King and Charcoal Burner — ( Král a uhlíř ), Op. 14, is a three act (23 scene) comic opera by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. The first version of the opera was written in 1871 to a libretto by Bernard J. Lobeský. That same year the composer offered the finished opera… … Wikipedia
charcoal burner — 1. a device that burns charcoal, as a stove or brazier. 2. a person employed in the manufacture of charcoal. [1815 25] * * * … Universalium
The opera corpus — is a list of nearly 2,500 works by more than 775 individual opera composers. Some of the works listed below are still being performed today but many are not. The principal works of the major composers are given as well as those of historical… … Wikipedia
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories — (ISBN 0 7475 8703 5) is a collection of 8 short stories, some of which are set in the same world as the novel of magic, Jonathan Strange Mr Norrell . It is Susanna Clarke s second book, although some of the stories were previously published in… … Wikipedia
The Hut in the Forest — or The House in the Wood is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 169. [Jacob and Wilheim Grimm, Household Tales , [http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/169hutinforest.html The Hut in the Forest ] ] Andrew… … Wikipedia
burner — n. 1) to light, turn on; turn off a burner 2) a Bunsen; charcoal; gas; oil burner 3) (misc.) (esp. AE) to put smt. on the back burner ( to postpone action on smt. ) * * * [ bɜːnə] charcoal gas oil burner turn off a burner turn on … Combinatory dictionary
charcoal — [14] The words char and charcoal are related, but not in the way commonsense might lead one to suppose: for the verb char [17], originally apparently a charcoal burner’s term, appears to derive from charcoal. So etymologically, the element char… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
charcoal — [14] The words char and charcoal are related, but not in the way commonsense might lead one to suppose: for the verb char [17], originally apparently a charcoal burner’s term, appears to derive from charcoal. So etymologically, the element char… … Word origins
Chronological list of saints in the 3rd century — A list of 3rd century saints: Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Notes Persecution under Septimus Severus (202 210) begins Irenaeus 130 Smyrna 202 Lugdunum Bishop of Lyons Leonides of Alexandria 202 Alexand … Wikipedia
Flashman and the Dragon — infobox Book | name = Flashman and the Dragon orig title = translator = author = George MacDonald Fraser cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Historical novel publisher = HarperCollins release date = 1985… … Wikipedia
