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Jada Pinkett Smith reveals whether she and estranged husband Will Smith are 'staying together forever' after secretly separating SEVEN years ago The late nineteenth-century novelist George Gissing read the "notorious" novel in May 1896 with "scant satisfaction". [12] Trilby inspired Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera (1910) in part. [13] It was also known for introducing the phrase "in the altogether" (meaning "completely unclothed") and the term " Svengali" for a man with dominating powers over a (generally female) protégée, as well as indirectly inspiring the name of the trilby hat, originally worn on stage by the lead actress in the play based on the novel.

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According to her biographer Margaret Forster, she told no one about the honour, so that even her children learned of it only from the newspapers. "She thought of pleading illness for the investiture, until her children insisted it would be a great day for the older grandchildren. So she went through with it, though she slipped out quietly afterwards to avoid the attention of the press." [15] Alleged relationships [ edit ] In 1943 she wrote the autobiographically inspired drama The Years Between about the unexpected return of a senior officer, thought killed in action, who finds that his wife has taken his seat as Member of Parliament (MP) and has started a romantic relationship with a local farmer. It was first staged at the Manchester Opera House in 1944 and then transferred to London, opening at Wyndham's Theatre on 10 January 1945, starring Nora Swinburne and Clive Brook. The production, directed by Irene Hentschel, became a long-running hit, completing 617 performances. It was revived by Caroline Smith at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond upon Thames on 5 September 2007, starring Karen Ascoe and Mark Tandy. [33]I'm A Celeb's Jamie Lynn Spears breaks down as she recalls eldest daughter Maddie's near-death experience: 'I thought I'd lost her' Other significant works include Jamaica Inn, Frenchman's Creek, Hungry Hill, My Cousin Rachel, The Scapegoat, The House on the Strand, and The King's General. The last is set in Cornwall during the English Civil War, and is written from the Royalist perspective. Luke Evans reveals he has lost a staggering 17lbs in 10 weeks as he shows off his ripped physique in shirtless video Chilling grin of biker after he mowed down and killed a schoolboy, eight, and left his father in a coma as they tried to use pedestrian crossing - as he pleads guilty to death by dangerous driving Rochelle Humes reveals what husband Marvin's secret signal could REALLY mean as he taps his heart four times on I'm A Celebrity