ODTAA

ODTAA
1st edition (publ Heinemann)

ODTAA (1926) by John Masefield (1878 - 1967). It is an adventure novel first published in February 1926. Its title stands for One Damn Thing After Another. It opens with establishing narrative describing the fictional South American nation of Santa Barbara which "lies far to leeward of the Sugar States, is at the angle of the continent, with two coasts, one facing to the north, the other east. The city of Santa Barbara is in a bay at the angle where these two coasts trend one from each other." The novel is set prior to the events described in "Sard Harker" (published in October 1924).

The novel inspired a work for orchestra, also titled ODTAA, by Doreen Carwithen.


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  • ODTAA — • ODTAA • one damn thing after another n. phr. (pronounced owed tay) If there is one problem, there will be more. First I lost my wallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused to start. It was just one damn thing after another! …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • one\ damn\ thing\ after\ another — • ODTAA • one damn thing after another n. phr. (pronounced owed tay) If there is one problem, there will be more. First I lost my wallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused to start. It was just one damn thing after another! …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Sard Harker — (1924) by John Masefield (1878 1967) is an adventure novel first published in October 1924. It is the earlier of three novels by Masefield set in the fictional nation of Santa Barbara in South America. The others are Odtaa and The Taking of the… …   Wikipedia

  • John Masefield — Born 1 June 1878(1878 06 01) Ledbury, Herefordshire England Died 12 May 1967 …   Wikipedia

  • Doreen Carwithen — Doreen Mary Carwithen (15 November 1922 – 5 January 2003) was a British composer of classical and film music. She was also known as Mary Alwyn. Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 References 4 External links …   Wikipedia

  • if it's not one thing it's another — If a certain thing doesn t go wrong, another most probably will. * /When John lost his keys and his wallet, and his car wouldn t start, he exclaimed in despair, If it s not one thing it s another. / Compare: ONE DAMN THING AFTER ANOTHER (ODTAA) …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • one damn thing after another — or[ODTAA] (pronounced owed tay) {n. phr.} If there is one problem, there will be more. * /First I lost my wallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused to start. It was just one damn thing after another!/ Compare: IF IT S NOT… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • if it's not one thing it's another — If a certain thing doesn t go wrong, another most probably will. * /When John lost his keys and his wallet, and his car wouldn t start, he exclaimed in despair, If it s not one thing it s another. / Compare: ONE DAMN THING AFTER ANOTHER (ODTAA) …   Dictionary of American idioms

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