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... successful swimmer of the English Channel . English Channel swim 17 : 865c Webb , Philip Speakman ( b . Jan. 12 , 1831 , Oxford - d . April 17 , 1915 , Worth , Sussex ) , architect and designer especially known for his unconventional ...
... successful swimmer of the English Channel . English Channel swim 17 : 865c Webb , Philip Speakman ( b . Jan. 12 , 1831 , Oxford - d . April 17 , 1915 , Worth , Sussex ) , architect and designer especially known for his unconventional ...
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... successful venture into science fiction and was followed by The Invisible Man ( 1897 ) and The War of the Worlds ( 1898 ) . The success of Anticipa- tions ( 1902 ) , an attempt at prophecy , led Wells to join the Fabian Society in ...
... successful venture into science fiction and was followed by The Invisible Man ( 1897 ) and The War of the Worlds ( 1898 ) . The success of Anticipa- tions ( 1902 ) , an attempt at prophecy , led Wells to join the Fabian Society in ...
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... successful than that in Germany . Constantly beset by jealous and ambitious relatives , he was in 1394 faced by a revolt of magnates led by his cousin Jobst , margrave of Moravia , who held the King prisoner in Austria . Wen- ceslas was ...
... successful than that in Germany . Constantly beset by jealous and ambitious relatives , he was in 1394 faced by a revolt of magnates led by his cousin Jobst , margrave of Moravia , who held the King prisoner in Austria . Wen- ceslas was ...
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