Admirable Crichton

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In this condition, and mildly and deplorably shaking her head, her silence would throw me more heavily than the Admirable Crichton could have done in a verbal disputation for a purse of money.

The Haunted House 2007

In this condition, and mildly and deplorably shaking her head, her silence would throw me more heavily than the Admirable Crichton could have done in a verbal disputation for a purse of money.

The Haunted House 2007

I had been admitted to the privilege of communion with him, for he was my senior by five or six years, and a man of brilliant parts who had already won his spurs in journalism, and who enjoyed deservedly the reputation of an Admirable Crichton.

The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Various

"_The Admirable Crichton_ is still one of the most captivating of modern plays, rich in humour, scenically 'telling' and close-packed with Barrieisms."

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 17, 1920 Various

Not only was a butler the hero of _The Admirable Crichton_, a maidservant the heroine of _A Kiss for Cinderella_ and a charwoman the heroine of _The Old Lady Shows Her Medals_, but the actual authorship of _Peter Pan_ was given to the smallest nursemaid on record.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 26, 1919 Various

That local Admirable Crichton, Humphrey Jefferies, does not appear to have ever directed his attention to the manufacture of this article, which has now become a prime necessity of civilization.

The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens With a Description of the Manufacturing Process by Which They Are Produced Henry Bore

He is one of the best of fellows, an Admirable Crichton, at once the envy and the despair of his companions.

Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden Charles Garvice

Like the Admirable Crichton, no art is to her unknown, no accomplishment by her neglected.

The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day Harriet Stark

This Vincenzo Gonzaga is shown by the light of history in two opposite characters: as the generous friend and patron of Tasso, and as the pupil of the Admirable Crichton, who in a midnight brawl slew his tutor in circumstances of the utmost baseness and treachery.

Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood Hugh Macmillan