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• hackney — hackneyism, n. /hak nee/, n., pl. hackneys, adj., v. n. 1. Also called hackney coach. a carriage or coach for hire; cab. 2. a trotting horse used for drawing a light carriage or the like. 3. a horse used for ordinary riding or driving. 4. (cap.)… …   Universalium

• Hackney — /hak nee/, n. a borough of Greater London, England. 206,200. * * * ▪ borough, London, United Kingdom       inner borough of London, in the historic county of Middlesex. Hackney lies north of the City of London (London, City of) and Tower Hamlets …   Universalium

• List of people from Hackney — Among those who were born in the London Borough of Hackney, or have dwelt within the borders of the modern borough are (alphabetical order, within category) :Notable residentsAcademia and research*The Reverend George Collison, first President of… …   Wikipedia

• Morris Beckman (writer) — Morris Beckman Occupation Writer Nationality English Period 1944 present Morris Beckman (born 21 February 1921) is an English writer. To date he has had five books published. Contents …   Wikipedia

• New College at Hackney — The New College at Hackney (more ambiguously known as Hackney College) was a dissenting academy set up in Hackney, at that time a village on the outskirts of London, by Unitarians. It was in existence from 1786 to 1796. The writer William Hazlitt …   Wikipedia

• Hack writer — is a colloquial, usually pejorative, term used to refer to a writer who is paid to write low quality, quickly put together articles or books to order , often with a short deadline. In a fiction writing context, the term is used to describe… …   Wikipedia

• Andrew Davies (writer) — Andrew Wynford Davies (born September 20, 1936 in Rhiwbina, Cardiff, Wales) is a British author and screenwriter.Education and early careerDavies (pronounced devɪs) attended Whitchurch Grammar School in Cardiff and then University College, London …   Wikipedia

• Michael Smith (writer) — For other people named Michael Smith, see Michael Smith (disambiguation). Michael Smith Michael Smith (born 1976) is an author and broadcaster best known for Citizen Smith, a series examining what it means to be English (BBC Four, 2008); Michael… …   Wikipedia

• hack — {{11}}hack (n.1) tool for chopping, early 14c., from HACK (Cf. hack) (v.1); Cf. Dan. hakke mattock, Ger. Hacke pickax, hatchet, hoe. Meaning an act of cutting is from 1836; figurative sense of a try, an attempt is first attested 1898. {{12}}hack… …   Etymology dictionary

• Fielding, Henry — born April 22, 1707, Sharpham Park, Somerset, Eng. died Oct. 8, 1754, Lisbon, Port. British novelist and playwright. Fielding attended Eton College but left early and lost his family s support. In his 25 plays, all written early, he was… …   Universalium

• Roland Camberton — (1921 1965) was a British writer whose real name was Henry Cohen, though his family also knew him as Harry. He won the 1951 Somerset Maugham Award, given to authors under the age of 35, for his novel Scamp . The book had earlier received a… …   Wikipedia