"critics. ""The Film Blogger"" dubbed it a ""moderately tense thriller"", that was ""accentuated by a well-developed class commentary and some solid performances"". The film’s name is an ironic reminder of the address of the idealised suburban Banks family in the popular 1964 film ""Mary Poppins"", as well as in the series of books on which the film is based. Cherry Tree Lane Cherry Tree Lane is a 2010 British urban dramatic real-time horror-thriller film, written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams. In a house at Cherry Tree Lane, distant couple Christine (Rachael Blake) and Mike (Tom Butcher) are eating dinner"
"The South Wind of the title is the Sirocco which wreaks havoc with the islanders' sense of decency and morality. Much of the natural detail in the book is provided by Capri and other Mediterranean locations that Douglas knew well. The island's name Nepenthe denotes a drug of Egyptian origin (mentioned in the Odyssey) which was capable of banishing grief or trouble from the mind. The novel was written in Capri and in London, and after its publication in June 1917 it went through seven editions rapidly, achieving startling large-scale success. Critics at the time complained about the lack of"
"E. H. Shepard Ernest Howard Shepard (10 December 1879 – 24 March 1976) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is known especially for illustrations of the anthropomorphic soft toy and animal characters in ""The Wind in the Willows"" and ""Winnie-the-Pooh"". Shepard was born in St John's Wood, London. Having shown some promise in drawing at St Paul's School, in 1897 he enrolled in the Heatherley School of Fine Art in Chelsea. After a productive year there, he attended the Royal Academy Schools, winning a Landseer scholarship in 1899 and a British Institute prize in 1900. There he met"
"in the childish fantasies of most young children, he is the most open to the impossible and fantastic such as when the cherubim Progo appears in the ""Wind in the Door."" Because of his extreme intelligence and other-worldly behavior, he is often bullied by other children and misunderstood by adults outside his family; he is the subject of ridicule in town. Charlie prefers to be called Charles Wallace rather than Chuck, as noted in ""Wind"" and ""Planet"", but Meg frequently calls him simply Charles. In "" A Swiftly Tilting Planet"", he allows Mrs. O'Keefe to call him Chuck, correctly guessing"
"Rhett Butler Rhett Butler is a fictional character based on a historical figure of the same name and the true protagonist of ""Gone with the Wind"" by Margaret Mitchell. As the novel begins, we first meet Rhett at the Twelve Oaks Plantation barbecue, the home of John Wilkes and his son Ashley and daughters Honey and India Wilkes. The novel describes Rhett as ""a visitor from Charleston"", a black sheep who was expelled from West Point and is not received by any family with reputation in the whole of Charleston, and perhaps all of South Carolina. On her way back"
"The Wind on the Moon The Wind on the Moon: A story for children is a fantasy novel by Eric Linklater, published by Macmillan in 1944 with illustrations by Nicholas Bentley. The American division Macmillan US published an edition in the same year. Opening in the fictitious village of Midmeddlecum, evidently in contemporary rural England, it features two girls whose father is absent during a war. They pursue magical, bizarre, or dangerous experiences. A ""wind on the moon"" is said to be the cause, ""making them behave badly for a year"". Linklater won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library"
"woman and Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel ""The Scarlet Letter"", in which heroine Hester Prynne is forced to wear a scarlet letter A as a sign of her adultery. without surname with surname: Scarlett (given name) Scarlett is a feminine name derived from an English surname with an occupational meaning, referring to a person who sold cloth of scarlet. It gained popularity due to the character Scarlett O'Hara in Margaret Mitchell's best-selling novel ""Gone with the Wind"" and the film adaptation. The name was the 17th most popular name given to baby girls in the England and Wales in 2013 and"
"them search where the missing ABC Monsters had been. Cherry Berry is an excitable and lively little friend who accompanies Alice and Brian on their adventure. Cherry Berry keeps everyone’s spirits up with her jokes and occasionally read them clues that will lead them to the missing ABC Monsters. King Wordy is Alice’s dad and he rules over Capital Town. He loves words and has always got his nose buried in a good book. Queen Scribble is Alice’s mum. She’s a slightly maniac writer, bursting with ideas for great stories and is always scribbling down notes and ideas. A strong,"
"of the television series with the same name, has similarities to O'Hara and that ""Scarlett and Ally are fairy-tale princesses who bear about as much resemblance to real women as Barbie and Skipper."" Patterson wrote that Ally is similar because she is also a child from a ruling class family, ""pines hopelessly after an unavailable dreamboat"", and has a ""sassy black roommate"" in place of a ""mammy"" to ""comfort her"". Scarlett O'Hara Katie Scarlett O'Hara is a fictional character and the main protagonist in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel ""Gone with the Wind"" and in the later film of the same"
"Ashley Parker Angel Ashley Parker Angel (born August 1, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter and actor who rose to fame with the boyband O-Town. Ashley Parker Angel was born Ashley Ward Parker, the child of Darren and Paula Parker, and raised in the town of Redding, California. His grandparents are of German and Irish descent. Ashley was named after the fictional character Ashley Wilkes, his mother’s favorite character from Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 novel ""Gone with the Wind"", and the classic film of the same title. When Ashley was three years old, his parents divorced. His mother later remarried, and"
"sympathetic to the young people's needs. The Birds on the Trees The Birds on the Trees is a novel by Nina Bawden first published in 1970 about a middle-class English family whose 19-year-old son does not live up to his parents' expectations. ""The Birds on the Trees"" was announced, on 26 March 2010, as one of six books that had been shortlisted for the ""Lost Man Booker Prize"" of 1970, ""a contest delayed by 40 years because a reshuffling of the fledgeling competition’s rules that year disqualified nearly a year’s worth of high-quality fiction from consideration"". Toby Flower is a"
"to the West Wind. The West Wind does the same, bringing her to the South Wind; the South Wind does the same, bringing her to the North Wind. The North Wind reports that he once blew an aspen leaf there, and was exhausted after, but he will take her if she really wants to go. The youngest daughter does wish to go, and so he takes her there. The next morning, the youngest daughter takes out the golden apple. The troll princess who was to marry the prince sees it and wants to buy it. The girl agrees, if she"
"Watson the monkey; Joseph the parrot; Mr and Mrs Wilks the neighbours; Sally Wilks; Mr Wilks’ brother from the Isle of Wight; Mr and Mrs. Pringle; Joe Pringle; Betty Pringle; Mrs. Pearl the cleaner from Marigold Cottages; Mr Mount the baker. The fictional father Captain Cherry is a retired explorer whose name may be a reference to Apsley Cherry-Garrard. The dedication says, ""A book for Mike to remind him of the days when all of us – and Daisy's sister – dashed about, like The Cherrys themselves, all over the place, from the beginning of Kent to the end of"
"Wind"" has resulted in lingering stereotypes of 19th-century African-American slaves. ""Gone with the Wind"" has become a reference point for subsequent writers about the South, both black and white alike. The southern belle is an archetype for a young woman of the antebellum American South upper class. The southern belle was believed to be physically attractive but, more importantly, personally charming with sophisticated social skills. She is subject to the correct code of female behavior. The novel's heroine, Scarlett O'Hara, charming though not beautiful, is a classic southern belle. For young Scarlett, the ideal southern belle is represented by her"
"he once knew in his youth and leaves Atlanta to find it. Meanwhile, Scarlett dreams of love that has eluded her for so long. However, she still has Tara and knows she can win Rhett back, because ""tomorrow is another day."" Margaret Mitchell arranged ""Gone with the Wind"" chronologically, basing it on the life and experiences of the main character, Scarlett O'Hara, as she grew from adolescence into adulthood. During the time span of the novel, from 1861 to 1873, Scarlett ages from sixteen to twenty-eight years. This is a type of Bildungsroman, a novel concerned with the moral and"
"thieves. It is the last scene of the last episode. Oliver Twist (character) Oliver Twist is the title character and protagonist of the novel ""Oliver Twist"" by Charles Dickens. He was the first child protagonist in an English novel. Based in the 1820s, the orphan, young Oliver is born in a parish workhouse in an unnamed town. His unmarried mother dies during labour. Old Sally, who was present at the birth, takes from the dying woman a locket and ring. Mr Bumble, the Beadle, names the boy Oliver Twist. Oliver is sent to an orphanage, run by Mrs. Mann, until"
"room made of furniture hidden inside a huge removal van and stage a dramatic rescue. The Wind on the Moon The Wind on the Moon: A story for children is a fantasy novel by Eric Linklater, published by Macmillan in 1944 with illustrations by Nicholas Bentley. The American division Macmillan US published an edition in the same year. Opening in the fictitious village of Midmeddlecum, evidently in contemporary rural England, it features two girls whose father is absent during a war. They pursue magical, bizarre, or dangerous experiences. A ""wind on the moon"" is said to be the cause, ""making"
"such as J. D. Salinger's ""The Catcher in the Rye"" and Mark Twain's ""Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"" [New York Times review, May 19, 1995]. The book contains frank descriptions of drug use such as marijuana and methamphetamine and sexual abuse by the narrator's stepfather, which, coupled with the young age of the narrator, has contributed to the book's controversy. Chapman Dorset (a.k.a. Chappie, Bone) is the protagonist of the book. He is a 14-year-old drug dealer living in upstate New York with his mother and his abusive stepfather. He runs away from home to live with his best friend and"
"would have considerable doubt about making a diagnosis of epilepsy without further information. There are societies in many parts of the world dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of his works and the investigation of his life. On Copenhagen Street in Islington is the Lewis Carroll Children's Library. In 1982, his great-nephew unveiled a memorial stone to him in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey. Lewis Carroll Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer of world-famous children's fiction, notably ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" and its sequel"
"CE) Zephyrus, the west wind, carries Psyche away. Later an ant feels sorry for her and helps her in her quest. Building on the popularity of fables and fairy tales, specifically ""children's"" literature began to emerge in the nineteenth century with works such as ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" (1865) by Lewis Carroll, ""The Adventures of Pinocchio"" (1883) by Carlo Collodi and ""The Jungle Book"" (1894) by Rudyard Kipling, all employing anthropomorphic elements. This continued in the twentieth century with many of the most popular titles having anthropomorphic characters, examples being ""The Tale of Peter Rabbit"" (1901) and later books by"
"South Wind (novel) South Wind is a 1917 novel by British author Norman Douglas. It is Douglas' most famous book and his only success as a novelist. It is set on an imaginary island called Nepenthe, located off the coast of Italy in the Tyrrhenian Sea, a thinly fictionalized description of Capri's residents and visitors. The narrative concerns twelve days during which Thomas Heard, a bishop returning to England from his diocese in Africa, yields his moral vigour to various influences. Philosophical hedonism pervades much of Douglas' writing, and the novel's discussion of moral and sexual issues caused considerable debate."
"the Wind"" dolls and dreamed of moving ""home"" to the south even though she never had never been south of Virginia. The book was reviewed in ""Publishers Weekly"", ""Quill and Quire"", ""Kirkus Reviews"", ""CM Magazine"", ""Saskatoon StarPhoenix"", ""The Horn Book Magazine"", ""School Library Journal"", ""Booklist"", ""Library Media Connection"", ""Resource Links"", and ""Books in Canada"". Gemini Summer Gemini Summer is a children's book by Canadian author Iain Lawrence. It won the 2007 Governor General's Awards in Children's Literature among other awards. The novel tells the story of a young boy who has to learn to cope with the loss of his"
"A Wind in the Door A Wind in the Door is a young adult science fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle. It is a companion book to ""A Wrinkle in Time"", and part of the Time Quintet. Main character Meg Murry is worried about her brother Charles Wallace, a 6-year-old genius bullied at school by the other children. The new principal of the elementary school is the former high school principal, Mr. Jenkins, who often disciplined Meg, and who Meg is sure has a grudge against her whole family. Meg tries to enlist Jenkins's help in protecting her brother, but is"
"An east wind is referred in Bleak House by Charles Dickens, first published serially between 1852–1853. The character Mr Jarndyce uses it several times as a harbinger of unfavourable events. For example, Marianne Moore's poem ""Is Your Town Nineveh?"" asks, East wind An east wind is a wind that originates in the east and blows west. This wind is referenced as symbolism in mythology, poetry and literature. In Greek mythology, Eurus, the east wind, was the only wind not associated with any of the three Greek seasons, and is the only one of these four Anemoi not mentioned in Hesiod's"
"Jones, the legendary golfer, was born in this home while the Jones family was in town visiting from Canton, GA. L.P. Grant's great grandson, Bryan M. ""Bitsy"" Grant, the famed tennis player named to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, grew up in this home until the family moved to Ansley Park along 17th Street. Bobby Jones, grandson, Bobby Jones IV is an Anglican priest in Athens Ga. At this time, Margaret Mitchell, author of ""Gone with the Wind"" and niece to Cone Maddox, Sr., director of the Atlanta Cotton Exchange, purchased the home, and then met her untimely death"
"Strong Winds series The Strong Winds series is a series of children's books written by English author Julia Jones. The books reference many of the settings and characters of the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome. The books use adventure stories about sailing to provide action and structure amid developing themes of foster care, mental illness, disability and corrupt officialdom. Donny Walker (aged 13) and his deaf mother Skye travel in a campervan to Shotley to meet Donny's long-lost great aunt Ellen. Following a car accident authorities place Donny in foster care and his mother in a psychiatric hospital."
"Norman Douglas George Norman Douglas (8 December 1868 – 7 February 1952) was a British writer, now best known for his 1917 novel ""South Wind"". His travel books such as his 1915 ""Old Calabria"" were also appreciated for the quality of their writing. Norman Douglas was born in Thüringen, Austria (his surname was registered at birth as ""Douglass""). His mother was Vanda von Poellnitz. His father was John Sholto Douglas (1845–1874), manager of a cotton mill, who died in a climbing accident when Douglas was about six. He spent the first years of his life on the family estate, Villa"
"Graham Shepard Graham Howard Shepard (1907–1943) was an English illustrator and cartoonist. He was the son of Ernest H. Shepard, the illustrator of ""Winnie-the-Pooh"" and ""The Wind in the Willows"". He was educated at Marlborough College and Oxford. At Marlborough he was a member of the college's secret 'Society of Amici' where he found himself a contemporary of John Betjeman and Anthony Blunt, and a close friend of Louis MacNeice. MacNeice's ""The Casualty"" (1944) is loosely based on the life and death of Shepard. At Oxford he was a contemporary and friend of MacNeice, Betjeman and Osbert Lancaster. Following in"
"Pat Hutchins Patricia Evelyn Hutchins (18 June 1942 – 8 November 2017) was an English illustrator, writer of children's books and broadcaster. She won the 1974 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. The work was ""The Wind Blew"", a picture book in rhyme which she also wrote. It shows how ""a crowd of people anxiously chase their belongings"" in the wind. Hutchins was married to illustrator Laurence Hutchins, with two children. She has written books for early readers that he illustrated. Hutchins was born 18 June 1942 in"
"is named Percy Craye in the English version and Douglas or ""Duggie"" Craye in the American version. Another difference is that, in the British version, the elder Craye has the title ""Lord Worplesdon"" and Edwin is ""Lord Weeting"", while in the American version, the family lives near Philadelphia and is not part of the British peerage. The American version of the story, ""Disentangling Old Duggie"", was illustrated by Wallace Morgan in ""Collier's"". The British version, ""Disentangling Old Percy"", was illustrated by Alfred Leete in the ""Strand"". This version with Leete's illustrations was reprinted in the UK in the periodical ""Newnes"
"(born 1934), is an artist. Their younger daughter, Kristin Linklater, is an actor, voice teacher and author of ""Freeing the Natural Voice"", and their grandson by Kristin, Hamish Linklater, is also an actor. Eric Linklater died in Aberdeen on 7 November 1974 and was buried at Harray on Mainland, Orkney. Eric Linklater Eric Robert Russell Linklater (8 March 1899 – 7 November 1974) was a Welsh-born Scottish writer of novels, writer of poems and short stories, military history, and travel books. For ""The Wind on the Moon"", a children's fantasy novel, he won the 1944 Carnegie Medal from the Library"
"recognizes that this is a problem he must solve himself; that like any new lifeform, he must learn to adapt successfully to his environment in order to survive. Charles has blue eyes, and is said to be small for his age. He is also accused of having mitochondritis. Calvin O'Keefe is tall and skinny, with orange hair, freckles and blue eyes, and is a popular boy on the basketball team. As of ""A Wind in the Door"", he is already a high school senior at the age of fifteen, and class president. However, he did not feel that anyone understands"
"between 1979 and 1986. The first two, ""Flowers in the Attic"" and ""Petals on the Wind,"" focus on the children: Chris, Cathy, Cory, and Carrie, who, after losing their father in an accident, are imprisoned in an attic by their mother and grandmother; ""Flowers in the Attic"" tells of their incarceration, the death of one child, and subsequent escape of the other three, with ""Petals on the Wind"" picking up directly after. With ""If There Be Thorns"" and ""Seeds of Yesterday"", the story also includes Cathy's children, Jory and Bart, after a mysterious woman and her butler move in next"