WHYTE-MELVILLE, GEORGE JOHN — novelist of the sporting field, born at Mount Melville, near St. Andrews; entered the army, and for a time served in it; met his death while hunting (1821 1878) … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Melville family — Melville is the name of a notable and nobility Scots family originally from Fife in eastern Scotland. Alan Melville, English playwright, composer, lyricist, scriptwriter and performer Alan Melville, South African cricketer Alexander Melville, 5th … Wikipedia
Whyte — This is a list of well known people with the surname Whyte* Alain Whyte * Alexander Whyte * Alison Whyte * Chris Whyte * David Whyte * Derek Whyte * Frederick Methvan Whyte inventor of the Whyte notation for steam locomotives * George Whyte… … Wikipedia
Melville (surname) — For other uses, see Melville (disambiguation). See also: Melville family Melville is a surname and a given name. The surname has two different origins: Scottish and Irish. The given name originates from England and Scotland. Contents 1 … Wikipedia
Whyte-Melville, George John — (1821 1878) Novelist, s. of a country gentleman of Fife, ed. at Eton, entered the army, and saw service in the Crimea, retiring in 1859 as Major. Thereafter he devoted himself to field sports, in which he was an acknowledged authority, and to… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
George Egerton — Titelblatt des amerikanischen Ausgabe des Romans Keynotes von George Egerton durch Aubrey Beardsley, 1893 George Egerton, eigentlich Mary Chavelita Dunne Bright (* 14. Dezember 1859 in Emerald, Australien bzw. Auckland, Neuseeland[1]; † … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ron Whyte — Ronald Melville Whyte (1941–1989) was an American playwright, critic, and disability rights activist.Whyte was born November 18, 1941 in Black Eagle, Montana to Eva Ranieri, a homemaker and Henry Melville Whyte, a railroad machinist. The family… … Wikipedia
Dundas Baronets — Sir David Dundas, 1st Baronet There have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Dundas, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008. The Dundas… … Wikipedia
Breaker Morant — For the film of the same name, see Breaker Morant (film) Harry Breaker Harbord Morant (9 December1864 – 27 February 1902) was an Anglo Australian drover, horseman, poet, and soldier whose renowned skill with horses earned him the nickname The… … Wikipedia
List of Scottish novelists — is an incomplete alphabetical list of Scottish novelists. This list includes novelists of all genres, writing in English, Scots, Gaelic or any other language.This is a subsidiary list to the List of Scottish writers.A*Lin AndersonB*Iain Banks aka … Wikipedia
