In the present, a writer and an academic converge on the house: Hannah Jarvis, the writer, is investigating a hermit who once lived on the grounds ; Bernard Nightingale, a professor of literature, is investigating a mysterious chapter in the life of Byron.

The setting shifts to the present day, with Hannah Jarvis researching about the house, garden and specifically the hermit, for a study centering on Hermits and the romantic imagination.

Poster for the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | Lincoln Center production by James McMullanArcadia first opened at the Royal National Theatre in London on 13 April 1993 in a production directed by Trevor Nunn and featuring Rufus Sewell as Septimus Hodge, Felicity Kendal as Hannah Jarvis, Bill Nighy as Bernard Nightingale, Emma Fielding as Thomasina Coverly, Alan Mitchell as Jellaby, Derek Hutchinson as Ezra Chater, Sidney Livingston as Richard Noakes, Harriet Walter as Lady Croom, Graham Sinclair as Captain Brice, Harriet Harrison as Chloe Coverly, Timothy Matthews as Augustus Coverly and Gus Coverly and Samuel West as Valentine Coverly.

The cast includes Margaret Colin ( Lady Croom ), Billy Crudup ( Bernard Nightingale ), Raúl Esparza ( Valentine Coverly ), Glenn Fleshler ( Captain Brice ), Grace Gummer ( Chloë Coverly ), Edward James Hyland ( Jellaby ), Byron Jennings ( Richard Noakes ), Bel Powley ( Thomasina Coverly ), Tom Riley ( Septimus Hodge ), Noah Robbins ( Gus Coverly / Augustus Coverly ), David Turner ( Ezra Chater ), and Lia Williams ( Hannah Jarvis ).

In 1983, " Mon Repos ", the house in Thornhill that Bert Hinkler and his de facto wife Hannah ( Nance ) Jarvis built, was saved from demolition and relocated to the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens, serving as a historical museum in his honour until 2008.

Artists currently working with the above labels include Adele, Antony & The Johnsons, Atlas Sound, Basement Jaxx, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Beirut, Blonde Redhead, Bon Iver, The Breeders, Camera Obscura, Cat Power, Jarvis Cocker, Dizzee Rascal, Hannah Peel, The Hold Steady, Interpol, Mogwai, M. I. A., My Morning Jacket, The National, The Raconteurs, Radiohead, Lou Reed, Scott Walker, Sigur Rós, Sonic Youth, The Strokes, Stereolab, Super Furry Animals, Thom Yorke, TV on the Radio, Vampire Weekend, Voxtrot, The Veils, The White Stripes and Yo La Tengo.

He was born on January 24, 1820, on the family farm near Lima, New York, a son and the eldest child of Lavinia Brockway, the daughter of Clark Brockway and Sally Wade and Jarvis Raymond, the son of Jonathan P. Raymond and Hannah Jarvis.

* 1974 – Mat Devine, American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and author ( Kill Hannah )

* 1962 – Hannah Storm, American journalist and author

* 1758 – Hannah Webster Foster, American author ( d. 1840 )

* Mary Hannah Krout-journalist and author

* Hannah Whitall Smith ( 1832 – 1911 ), author in the Holiness movement and suffragette.

His daughter, Hannah Higgins is the author of Fluxus Experience, an authoritative volume about the Fluxus movement.

He is buried in the local cemetery, together with bandbox craftswoman Hannah Davis, and author and summer resident Willa Cather.

* Hannah Arendt – philosopher and political theorist ; author of The Origins of Totalitarianism ( 1951 ) and The Human Condition ( 1958 )

* Hannah Adams ( 1755 – 1831 ), author

Figures from the Italian writer of the 15th century, Christine de Pizan – the first woman to write about the relation of the sexes and the author of Epître au Dieu d ' Amour ( Epistle to the God of Love ), Christine de Pizan's work having been recognized by Simone de Beauvoir, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa and Modesta di Pozzo di Forzi, who worked in the 16th century, up to and including the 17th-century writers Hannah Woolley in England, Juana Inés de la Cruz in Mexico, Marie Le Jars de Gournay, Anne Bradstreet, and François Poullain de la Barre are sometimes described as protofeminist.

Notable people with a connection to Leigh-on-Sea include Lee Brilleaux, musician ; Michael Wilding, actor ; Phil Cornwell, comedian and impressionist ; Tina Cousins, singer ; Scarlett Montanaro, singer / actress ; John Fowles, author ; Melvyn A. Goodale, scientist ; Phill Jupitus, television presenter and comedian ; David Lloyd, tennis player and businessman ; John Lloyd, cartoonist Frank Minnitt, tennis player and commentator ; Helen Mirren, actress ; Lee Stafford, celebrity hairdresser ; Vivian Stanshall, artist and musician ; Cheekyboy, DJ / Mashup Producer ; Hannah Tointon, actress ; Kara Tointon, actress ; Rebecca West, literary figure ; Kierston Wareing, actress, Peter Sallis, actor.

In 2007, author David Leslie's search for Hannah Martin, the key prosecution witness in a £ 50 million drug case he was researching for a book resulted in Hannah's daughter Isobel ( a pseudonym ) coming forward.

He is said to have been the author of the second part of The Oeconomy of Human Life ( 1751 ), the first part of which is by Lord Chesterfield, and Hannah Glasse's famous manual of cookery was generally ascribed to him ( see Boswell, ed.

Hannah Tatum Whitall Smith ( February 7, 1832 – May 1, 1911 ) was a lay speaker and author in the Holiness movement in the United States and the Higher Life movement in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

In the 1870s William Boardman, author of The Higher Christian Life began his own evangelistic campaign in England, bringing with him Robert Pearsall Smith and his wife, Hannah Whitall Smith, to help spread the holiness message.

The GCAC published a hardbound 146-page catalog in conjunction with the exhibit, containing contributions from all the artists, plus essays by Harvey, psychoanalyst Judy Spence, science author Margaret Wertheim, Hannah Miller, Brian Tucker, Christine Wertheim and the Rev.

Their daughter, Sophie Hannah is an award-winning poet and author.

In ' The Puzzle Ring ', a children's time travel adventure written by the Australian author Kate Forsyth, the heroine Hannah must search for the four lost loops of a puzzle ring in order to break an ancient fairy curse upon her family.

Her father was Robert Evans Peterson, a lawyer and scientist ; her mother was Hannah Mary Bouvier, author of " Familiar Astronomy " and collaborator with her husband on other works.

Hannah Hurnard ( 1905-1990 ) is a twentieth century Christian author, best known for her allegorical novel, Hinds ' Feet on High Places.

Hinds ' Feet on High Places is an allegorical novel by English author Hannah Hurnard.

He married in 1830 Hannah O ' Brien Chaplin ( 1809 – 1865 ), herself the author of The Earnest Man, a biography of Adoniram Judson ( 1855 ), and The History of the English Bible ( 1859 ); besides being her husband's assistant she was an able assistant in his Hebrew studies.

At the time of his birth, Chaplin's parents were both entertainers in the music hall tradition: Hannah, the daughter of a shoemaker, had a brief and unsuccessful career under the stage name Lily Harley, while Charles Sr., a butcher's son, worked as a popular singer.

2006 saw the debut of the hit original movie High School Musical and the series Hannah Montana, the latter of which launched the career of its star Miley Cyrus ( who appeared alongside her father, popular 1990s country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, in the series ).

Hannah Webster Foster ’ s The Coquette: Or, the History of Eliza Wharton was published in 1797 and was also extremely popular.

Other landmarks include the bronze statue of former president John A. Hannah, the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden, and the painted boulder known as " The Rock ", which is a popular spot for theatre, tailgating, and candlelight vigils.

* Hannah Montana, a popular Disney Channel TV show

A popular cookbook, The Liebig Company's Practical Cookery Book by Hannah M. Young, was published in 1893 and re-released in 1999 ( David Brown Book Co., ISBN 1-870962-16-8 ).

With the Hannah More controversy behind her, Cowley wrote her most popular and enduring comedy, The Belle ’ s Stratagem, which was produced at Covent Garden in 1780.

Among recent popular Sport models were Kelly Bell, Hannah Claydon and Lauren Pope ; however, very few Sport models also appeared in the other tabloids which the paper regarded as its rivals.

He also appeared on the popular TV show Hannah Montana as a talent show judge modeled after Simon Cowell in the episode " Judge Me Tender ".

Revolving around a central popular game character known as Hannah the Usul, a substantial plot was released on the Neopets website along with this 150-card set.

His height has been a popular topic since his stint in Hannah Montana.

Some recent community and arts and entertainment identities to have performed include: Luke Gallagher and Dolly Diamond, Anthony Manchetti, Hannah Gadsby and Adam Richard, as well as popular Drag Production Show " The Classics ".

Hannah Whitall Smith ’ s book The Christian ’ s Secret of a Happy Life ( 1875 ) is an extremely popular book of Christian mysticism and practical Holiness theology.

He presented Hannah-Oke on Disney Channel UK, a singing dancing contest based on the popular Disney TV series Hannah Montana.