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• The Queensbury Lines — were part of the Great Northern Railway in West Yorkshire, England. They opened in 1882 and closed in 1955, however goods trains continued to run until 1974.The three lines coming from Keighley, Halifax and Bradford all joined up at Queensbury,… …   Wikipedia

• The Shadow Lines — is a novel by Amitav Ghosh, published in 1988. It is a book that well captures the perspectival view of time and events, of lines that bring people together and hold them apart, lines that are clearly visible on one perspective and nonexistent on …   Wikipedia

• Lines of Torres Vedras — The Lines of Torres Vedras were lines of forts built in secrecy to defend Lisbon during the Peninsular War. Named after the nearby town of Torres Vedras, they were ordered by Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington, constructed by Portuguese… …   Wikipedia

• The Birds (play) — The Birds Rider and birds Laconian calyx ca. 540 B.C. The Dramatis Personae in ancient comedy depends on interpretation of textual evidence.[1] This list is developed from D.Barrett s translation.[2 …   Wikipedia

• The Cantos — by Ezra Pound is a long, incomplete poem in 120 sections, each of which is a canto . Most of it was written between 1915 and 1962, although much of the early work was abandoned and the early cantos, as finally published, date from 1922 onwards.… …   Wikipedia

• The Battle of Sherramuir — is a song written by the Scottish poet Robert Burns (January 25, 1759 – July 21, 1796) about the Battle of Sheriffmuir which occurred in Scotland in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rebellion in England and Scotland. It was written when Burns… …   Wikipedia

• The Shining (film) — The Shining Theatrical release poster Directed by Stanley Kubrick Produced by Stanle …   Wikipedia

• The Green Eye of the Yellow God — is a poem by J. Milton Hayes that is a famous example of the genre of dramatic monologue , which was popular in the early twentieth century. The poem is influenced by the ballads of Rudyard Kipling and was often parodied, most famously by Billy… …   Wikipedia

• The Shield of Heracles — (Ancient Greek: Ἀσπὶς Ἡρακλέους Aspis Hêrakleous ) is a fragment of Greek epic, of 481 lines of hexameters. The theme of the episode is the expedition of Heracles and Iolaus against Cycnus, the son of Ares, who challenged Heracles to combat as… …   Wikipedia

• The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) — The Twelve Days of Christmas Roud #68 Music by Traditional with additions by Frederic Austin Published c. 1780 Language English; may be French in origin Form Cumulative song The Twelve Days of Christmas is an English Christmas carol that… …   Wikipedia

• The Shangri-Las — Left to right: Betty Weiss, Mary Ann Ganser, Marge Ganser, Mary Weiss Background information Origin New York, New York, United …   Wikipedia