Much of the story is told first-hand, since Spalding had been involved in the game, first as a player and later an administrator, since the 1850s.

Much of what is known of Allen's captivity is known only from his own account of the time ; where contemporary records are available, they tend to confirm those aspects of his story.

* How Much Shall We Bet — A story about betting on the long term evolution of mankind.

Much of the story of that season is told in pitcher Jim Bouton's classic baseball book, Ball Four.

Much can be read into Beckett's inclusion of the story of the two thieves from Luke 23: 39 – 43 and the ensuing discussion of repentance.

Much of what is known of this century comes from the works of the Roman historian Polybius, whose main concern is the story of how Rome comes to dominate the known world.

Much of the back story is explained via dialogue between characters, who recount unreliable, often mutually contradictory, versions of their supposed histories.

Much of the travel overland on Great Inagua was by a swamp vehicle, a Land Rover fitted with over-large tyres that became the model for the " dragon " used in the story.

Much of the story is set in Colorado mining towns at the end of the 19th century.

Much of the story is based in religious ideas and the general nature of Egyptian society: the divine nature of kingship, the succession from one king to another, the struggle to maintain maat, and the effort to overcome death.

Much of the action of the story is not, as one might expect, about the science or engineering of creating an antigravity device to allow the conference to take place, but about how to persuade the world ’ s leading physicist to undertake the job.

* The story has also been briefly alluded to in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, both when Benedick states that Leander was " never so truly turned over and over as my poor self in love " and in the name of the character Hero, who, despite accusations to the contrary, remains chaste before her marriage.

A semi-autobiographical story of her life was depicted in Too Much, Too Soon, starring Errol Flynn as John Barrymore

Much later, the story was again reprinted in its original form.

* " Too Much Happiness " ( 2009 ), short story by Alice Munro, published in the August 2009 issue of Harper's Magazine features Sofia as a main character.

Much of the town was destroyed including the two story school building.

Much like Buffy, Angel is told in a serialized format, with each episode involving a self-contained story while contributing to a larger storyline.

Four stories were adapted by Shakespeare, including Cymbeline ( part 1, story 19 ), the Claudio subplot of Much Ado about Nothing ( part 1, story 20 ), Romeo and Juliet ( part 2, story 6 ), and Twelfth Night ( part 2, story 28 ), plus one from the Shakespeare Apocrypha, Edward III ( part 2, story 29 ).

Much of the story revolves around the theme of crime fiction, as written by Dorothy L. Sayers ( Lord Merridew = Lord Peter Wimsey ) or Agatha Christie, whose photo is included on Wyke's wall, and how it relates to real-life criminal investigations.

Much of Radisson ’ s life during this period is wrapped up in the story of des Groseilliers.

Much of this lifelike quality results from Mussorgsky's care in basing his vocal line on natural speech inflections.

Much of this highly radioactive material then falls to earth, subjecting anything within the line of sight to radiation, a significant hazard.

Much later, he suggested that in modern times, the best scientists and engineers usually have to choose between either doing their work for more or less questionable business and military interests in a Faustian bargain, or not pursuing their line of work at all.

Much like Euclid's first and third definitions and Plato's ' beginning of a line ', the Mo Jing stated that " a point may stand at the end ( of a line ) or at its beginning like a head-presentation in childbirth.

Much of San Francisco's success was aided by their offensive line, which featured Dan Audick ( LT ), John Ayers ( LG ), Fred Quillan ( C ), Randy Cross ( RG ), and Keith Fahnhorst ( RT ).

Much of Washington's success on offense was also attributed to their offensive line, affectionately known as " The Hogs ".

Much analysis is done by transmission companies to determine the maximum reliable capacity of each line ( ordinarily less than its physical or thermal limit ) to ensure spare capacity is available should there be any such failure in another part of the network.

Much of this line is currently used by the California Zephyr, although some parts were rerouted or abandoned.

Much of Battleline Publications line, including Wooden Ships and Iron Men and the Diplomacy variant based on Renaissance Italy, Machiavelli was republished by Avalon Hill, along with the popular Diplomacy.

Much of the residential areas were expanded with the extension of the Metropolitan Railway from Harrow on the Hill to Uxbridge in the early 1900s and the gradual establishment of stops along the line, becoming known as " Metro-land ".

The town owns several islands in the reservoir as well, including those around Russ Mountain and Mount L. Much of the original town land was high ground, sloping down eastward towards the marshes near Lake Rohunta, along the Athol town line.

Much of the north town line is defined by the Batten Kill, a tributary of the Hudson River.

Much of the development has already occurred, with the TRAX line expected to open in 2011 and the hotel in 2012.

Much patched and decrepit, the quay was virtually rebuilt, though along the original line, between 1775 and 1785 by the landlord, Daniel Delacherois, probably with the help of John Smeaton, the distinguished civil engineer who had apparently made earlier more elaborate plans for extending the harbour, and who had just rebuilt Portpatrick harbour.

Much of this line is shared with the mainline railway service, which runs from Marylebone to Aylesbury.

Much of the route was used to construct the Paisley Canal railway line.

Much of the original Abingdon branch line is now a cyclepath, whilst the land on which the station stood has been extensively redeveloped, and is now the site of a large Waitrose store and surrounded by a large number of new flats and houses.

Much of Condillac's work reflected mainstream Physiocrats, particularly his analysis of the structure of taxation and proposals for the revival of the economy, but he also proposed another line of argument, claiming that producers work to obtain utility.

A line from this song, " with your long blonde hair and eyes of blue ," is included in The Beatles ' " It's All Too Much ", released in 1969 as part of the Yellow Submarine soundtrack album.

Much of the northern and central Durand line is quite mountainous, where crossing the border is often only practical in the numerous passes through the mountains.

Much of the novel focuses on the pursuit of this line of enquiry, with the passengers coming under suspicion in turn.

Much of the Atlantic Seaboard fall line passes through areas where no evidence of faulting is present.

Much of Chepstow's late 13th century Port Wall remains intact, although the stretch south of the railway line was demolished when the National Shipyard was constructed in 1916.