Sentences with phrase «turn of the century london»

Showtime President David Nivens describes the series as «very realistic, it's very grounded; the characters are are in very human form in turn of the century London.

In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer...

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More than a century of theory about the evolutionary history of dinosaurs has been turned on its head following the publication of new research from scientists at the University of Cambridge and Natural History Museum in London.

A diary written by a young Danish woman in turn - of - the - century London becomes a huge commercial success; years later, these memoirs shed light on two unsolved murders.

- Although Anna Sewell's classic paints a clear picture of turn - of - the - century London, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness.

The O2 started life as the Millennium Dome, when London celebrated the turn of the century.

Indeed, when Abts» work first garnered public attention in London at the turn of the century, it was because of her unfashionable faith in formalism.

These presentations of modern masters and their tribal influences are complemented by the expanded Spotlight section, which will highlight solo artist presentations of 31 pioneers of 20th - century practice, such as Thomas Kovachevich (Callicoon Fine Arts, New York); self - taught artist Felipe Jesus Consalvos (Fleisher / Ollman, Philadelphia); Barbara Chase - Riboud (Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York); and Dom Sylvester Houédard — a Benedictine monk turned counter-culture cult figure of 1960s London (Richard Saltoun Gallery, London).

For the characters I channelled my inner Dickens and a smattering of film references from Disney's Mary Poppins to David Lynch's The Elephant Man, to get a flavour of characters inhabiting turn - of - the - century London.

At the turn of the 20th century, there were about 50,000 horses serving as the main form of transportation in the great metropolises of London and New York.