Word: londoners
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Nottingham School of Art in 1903, Laura Johnson met Harold Knight. Soon they married and pursued together the trade of painting pictures. Together they passed from the stage of conscientious nature imitation to the artist's inevitable urge for expression. Also, they struggled with relentless poverty, walking to London to see Mr. Knight's first picture exhibited. Laura Knight sold her first picture (Mother and Child) to Edward Staff, A. R. A. Two years later another picture (A Cup of Tea by Mr. Knight) was sold. Next, they went to Holland where their work became dusky, grey, contemplative...
...Monds, more than the other leading English Jewish families-the Rothschilds, Isaacs, Samuels, Sassoons, Montagus-love to entertain. To their city house on Lowdnes Square, Belgravia, London, close to both Buckingham Palace and Hyde. Park, they invite politicians, artists,*writers, merchants, notables of every profession...
...season they entertain with as lavish hospitality at the other London house, Mondalfro,* or at their great estate, Melchet Court, a few miles northwest of Southampton. Lady Mond forebore her many social activities during the War; accomplished much alleviation of suffering, for which she was created (in 1920) Dame Commander of the British Empire...
...Europe is rather free from prohibition laws, but there is, nevertheless a considerable movement towards a restriction on alcohols," indicated the prohibition agent, who spends a large part of his time in Europe, and who has his main office in London...
...battle of the century. This he published in a fine quarto volume prefaced by a narrative in three "'periods'; by which he really meant acts, for a sense of the drama was always strong in his mind." After that he wrote plays, all mediocre, which were produced in London. He died in London, aged 70, on a summer...