in ""Rawlinson B 502"" to have been born in Mag Breg (Brega), Mide, much of which probably remained Érainn territory at the time of his supposed floruit. It is difficult to distinguish the Dáirine from the Érainn in the surviving corpus. An interesting alternate version of the story of Mongfind and her sons exists in a saint's life from the Book of Lismore. In this"
"Tom MacInnes Thomas Robert Edward MacInnes (né McInnes) (October 29, 1867 – February 11, 1951) was a Canadian poet and writer whose writings ranged from ""vigorous, slangy recollections of the Yukon gold rush"" (""Lonesome Bar,"" 1909) to ""a translation of and commentary on Lao-tzu’s philosophy"" (""The Teaching of the Old Boy,"" 1927). His narrative verse was highly popular in his lifetime. He was born Thomas Robert Edward McInnes in Dresden, Ontario. He moved to New Westminster with his family in 1874, and grew up there. His father, Thomas Robert McInnes, served in the Senate of Canada from 1881 to 1897,"
"life, ""Memoirs of the life and writings of the late Charles O'Conor of Belanagare"", was written by his grandson, Charles O'Connor. Another grandson Matthew O'Conor, also became a historian and used papers collected by his grandfather to write ""The History of Irish Catholics from the Settlement in 1691"". Among O'Conor's principal works are: Charles O'Conor (historian) Charles O'Conor, O'Conor Don (; 1 January 1710 – 1 July 1791), also known as Charles O'Conor of Belanagare, was an Irish writer and antiquarian who was enormously influential as a protagonist for the preservation of Irish culture and history in the eighteenth century."
"Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair (lit. ""Alexander, son of the Reverend Alexander"") (c. 1698–1770) was a Scottish poet, lexicographer, political writer and memoirist, respected as perhaps the finest Gaelic language poet of the 18th century. He served as a Jacobite military officer and Gaelic tutor to Prince Charles Edward Stuart. He is also known in English as Alexander MacDonald and as ""The Clanranald Bard"" or ""The Great Bard"". Born to a notable Highland family, through his great-grandmother Màiri, daughter of Angus MacDonald of Islay, he claimed descent from Robert II of Scotland. He was the first cousin"