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[1] [2] A total of eight bells were mounted there by 1311. [ 3 ] The spire , completed in about 1250, originally held a seven-bell carillon , which included la Pugnaise , a bell used to signal the bell ringer in the main towers, and the chapter bell la Clopette , used to announce gatherings of the cathedral chapter . [ 4 ]
"The Jolly Corner" is a short story by Henry James published first in the magazine The English Review of December 1908. One of James' most noted ghost stories , "The Jolly Corner" describes the adventures of Spencer Brydon as he prowls the now-empty New York house where he grew up.
Notre-Dame de Paris (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris French: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam də paʁi] ⓘ; meaning "Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, [a] [b] is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the River Seine), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France.
The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage is the third album by British singer-songwriter Peter Hammill. It was released on Charisma Records in 1974, during a hiatus in the activities of Hammill's progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Other ex-members of Van der Graaf Generator also perform on the recording.
Norah James was born in Hampstead, London, in 1896, to John Henry Cordner-James and his wife Marie Cordner James. She had three brothers. Her father was a consulting mining engineer born in Redruth, Cornwall.
Silent with French intertitles Fantômas ( pronounced [fɑ̃toˈmas] ) is a French silent crime film serial directed by Louis Feuillade , based on the novel of the same name . [ 1 ] The five episodes, initially released throughout 1913–14, were restored under the direction of Jacques Champreaux and re-released in 2006.
Paris Qui Dort (literally "Paris which sleeps") is a 1924 French science fiction comedy silent feature film (65 minutes) directed by René Clair. [1] Also released as Le rayon de la mort (55 minutes) , its international English-language titles were The Crazy Ray and Paris Asleep (usually 55 minutes) .
Paris is a historical novel by Edward Rutherfurd published in 2013, which charts the history of Paris from 1261 to 1968. The novel follows six core families [1] set in locales such as Montmartre, Notre Dame and Boulevard Saint-Germain. [2] It includes a map of old Paris. [3] Later titled Paris: A Novel. [4]