Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers is a 1927 novel by English writer Henry Williamson, first published by...
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Tarka the Otter is a 1979 British adventure film directed by David Cobham. It is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by Henry Williamson. Tarka the...
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Beam, Great Torrington, birthplace of Tarka the Otter Tarka Valley Railway Bake and Brew West Yelland The Tarka Trail passes through numerous towns and...
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ghee Tarka, Nigeria, a Local Government Area in Benue State, Nigeria Tarka, Niger Tarka the Otter, a 1927 novel by Henry Williamson Tarka the Otter (film)...
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Henry Williamson (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the ODNB)
history, ruralism and the First World War. He was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for literature in 1928 for his book Tarka the Otter. He was born in London...
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Williamson's book Tarka the Otter. The line was transferred to First Great Western in 2006. It is one of the railway lines supported by the Devon and Cornwall...
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David Cobham (category Cricketers from the East Riding of Yorkshire)
best known for the film Tarka the Otter. He was also a first-class cricketer. Cobham was educated at Stowe School, where he played for the school cricket...
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Charles Tunnicliffe (category Officers of the Order of the British Empire)
most of his working life on the Isle of Anglesey. He is popularly known for his illustrations for the novel Tarka the Otter. Tunnicliffe was born in 1901...
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Stanley Lebor (category Actors from the London Borough of Newham)
The Naked Civil Servant (1975) – Mr. Pole A Bridge Too Far (1977) – Regimental Sergeant Major The Medusa Touch (1978) – Police Doctor Tarka the Otter...
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including use by the army in both world wars and as a borstal. Tarka the Otter was born at Beam, by what the author Henry Williamson called the "Canal Bridge"...
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Great Torrington (section Descent of the manor)
Williamson in his novel Tarka the Otter in 1927. Great Torrington has one of the most active volunteering communities in the United Kingdom. In July 2019...
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be steep. The Torridge local government district is named after the river. It was the home of Tarka the Otter in Henry Williamson's book. The river rises...
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Spade (disambiguation) (section People with the name)
Dashiell Hammett Spade, a character from Freedom Planet Spade, an otter in Tarka the Otter Spade, a form of ancient Chinese coinage Spade, an aircraft aileron...
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Torridge Bridge (category Box girder bridges in the United Kingdom)
(From the 1927 book Tarka the Otter; the Tarka Trail passes under the location of the bridge). Three piers are in the river. Each of the piers in the water...
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Barnstaple (category Pages using the Phonos extension)
County Council, to celebrate Henry Williamson's 1927 novel Tarka the Otter. The book depicts Tarka's adventure travelling through North Devon's countryside...
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(1976) - Sir Harold Carslake The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976) - Gentleman of the Hunt (uncredited) Tarka the Otter (1979) - Ferreter Top Secret...
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blaming it on the unsuspecting victim.[better source needed] His film credits are few but included the Hunt Secretary in the film of Tarka the Otter (1979),...
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Rosemary, A Tale of Two Rivers, Tiverton, 1986, p.33 Williamson, Henry, Tarka the Otter, first published 1927, 1978 edition, Bodley Head, London, p.236 Listed...
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Tarkastad (category Populated places in the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality)
Gqeberha. The name Tarkastad is believed to come from the Khoi-Khoi word Traka (meaning women) or the Celtic word Tarka (meaning otter) and the Afrikaans...
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David Fanshawe (category Alumni of the Royal College of Music)
the composition of choral works. Besides vocal pieces, he also composed the score for films and television, including films such as Tarka the Otter (1979)...
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Newsvendor Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) - Prisoner Tarka the Otter (1979) - Dairy Farmer The Killing of Angel Street (1981) - Riley Freedom (1982)...
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2023 in public domain (redirect from 2023 in public domain in the United States)
the Clara Bow star vehicle It. Notable books that entered the public domain in the United States include Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson, To the Lighthouse...
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were Wombling Free, The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, The Riddle of the Sands, Silver Dream Racer, Tarka the Otter and Bad Timing.) The film was shot in nine...
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guttural. It had to begin with the letter 'T' and end with a flourish". Emerson acknowledged that Tarka of Tarka the Otter may have been an inspiration...
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approximately 72 km (45 mi). The Tarka Trail named after Tarka the Otter follows much of the river's course. In 1604, the activity of timber merchants...
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David Attenborough filmography (redirect from How Ronnie and Maggie Saved the World)
The following is a chronological list of television series and individual programmes in which Sir David Attenborough is credited as a writer, presenter...
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Gerald Durrell (category Officers of the Order of the British Empire)
Corfu, ITV (2016–2019) Tarka the Otter, movie, directed by David Cobham (1979) A time capsule buried at Jersey Zoo in 1988 contains the following popular quote...
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Williamson, the novelist who wrote Tarka the Otter, and who was some forty years her senior. Williamson portrayed her as Laura Wissilcraft in his novel The Gale...
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The Black Stallion The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie C.H.O.M.P.S. Mountain Family Robinson The North Avenue Irregulars Scooby Goes Hollywood Tarka the...
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British Union of Fascists (redirect from Voice of the People (newspaper))
1927 work Tarka the Otter. The Channel 4 television serial Mosley (1998) portrayed the career of Oswald Mosley during his years with the BUF. The four-part...
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