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5 days ago · He also played the title role of the television series My Uncle Silas, based on the short stories by H. E. Bates, about a roguish but lovable poacher-cum-farm labourer looking after his great-nephew. The show played for two series broadcast in 2001 and 2003.
5 days ago · It was directed by Nancy Porter and written by Harriet Reisen, who wrote the script based on primary sources from Alcott's life. The documentary, which starred Elizabeth Marvel as Alcott, was shot onsite for the events it covered.
Jun 24, 2024 · His collection of stories, “My Uncle Silas,” came out in 1939. It was based on his farmer uncle, Joseph Betts, and became very popular. Later, “Uncle Silas Tales,” a TV show, made him even more famous.
- 119 years
- H. E. Bates
- 16 May, 1905
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2 days ago · Over the course of 276 days in 1952, Steinbeck wrote the first draft of East of Eden, a book he considered his ultimate test as a writer. He wrote a daily letter to his editor while writing the book.
Jul 9, 2024 · “…[the codicil] was a strange one. It appointed my uncle Silas my sole guardian, with full parental authority over me until I should have reached the age of twenty-one, up to which time I was to reside under his care at Bartram-Haugh, and it directed the trustees to pay over to him yearly a sum…
Jun 19, 2024 · Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have been married for 12 years and within that time they've had two amazing children together. The Sexy Back singer and his actress partner have...
Jul 10, 2024 · Silas Marner (Cabinet Edition, 1878; first published 1861) Author. George Eliot. Source. London and Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1878 (1861), Cabinet Edition.
