series of misfortunes
21Superman curse — The Superman Curse refers to a superstition that is based on a series of misfortunes that have plagued creative people involved in adaptations of Superman in various media, particularly actors who have played the role of Superman on film and… …
22Justine (Sade) — Infobox Book | name = Justine image caption = title orig = Les Infortunes de la Vertu translator = Pieralessandro Casavini author = The Marquis de Sade country = France language = French genre = Gothic Novel, Erotica, Classics publisher = J. V.… …
23Cabral, Pedro Álvares — born 1467/68, Belmonte, Port. died 1520, Santarém? Portuguese navigator credited with the discovery of Brazil. A nobleman, Cabral long enjoyed the favour of Manuel I of Portugal, who in 1500 sent him and 13 ships on the second Portuguese voyage… …
24misfortune */ — UK [mɪsˈfɔː(r)tʃ(ə)n] / US [mɪsˈfɔrtʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms misfortune : singular misfortune plural misfortunes a) [uncountable] bad luck The family was plagued by misfortune. have the misfortune to do something/of doing something: He s the most… …
25Smith, Mrs. Charlotte (Turner) — (1749 1806) Was m. at 15 to a West Indian merchant, who by a series of misfortunes and imprudences was reduced from affluence to poverty. She had in her youth shown considerable promise as a poetess, and in her misfortunes she was able to… …
26Samuel Wesley (poet) — ; in his own time he was known to many as a poet and a writer of controversial prose.FamilyThe father of Samuel Wesley was the Rev. John Westley, rector of Winterborne Whitechurch, Dorset. His mother was the daughter of Rev. John White… …
27Rutebeuf — Rutebeuf, or Rustebuef (ca. 1245 1285), a trouvère, was born in the first half of the 13th century, possibly in Champagne (he describes conflicts in Troyes in 1249); he was evidently of humble birth, and he was a Parisian by education and… …
28Youth (Conrad story) — Infobox Book | name = Youth title orig = translator = image caption = author = Joseph Conrad illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Frame story publisher = Blackwood s Magazine release date =… …
29Ernest Joyce — Ernest Edward Mills Joyce (c. 1875 ndash; 2 May 1940) was a Royal Naval seaman and explorer who participated in three Antarctic expeditions during the early 20th century. He came from a humble seafaring background and began his naval career as a… …
30Mutants & Masterminds — 2nd edition cover Designer(s) Stephen Kenson Publisher(s) Green Ronin Publishing Publication date 2002 …
