“the king knighted him on the spot”
Read More“they were in a race to introduce actresses on the London stage”
Read More“the room where the deed was done”
Read More“she ate a £100 banknote [£20,000 in today’s money]”
Read More“who gives a damn now anyway?”
Read More“they were walking to a folk dancing display”
Read More“less than a year separated them from the hangman’s rope”
Read More“He has to hobble to his place of execution.”
Read More“they’re fast going the way of the dodo”
Read More“the black cat who adopted two baby rats”
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