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The Peopling of British North America Bernard Bailyn’s Peopling of British North America: An Introduction (1986, ISBN 0-394-55392-6) limns major themes of European migration to colonial British North America. His book barely mentions the forced migration of African slaves, the existence of Amerindians, and non-migratory peopling patterns.
The Percussion Source Percussion Source is a full service resource for concert percussion instruments and accessories. They offer a wide range of products including timpani, marimbas, xylophones, glockenspiels, concert chimes, celesta, bass drums, concert toms, snare drums, triangles, tambourines, castanets and hand percussion.
The Perfect Dystopia The Perfect Dystopia is an instrumental rock band from the Ottawa, Ontario, region of Canada. Formed in early 2003, the collective plays a style of music that openly borrows elements from jazz, indie rock, post-rock and hardcore; having been influenced by such bands as Minus the Bear, Explosions in the Sky, Cave In, Converge and Radiohead.
The Perfect Human (film) The Perfect Human (Danish: Det Perfekte Menneske) is a 1967 film by Jørgen Leth lasting 12 minutes. It uses cinematic techniques to present a man and a woman in a detached manner, as though they were subjects in a zoo.
The Perfect Mate "The Perfect Mate" was the 120th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the 21st episode of the show's fifth season. It was first broadcast on April 27, 1992.
The Perfect Storm The Perfect Storm (ISBN 0-393-04016-X) written by Sebastian Junger and published by Little, Brown and Company in 1997. The paperback edition (ISBN 0-06-097747-7) followed in 1999 from HarperCollins' Perennial imprint.
The Perfect Storm (film) The Perfect Storm is a 2000 film adapted from the book of the same title by Sebastian Junger. The film was directed by Wolfgang Petersen and features George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, Karen Allen and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring is a philosophical commentary on Der Ring des Nibelungen, Richard Wagner's chief work, by Nobel Laureate George Bernard Shaw. Shaw offered it to those enthusiastic admirers of Wagner who "were unable to follow his ideas, and do not in the least understand the dilemma of Wotan.
The Perfumed Garden The Perfumed Garden by Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Nafzawi is a sex manual and work of erotic literature. The full title of the book is The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight (al-rawd al-'âtir fî nuzhati'l khâtir).
The Perfumed Garden (radio show) The Perfumed Garden was the title given by John Peel to his 1967 late-night programme on the British pirate radio station, Radio London. Peel joined the station in March 1967 after returning from California; at a time of dramatic change in pop music, he was intent on reflecting the emerging new directions in his programme.
The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak (original title Gwendoline) is a movie released in 1984, directed by Just Jaeckin. Gwendoline (Tawny Kitaen), accompanied by a soldier of fortune, Willard, and her French maid, journeys deep into the jungle and desert to capture a butterfly that has eluded her late father's scientific quest.
The Periodic Table of Science Fiction The Periodic Table of Science Fiction is a collection of 118 very short stories by science fiction author Michael Swanwick. Each story is named after an element in the periodic table, including the as-yet undiscovered Ununseptium.
The Perishers The Perishers was a British comic strip about a group of urban children and a dog. It began in the Daily Mirror in 1958 and was written for most of its life by Maurice Dodd (October 25, 1922 - December 31, 2005).
The Perishers (band) The Perishers are a Swedish indie rock band. The band began in 1997 composed of six members, since 2001 it has consisted of Ola Klüft (vocals, guitar), Martin Gustafson (keyboards, backing vocals), Pehr Åström (bass), and Thomas Hedlund (drums).
The Perl Foundation The Perl Foundation (TPF) is dedicated to the advancement of the Perl programming language through open discussion, collaboration, design, and code. The Perl Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization based in Holland, Michigan.
The Perpetrators The Perpetrators are a rock and roll / blues band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in the late 1990s. Their current line-up is J "Howik" Nowicki on guitar and vocals, Ryan "ODL" Menard on bass and Chris "MAMA" Bauer on drums.
The Perry Sisters The Perry Sisters originated in Huntington, WV in 1974 with Diana Perry Gillette and her two sisters, Bonnie and Carol. In 1984 they signed with a major record label and officially became the first professional ladies trio in southern gospel music.
The Perse School The Perse School is a fee-paying secondary day school for boys 11–18 and girls at 16+ situated in Cambridge, England. The school was founded in 1615 by Dr Stephen Perse, a fellow of Gonville and Caius College, and has existed on several different sites in the city before its present home on Hills Road.
The Persephone The Persephone is an analogue fingerboard synthesizer from the year 2004 in the tradition of the first ribbon controlled instruments from the 1920s. Beyond its vintage look, the Persephone allies sensors technology and digital controls to a pure analogue generation of sound.
The Persian Boy The Persian Boy is a 1972 historical novel written by Mary Renault and narrated by Bagoas, a young Persian from an aristocratic family who is captured by his father's enemies, castrated, and sold as a slave to the king Darius III, who makes him his favorite. Eventually he becomes the lover and most faithful servant of Alexander the Great, who overthrew Darius and captured the Persian Empire.
The Persian Encyclopedia The Persian Encyclopedia (دایرةالمعارف فارسی) is one of the most comprehensive and authoritative Encyclopedias written in the Persian language. It is a two-volume encyclopedia published as three physical volumes.
The Persistence of Memory La persistencia de la memoria (1931) or The Persistence of Memory is the most famous painting by artist Salvador DalĂ­. The painting has also been popularly known as Soft Watches, Droopy Watches, or Melting Clocks or Saggy Sacks.
The Persuaders (band) The Persuaders are a soul band, with some fame in the 1970s, known for their hit song "Thin Line Between Love and Hate". The Persuaders' sound involved close harmony and a heavily orchestrated soul and rhythm and blues, the trademark of the Poindexter Brothers.
The Persuasions –The Persuasions are an a cappella group who began singing together in Brooklyn, New York in the early 1960s and went on to produce numerous albums covering a wide range of musical genres. The five original members were Jerry Lawson, Joe 'Jesse' Russell, Jayotis Washington, Herbert 'Toubo' Rhoad, and Jimmy 'Bro' Hayes.
The Pertwillaby Papers The Pertwillaby Papers is an adventure comic drawn by the famous Donald Duck artist Don Rosa in the 1970s. The comic is about the adventures of Lancelot "Lance" Pertwillaby and his friends and colleagues around the world.
The Pest The Pest is a 1997 comedy film based on the classic short story The Most Dangerous Game. In it, comedian John Leguizamo plays a Latino con man in Miami, Florida named Pestario Vargas (also known as "Pest") who agrees to be the human target for a Neo-Nazi manhunter, in order to collect $50,000 if he survives.
The Pet Goat "The Pet Goat" (erroneously known as "My Pet Goat") is a children's story contained in the book Reading Mastery II: Storybook 1, by Siegfried Engelmann and Elaine C. Bruner (ISBN 0-02-686355-3).
The Peter Pan Effect The Peter Pan Effect is the first album released by Robert Marlow. It was released in the summer of 1999, but was record 15 years ago with Vince Clarke and Eric Radcliffe, shortly between the break-up of Yazoo and the formation of the Assembly and Erasure.
The Peter Saville Show Soundtrack The Peter Saville Show Soundtrack is an EP released by New Order in 2003. It was released in order to celebrate the opening of a Peter Saville exhibition, which was shown in Manchester, England and New York City in the same year.
The Pez Collection The Pez Collection is a collection of songs from Less Than Jake's Pezcore, Greased, Losers, Kings, and Things We Don't Understand, Losing Streak, Hello Rockview and tracks from some of their vinyl releases. This compilation was made for European (Moon Ska Europe) and Australian (Rapido) release.
The Phantom The Phantom is an American adventure comic strip created by Lee Falk, also creator of Mandrake the Magician. A popular feature adapted into many forms of media, including television and film, it stars a costumed crimefighter operating in the African jungle.
The Phantom (film) The Phantom is a 1996 action/adventure movie starring Billy Zane, directed by Simon Wincer. It was based on Lee Falk's comic strip The Phantom, about a seemingly immortal crimefighter and his fight against all forms of evil.
The Phantom (game system) The Phantom is a controversial recently cancelled video game console that was under development by Phantom Entertainment, formerly Infinium Labs. The device was supposedly planned to be capable of playing current and future PC games, giving the system a massive initial game library and making it easier for developers to produce games for the system.
The Phantom (horse) The Phantom was a top class New Zealand-trained racehorse who made several trips to Australia, and one of the most remarkable comebacks in the modern history of racing in the region. From three to five, The Phantom competed against such outstanding gallopers as Almaarad, Horlicks, Super Impose, Vo Rogue, Sydeston, and Better Loosen Up, and was third in the 1989 Caulfield Cup and second in 1990 Melbourne Cup.
The Phantom Creeps The Phantom Creeps was a 1939 serial, starring Bela Lugosi, about a mad scientist who attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions. In a dramatic-type fashion, foreign agents and G-men try to seize the inventions for themselves.
The Phantom Freighter The Phantom Freighter is Volume 26 in the original Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap. The book was written under commission to long-time Hardy Boys author Leslie McFarlane but was actually penned by his wife, Amy.
The Phantom Killer The Phantom Killer was an unidentified serial killer believed to have committed a number of murders in Texarkana between February 23 and May 4, 1946. The Phantom is also known as the Texarkana Phantom and the Moonlight Murderer, having often killed when the moon was full.
The Phantom Lover The Phantom Lover is a 1995 Hong Kong film starring Leslie Cheung and Jacqueline Wu. It was directed by Ronnie Yu and was basically a loose adaptation of the classic Romeo and Juliet romance where love between two passionate lovers were ultimately doomed when parental opposition was the major obstacle.
The Phantom of the Opera (1911 translation) Alexander Teixeira de Mattos's translation of the novel The Phantom of the Opera is heavily abridged, although the reader isn't informed of this. It also features some mistranslations; for example, "Je suis la Mort rouge qui passe!
The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film) The 1925 silent-film version of The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Rupert Julian, is a classic adaptation of Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera, starring Lon Chaney in the title role as the masked and facially disfigured 'Phantom' who haunts the Paris Opera House, causing murder and mayhem in an attempt to force the management to make the woman he loves a star. It is most famous for Lon Chaney's intentionally horrific, self-applied makeup which was kept a studio secret until the film's premier.
The Phantom of the Opera (1998 film) In Paris 1877, rats save a baby from death and raise him in the underground of the Opera de Paris. This child becomes The Phantom of the Opera (Julian Sands), a half-human half-animal breed, who falls in love with Christine Daaé (Asia Argento), an opera singer just beginning her career.
The Phantom of the Opera (adaptations) There have been many literary and dramatic works based on Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera, ranging from light operas to films to children's books. Some well known stage and screen adaptations of the novel are the 1925 silent film and the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical; Susan Kay's 1990 Phantom is one of the best known novels and includes in-depth study of Erik's life and experiences.
The Phantom of the Opera (song) "The Phantom of the Opera" is a song from the stage musical of the same name composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics written by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, and additional lyrics by Mike Batt. The song is performed in Act One after the song Angel of Music (The Mirror) and before The Music of the Night.
The Phantom of the Temple The Phantom of the Temple is a detective novel writen by Robert van Gulik and set in Imperial China (rougly speaking the Tang Dynasty). It is a fiction based on the real character of Judge Dee (Ti Jen-chieh or Di Renjie), a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court, who lived roughly 630–700.
The Phantom Raspberry Blower The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town was a serial written by Spike Milligan that ran every week on The Two Ronnies sketch show in 1971 on BBC One. It featured a Jack The Ripper style madman stalking the streets of Victorian London, who killed his victims by blowing them a raspberry.
The Phantom Tollbooth (film) The Phantom Tollbooth is a live-action/animated film based on the 1961 children's book The Phantom Tollbooth. This film was directed by Chuck Jones and the live action portions by Dave Monahan, produced by MGM Animation/Visual Arts, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to movie theatres in 1970.
The Pharaoh's Daughter The Pharaoh's Daughter (The Daughter of the Pharaoh, Russian title Doch Faraona, French title La Fille du Pharaon), is a ballet choreographed by Marius Petipa, to the music of Cesare Pugni, with libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges from Théophile Gautier's Le Roman de la Momie. First presented by the Imperial Ballet at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, in St.
The Pharmer's Almanac The Pharmer's Almanac was the first printed compendium of information about the legendary rock band Phish, put together as a fun business venture by a small group of fans who solicited help from hundreds of contributors. Six volumes were published, each with relatively complete song history and setlist information, as well as essays, trivia, and other content.
The Phat Pack The Phat Pack is the third studio album from Californian 18-piece jazz ensemble Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. The album was released June 13, 2006 under Silverline Records, and following the tradition of the group's previous two albums (Swingin' for the Fences and XXL), a bonus DVD is included with the CD purchase.
The Phenix City Story The Phenix City Story is a 1955 film noir directed by Phil Karlson. It depicts the real-life 1954 assassination of Alabama attorney general Albert Patterson in Phenix City, Alabama, a city controlled by organized crime, and the subsequent imposition of martial law.
The Phenomenology of Spirit Hegel's work Phänomenologie des Geistes (1807) is called The Phenomenology of Spirit or The Phenomenology of Mind in English; the German word Geist has connotations of both spirit and mind in English. It is one of Hegel's most important philosophical works; he himself regarded it as the foundation of his later works.
The Phenomenons The Phenomenons is a name trade marked by drummer and entrepreneur, Travis Barker. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Travis Barker filed to trade mark the name "THE PHENOMENONS" on December 19, 2005.
The Phil Collins Big Band The Phil Collins Big Band was a side project of pop singer Phil Collins which performed in the late 1990's. The group presented big band renditions of Phil Collins and Genesis songs, including hits such as "Sussudio" and "Invisible Touch".
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show is an old-time radio situation comedy which ran from 1948 to 1954 on the NBC radio network. Evolving from their earlier variety show, The Fitch Bandwagon, the show starred singer-bandleader Phil Harris and his wife, actress-singer Alice Faye---both of whom proved excellent comedians---playing slightly fictionalized versions of themselves as a working radio and musical couple raising two young daughters in a slightly madcap home.
The Phil Hendrie Show The Phil Hendrie Show was a comedy talk radio program syndicated throughout North America on Premiere Radio Networks and on XM Satellite Radio. It was known for outrageous guests, all of whom were fictional and voiced live by the host, Phil Hendrie.
The Phil Silvers Show The Phil Silvers Show (originally titled You'll Never Get Rich) was a comedy television series which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 for a total of 143 episodes (including a 1959 special). It starred Phil Silvers as the conniving Master Sergeant Ernie Bilko of the United States Army, who spent the bulk of his time trying to wheedle money through various get-rich-quick scams and con games.
The Philadelphia Brass The Philadelphia Brass is a touring professional brass quintet based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Noted and acclaimed for its members' excellent musicianship and humorous dispositions, The Philadelphia Brass has performed in over 500 concerts, toured internationally as well as throughout the United States of America, and given numerous clinics and master classes.
The Philadelphia Story The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 romantic screwball comedy starring James Stewart, Katharine Hepburn, and Cary Grant. Based on a Broadway play of the same name by Philip Barry, the film is about a bride-to-be whose plans are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her ex-husband and a handsome journalist.
The Philadelphia Strip Steak The Philadelphia Strip Steak, was started based on the pride of one philadelphian, named Nick Peronace. In order for a strip steak to be called "Philadelphia Strip Steak", it must be Prime, 16oz, Angus Beef, and distributed by Enterprise Steaks.
The Philadelphia Trumpet The Philadelphia Trumpet is a monthly news magazine published by the Philadelphia Church of God. Its editor-in-chief is currently Gerald Flurry, who is also the leader of the PCG and characterizes the magazine as a successor to The Plain Truth magazine when it was under the aegis of the Worldwide Church of God.
The Philco Television Playhouse The Philco Television Playhouse was a live anthology television series broadcast during the Golden Age of Television from 1948 to 1955. The series was produced by Fred Coe and was carried on NBC, Sundays from 9:00 to 10:00 P.
The Philharmonic Dining Rooms The Philharmonic Dining Rooms in Liverpool, England is situated on the junction of Hope Street and Hardman Street, diagonally opposite the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Locally it is referred to as the Philharmonic Pub or simply the Phil.
The Philharmonic Winds The Philharmonic Winds (Philwinds) is a wind orchestra in Singapore. Formed in 2000 with an ensemble of 40-plus amateurs, the group won a Gold with Distinction in the First Division (Harmony Bands) category at the 15th World Music Contest in Kerkrade, the Netherlands in 2005.
The Philosopher Published since 1923, The Philosopher is one of the oldest general philosophy journals in the world. It provides a forum for short, original, brilliant and accessible articles (and, it is true, space for a few rather less good ones.
The Philosopher Kings The Philosopher Kings are a Canadian R&B/soul band and were one of the most commercially successful Canadian pop groups of the late 1990s. The name of the band is derived from Plato's Republic, in which he outlines the design of an idealistic government, ruled by philosopher-kings.
The Philosophical Society of England The Philosophical Society of England was founded in 1913 by a group of philosophers concerned to provide an alternative to the formal university-based discipline. Although the society passed through a series of changes in direction, today if offers distance-learning courses in philosophy.
The Philosophy and Teachings of Islam (Essay) The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam is a well-known essay on Islam by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the Ahmadiyya movement. The original was written in order to be read at a Conference of Great Religions held at Lahore on December 26-29, 1896.
The Philosophy of Composition The Philosophy of Composition (1846) is an essay written by Edgar Allan Poe that elaborates a theory about how good writers write when they write well. Poe recounts the process by which he wrote his most famous poem, "The Raven" to illustrate the theory, which is in deliberate contrast to the "spontaneous creation" explanation put forth, for example, by Coleridge as an explanation for his poem Kubla Khan.
The Philosophy of Velocity The Philosophy of Velocity is a 2006 concept album by the rock band Brazil. Many of the songs on the album are lyrical short stories and vignettes, focusing on themes of isolation, paranoia, anxiety, and the supernatural with an emphasis on absurdity, dark humor, and camp.
The Phishing Manual The Phish Manual: Compendium to the Music of Phish is one of the first books to be written on the history of the band Phish. It includes the forming of the band at the University of Vermont in 1983, their rise to fame in the late 1980's and early 1990's, and finally discusses their all-time highest concert sales up to 1996.
The Phoenix - S K Club The Phoenix - S K Club is one of eight male Final Clubs at Harvard College, which traces is earliest roots to 1897. The purpose of the Club is the promotion of good fellowship among its members, and that of the best interests of Harvard University.
The Phoenix Guards The Phoenix Guards is the first novel in the Khaavren Romances, a fantasy series by Steven Brust set in the fictional world of Dragaera. The novel is heavily influenced by the d'Artagnan Romances written by Alexandre Dumas.
The Photographer The Photographer is a chamber opera by composer Philip Glass that is based on the homicide trial of photographer Eadweard Muybridge. The opera is based on words drawn from the trial as well as Muybridge's letters to his wife.
The Photography Institute "The Photography Institute brings together today's noted and emerging artists, scholars and critics to provide a forum where they can explore contemporary issues in visual imagery and photographic image making.
The Physical Society of Japan The Physical Society of Japan (JPS; 日本物理学会 in Japanese) is the organization of physicists in Japan. There are about 20,000 members, including university professors, researchers as well as educators, and engineers.
The Physics Teacher The Physics Teacher is a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Association of Physics Teachers and includes papers on physics research, papers on the history and philosophy of physics, papers on applied physics, papers curriculum developments, papers on pedagogy, papers on instructional lab equipment, and also includes book reviews.
The Physiological Society The Physiological Society is a learned society with approximately 2,500 members drawn from over 50 countries. The majority of members are engaged in research, in universities or industry, into how the body works.
The Physiologus The Physiologus was a predecessor of bestiaries (books of beasts). Medieval poetical literature is full of allusions to the Physiologus, and it also exerted great influence on the symbolism of medieval ecclesiastical art; symbols like those of the phoenix and the pelican are still well-known and popular.
The Pianist (1998 film) The Pianist (El Pianista) was a 1998 Catalan-language film directed by Mario Gas, and based on a novel by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán. It tells the story of two musicians, played in their old age by Serge Reggiani and Laurent Terzieff and in their youth by Pere Ponce and Jordi Mollà, who were friends at the onset of the Spanish Civil War.
The Pianist (memoir) The Pianist is a memoir written by the Polish musician of Jewish origins Władysław Szpilman. He tells how he survived the German deportations of Jews to extermination camps, the 1943 destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto, and the 1944 Warsaw Uprising during World War II
The Piano Lesson August Wilson's The Piano Lesson was the 1990 Pulitzer Prize winner for drama, and concerned a brother and a sister arguing about whether they should sell their family piano. It represents the 1930s in The Pittsburgh Cycle.
The Piano Teacher The Piano Teacher (French title: La Pianiste) is a 2001 film directed by Michael Haneke, starring Isabelle Huppert and Benoit Maginel. The film, also known as The Piano Player, is based on the novel Die Klavierspielerin by Elfriede Jelinek, Nobel Prize for Literature winner in 2004.
The Pickwick Papers The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, better known as The Pickwick Papers, is the first novel by Charles Dickens. It was originally an idea by Robert Seymour, the illustrator, to which Dickens was asked to contribute as an up and coming writer following the success of Sketches by Boz, published in 1836.
The Pictou Highlanders The Pictou Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. In 1954 it was amalgamated with The Cape Breton Highlanders and The North Nova Scotia Highlanders to form The Nova Scotia Highlanders.
The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only novel to be published by Oscar Wilde, and was first published as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine on 20 June 1890.The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Classics) - Introduction Wilde later revised this edition, making several alterations, and adding new chapters; the amended version was published by Ward, Lock, and Company in April 1891.
The Pied Piper (1942 film) The Pied Piper is a 1942 film in which an Englishman, on vacation in France, is caught up in the German invasion of that country, and finds himself helping a large group of children to safety. It stars Monty Woolley, Roddy McDowall, Anne Baxter, Otto Preminger, J.
The Pied Piper of Cleveland The Pied Piper of Cleveland was the title of an American musical documentary film produced in the fall of 1955 documenting the career of disc jockey Bill Randle. The full title of the film is The Pied Piper of Cleveland: A Day in the Life of a Famous Disc Jockey.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin The Pied Piper of Hamelin is a folk tale, documented by the Brothers Grimm (Der Rattenfänger von Hameln, which translates to "The Ratcatcher of Hamelin"), which tells of an unusual disaster that occurred in the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Germany, 26 June, 1284.
The Pierre Hotel The Pierre Hotel is a 41-story luxury hotel located on Fifth Avenue and 61st Street, facing Central Park, New York City. It is owned by the Taj Hotels Group, which represents luxury hotels and resorts around the world.
The Pig and Whistle The Pig and Whistle was a Canadian musical television series aired on the CTV television network from 1967 to 1977. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario but set in a fictional English pub, the show featured an assortment of Canadian, British and Irish performers.
The Pig King The Pig King is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giovanni Francesco Straparola in his The Facetious Nights of Straparola. Giovanni Francesco Straparola, The Facetious Nights of Straparola, "The Pig King" Madame d'Aulnoy wrote a French, also literary, variant, titled Prince Marcassin.
The Pigeon The Pigeon is a novella by Patrick SĂĽskind about the fictional character Jonathan Noel, a solitary Parisian bank security guard who undergoes an existential crisis when a pigeon roosts in front of his one-room apartment's door, prohibiting him entrance to his private sanctuary. The story takes place in the span of one day, and follows how this seemingly insignificant event compounds to threaten Noel's sanity.
The Pigeon and the Dove The The Pigeon and the Dove (known as Le Pigeon et la Colombe in French), is a French fairy tale written by Marie Catherine d'Aulnoy and published in her book New Tales, or Fairies in Fashion (Contes Nouveaux ou Les Fees a la Mode) written in 1698.
The Pigeon Detectives The Pigeon Detectives are a band from Rothwell near Leeds who formed in 2002. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and performed at the Reading and Leeds festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to the main stage in 2007” in a NME review.
The Pigram Brothers The Pigram Brothers are a 7 piece Indigenous Australian band from the pearling town of Broome, Western Australia formed in 1996. They were heavily involved in Broome's musical and theatrical exports - forming the original backing band for Bran Nue Dae in 1990 - a musical that gathered international acclaim.
The Pike & Shot Society The Pike and Shot Society is an international organisation promoting the study of the military history of the Renaissance and Early Modern world. For The Pike and Shot Society this period covers the years between 1400 and 1721, a time-span that covers approximately from the introduction of early firearms to the abandonment of the pike as a front-line battlefield weapon - the time of pike and shot.
The Pike and Musket Society The Pike and Musket Society is a historical re-enactment and Living History organisation whose main focus is reenacting the Green Band of the Trayned Bandes (Trained Bands) of London at the beginning of the English Civil War in 1642. They are based in Australia.
The Pike and Shot Society The Pike and Shot Society is an international organisation promoting study of the military history of the Renaissance and Early Modern world. For the Pike and Shot Society this period covers the years between 1400 and 1721, a time-span that covers approximately from the introduction of early firearms to the abandonment of the pike as a front-line battlefield weapon.
The Pilgrim's Progress The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come by John Bunyan (published 1678) is an allegorical novel. Bunyan wrote this book while imprisoned in 1675 for violations of the Conventicle Act, which prohibited the holding of religious services outside the auspices of the established Church of England.
The Pilgrimage The Pilgrimage (Diário de Um Mago, in Portuguese) is a 1987 novel by Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho. It is a recollection of Paulo's experiences as he made his way across Northern Spain on the Pilgrimage of Santiago de Compostela in 1986.

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