It is very loosely based on Josephine Tey's novel A Shilling for Candles ( 1936 ).

Alternative explanations of the provenance of potato chips date them to recipes in Shilling Cookery for the People by Alexis Soyer ( 1845 ) or Mary Randolph's The Virginia House-Wife ( 1824 ).

Shilling is illegal in many circumstances and in many jurisdictions because of the potential for fraud and damage, however, if a shill does not place uninformed parties at a risk of loss, but merely generates " buzz ", the shill's actions may be legal.

* Josephine Tey's A Shilling for Candles ( 1936 ) — which became the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's film Young and Innocent ( 1937 )

The World for a Shilling: How the Great Exhibition of 1851 Shaped a Nation, Headline Books, 2001.

Shillington began in 1860 as part of Cumru Township, when local landowner and borough namesake Samuel Shilling sold some of his lots for residences.

A visitor accused Henley that money was the god whom he worshipped: " we must give One Shilling to the Door-Keeper, for the Seats were personal Property.

Instead, membership and the awarding of an " Irregular Shilling " are offered to those who have made a name for themselves in local groups or in Sherlockian publications.

It was here that Beatrice Shilling invented the Miss Shilling's orifice for RAF's Hurricane and Spitfire fighters during the Battle of Britain.

Avalon Hill did not agree to either offer, they held out for more money, but introduced Shilling to MMP, who subsequently joined the company as a one-third partner, the other two thirds owned equally by Perry Cocke and Brian Youse.

He founded and edited for some time, with indifferent success, the Illuminated Magazine, Jerrold's Shilling Magazine, and Douglas Jerrold's Weekly Newspaper ; and under his editorship Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper rose from almost nonentity to a circulation of 582, 000.

The following evening, UTV contributed a play to the Armchair Theatre series, A Shilling for the Evil Day, produced in association with ABC Television.

Prior to Ambrose Philips, John Philips, whose The Splendid Shilling of 1701 was an imitation of John Milton's blank verse for a discussion of the miseries of poverty, was championed by Addison's Kit-Kats.

In 2002, along with Robin Richards Donohoe and Jenny Shilling Stein, Draper co-founded the Draper Richards Foundation, which provides selected social entrepreneurs with $ 100, 000 annually for three years.

Murungi suggested that a 30M Shilling loan to his father by a lawyer A. H. Malik had been bought by Anura Pereira, and might be forgiven in exchange for ' going slow ' on the Anglo Leasing investigation.

* A Shilling for My Thoughts ( 1916 )

In the late eighteenth century, the village was home to poet Jane Taylor, and it was while living in Shilling Street that she wrote the poem The Star, from which the lyrics for the nursery rhyme Twinkle Twinkle Little Star are taken.

His 1854 book A Shilling Cookery for the People was a recipe book for ordinary people who could not afford elaborate kitchen utensils or large amounts of exotic ingredients.

* A Shilling Cookery Book for the People ( 1855 )

With co-stars Gertrude Short and Marion Shilling, she made a series of short films for RKO-Pathé called The Gay Girls.

Perhaps her most enduring achievement was the foundation in Melbourne of the Queen Victoria Hospital for Women, which grew out of her concern for the welfare of unmarried mothers and their children ; she organized the successful Queen's Willing Shilling fund in 1897 to launch the scheme but did not live to see the hospital opened.

* A Shilling For Candles: broadcast in 1954, 1963 and 1969, adapted by Rex Rienits ; in 1998, adapted by John Fletcher

* Richards ' Shilling Selections from Edwardian Poets ( 1936 )

* Anna Wickham: Richards ' Shilling Selections from Edwardian Poets ( 1936, Richards Press )

* For Southern Rhodesia he designed the reverse side of the 1932 – 1952 3 pence, the 1932 – 1952 6 pence, the 1937 – 1952 1 Shilling, the 1937 – 1954 2 Shilling, and the 1937 – 1952 Half Crown.

Candles are distributed for all to hold during the service.

Candles did not appear in Europe or the Middle East until sometime after AD 400, due largely to the availability of olive oil for burning in lamps.

For example, the school principal in the film Sixteen Candles ( 1984 ) is an interpretation of the Pantalone character, for his goal is to keep the two main characters from being together and to maintain some type of control of his school.

They released two music videos for this album, Crazy Times and Five Candles ( You Were There ).

This celebration hosts a large volume of tourists and former Lititz residents who return for the Queen of Candles pageant and the yearly fireworks gala supporting Lititz Springs Park.

She did minor voice-over work for several films, including The Clan of the Cave Bear ( 1986 ), Silverado ( 1985 ), Sixteen Candles ( 1984 ), Back to the Future 2 ( 1989 ) and The Color Purple ( 1985 ).

The band would also use " Wild Sex ( In the Working Class )" for the classic teen comedy Sixteen Candles during a dance scene by Farmer Ted, a. k. a. " The Geek " ( portrayed by Anthony Michael Hall ).

In order to better promote the group, Greenberg asked songwriter Luther Dixon, who had previously worked with Perry Como, Nat King Cole, and Pat Boone and co-written the 1959 hit " 16 Candles ", to write for and produce songs for them.

Candles lit for the Easter Vigil at Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria.

The débutante traditionally chooses for her entourage " 18 Roses ", who are 18 special men or boys in the girl's life such as boyfriends, relatives and brothers, and " 18 Candles ", who are the Roses ' female counterparts.

Known professionally as simply Melanie, she is best known for her hits " Brand New Key ", " Ruby Tuesday ", " What Have They Done To My Song Ma " and " Lay Down ( Candles in the Rain )".

She also performed at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and the inspiration for her signature song, " Lay Down ( Candles in the Rain )", apparently arose from the Woodstock audience lighting candles during her set ( although most of the " candles " were actually matches or lighters ).

One of the most popular sketches was " Four Candles ", written by Barker, where Barker walks into an old-fashioned ironmonger's store and asks for " four candles.

Called the Ner Katan, FJMC's new version consists of six Yellow Candles provided for communal observances and ceremonies.

His 1942 book Embers ( Hungarian title: A gyertyák csonkig égnek, meaning " The Candles Burn Down to the Stump ") expresses a nostalgia for the bygone multi-ethnic, multicultural society of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, reminiscent of the works of Joseph Roth.

The Elektron system has required significant maintenance work, having failed several times and requiring the crew to use the Solid Fuel Oxygen Generator canisters ( also called " Oxygen Candles ", which were the cause of a fire on Mir ) when it has been broken for extended amounts of time.

Candles and candlesticks are also used frequently in religious rituals and for spiritual means.

Candles for the tree were glued with melted wax to a tree branch or attached by pins.

Gertz is known for her early roles in the films Sixteen Candles, Crossroads, The Lost Boys, Less Than Zero, the 1980s TV series Square Pegs with Sarah Jessica Parker, and 1996's Twister, as well as for her role as Judy Miller in the CBS sitcom Still Standing with Mark Addy.