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Van Loon's Lives is a book by the Dutch-American writer Hendrik Willem van Loon published in 1942. Its full title, deliberately written in a manner already archaic at the time of writing, is Van Loon's Lives: Being a true and faithful account of a number of highly interesting meetings with certain historical personages, from Confucius and Plato ...
Van Loon was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the son of Hendrik Willem van Loon [2] and Elisabeth Johanna Hanken. [3] He immigrated to the United States in 1902 to study at Harvard University and then Cornell University, where he received his AB in 1905. [4] In 1906 [5] he married Eliza Ingersoll Bowditch (1880–1955), daughter of a Harvard ...
280 pp (paperback) The Story of Mankind is a book written and illustrated by Dutch-American journalist, professor, and author Hendrik Willem van Loon. It was published in 1921. In 1922, it was awarded the Newbery Medal for an outstanding contribution to children's literature. This was the first year the Newbery Medal was awarded.
The Story of Mankind is a 1957 American dark fantasy film, loosely based on the nonfiction book The Story of Mankind (1921) by Hendrik Willem van Loon. [1] The film was directed and coproduced by Irwin Allen and released by Warner Bros. [2] In the film, the fate of humanity is decided in a court of law. The Devil is the prosecutor, and the ...
This is a list of works of children's literature that have been made into feature films.The title of the work and the year it was published are both followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film.
1960, Fontana Books (Imprint of HarperCollins), Paperback, 159 pp 1975, Ulverscroft Large-print Edition, Hardcover, 334 pp ISBN 0-85456-366-0 The first true publication of Appointment with Death occurred in the US with a nine-part serialisation in Collier's Weekly from 28 August (Volume 100, Number 9) to 23 October 1937 (Volume 100, Number 17 ...
Paul van Loon. Paul van Loon (born 17 April 1955) is a Dutch author of children's literature. Notable series by van Loon include Dolfje Weerwolfje [nl; es] and De Griezelbus (book series) [nl; it], both of which have been adapted into theatre productions and films.
Limitless is a 2011 American thriller based on The Dark Fields. The film was directed by Neil Burger and starred Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Andrew Howard and Robert De Niro. It was released in the United States and Canada on March 18, 2011. The screenplay roughly mirrors the events portrayed in the book, albeit with a number of significant ...