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  • 31Dulcamara, or the Little Duck and the Great Quack — Belcore woos Adina: illustration of Donizetti s L Elisir d Amore burlesqued by Gilbert in 1866 Dulcamara, or the Little Duck and the Great Quack, is one of the earliest plays written by W.S. Gilbert, his first solo stage success. The work is a… …

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  • 32Lightvessels in the United Kingdom — The history of Lightvessels in the United Kingdom goes back over 250 years. This page also gives a list of lightvessel stations within the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar.HistoryThe world s first lightvessel was the result of a… …

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  • 33Four Times of the Day — is a series of four paintings by English artist William Hogarth. Completed in 1736, they were reproduced as a series of four engravings published in 1738. They are humorous depictions of life in the streets of London, the vagaries of fashion, and …

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  • 34Jessica King — Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 18th district Incumbent Assumed office 2011 Preceded by Randy Hopper Personal details Born …

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  • 35Banknotes of the pound sterling — Banknotes of the pound sterling …

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  • 36Alternative theories of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 — suggest that Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, a Libyan agent who was convicted on 270 counts of murder for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, may actually be innocent. At the end of the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial an international observer… …

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  • 37In the Presence of Mine Enemies — Infobox Book name = In the Presence of Mine Enemies title orig = translator = image caption = author = Harry Turtledove illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = subject = genre = Alternate history publisher …

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  • 38Oh! What a Lovely War — This article is about the 1969 film. For the original 1963 stage musical, see Oh, What a Lovely War!. Oh! What a Lovely War Theatrical release poster Directed by …

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  • 39List of QI episodes (E series) — infobox tvseason season name = QI Series E caption = dvd release date = country = UK network = BBC first aired = 21 September 2007 last aired = 14 December 2007 num episodes = 13 prev series = Series D next series = Series F|This is a list of… …

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  • 40Dick Turpin (TV series) — For the legendary English rogue, see Dick Turpin. Dick Turpin Genre Historical, Drama, Comedy Created by Richard Carpenter …

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