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"The First Casualty (2005) is a historical crime novel by English author Ben Elton, set during the First World War. Synopsis In June 1917, whilst recovering from shell shock inside a military hospital, beloved war poet and dedicated soldier Viscount Abercrombie is inexplicably shot dead. Meanwhile, Douglas Kingsley, a liberal Inspector for Scotland Yard, has refused national service because he considers the war to be an affront to his highly prized sense of logic. As a result, he's hauled before a judge, branded a coward by those who love him - including his wife Agnes - and thrown into prison, where his fellow inmates routinely assault him, taking revenge for him putting them behind bars in the first place. However, the Home Office gives the disgraced copper a chance for redemption when it abducts him from his cell, fakes his death and orders him to investigate the Viscount's death behind the lines at Flanders. As he begins his reluctant inquiries, encumbered by the presence of his psychopathic minder Captain Shannon, Kingsley discovers that not only was Abercrombie a homosexual, but that he had also become disillusioned with the war and was composing poetry to this effect before his untimely death. Reception The novel was generally very well received by critics, although questions were raised regarding the historical accuracy of some details. The Daily Telegraph described it as a "work of formidable imaginative scope... the writing is so good, the language so surprisingly subtle and the characters so beautifully delineated." Characters *Inspector Kingsley - A vaguely arrogant, but nevertheless kind and morally upstanding, intellectual, whose intricate sense of logic is frequently given superiority over self- preservation, a trait which proves his undoing. His brother Robert was killed in battle and he must now face the prospect of losing his wife, Agnes, and young son George. Despite his objection to the war, he is also a talented soldier, as proven when he wades into the middle of no man‘s land during a fray in order to obtain information. *Captain Shannon - An unbalanced, sadistic psychopath whose warped mentality has clearly been exacerbated by his experiences of war. He is deeply misogynistic, but has no trouble attracting women because of his handsome face and surface charm. Kingsley narrowly prevents him from raping a teenage girl, and throughout the story Shannon displays a cold disregard for women, civilians, conscientious objectors and victims of shell shock. *Nurse Murray - A staunch feminist and former suffragette, who abandoned her cause following the outbreak of war so she could lend her support to the military. She has a brief but passionate affair with Kingsley, who is both enamoured of and horrified by her unashamed vulgarity. *Agnes Kingsley *Viscount Abercrombie - The character of the Viscount Abercrombie may be based, at least in part, upon Siegfried Sassoon, a British soldier and poet who became disillusioned with the War and became an outspoken anti-war activist. *Stamford References 2005 British novels Novels set during World War I Novels by Ben Elton Fiction set in 1917 "
"Ravenscroft may refer to: People * John Ravenscroft (disambiguation), several people * Christopher Ravenscroft (born 1946), English actor * Edward Ravenscroft (c. 1654–1697), English dramatist * Edward James Ravenscroft (1816–1890), author of Pinetum Britannicum * George Ravenscroft (1632–1683), developer of lead crystal glass in England * Raphael Ravenscroft (1954–2014), saxophonist * Steve Ravenscroft (born 1970), rugby player * Thomas Ravenscroft (c. 1588–1635), English composer, died 1635 * Tim Ravenscroft (born 1992), Guernsey cricketer * Trevor Ravenscroft, author * Thurl Ravenscroft (1914–2005), American voice actor and singer Characters * Alistair, Margaret, and Celia Ravenscroft, characters in Agatha Christie's novel Elephants Can Remember Places * Ravenscroft, Tennessee * Ravenscroft School, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States * Ravenscroft School, Somerset, England Other * Ravenscroft Psalter * Ede & Ravenscroft, tailors See also * English-language surnames "
"Waiting, Waitin, Waitin', or The Waiting may refer to: *Waiting staff, work as a waiter or waitress Music * The Waiting (band), a Christian pop rock band * Waiting (KLF film), a video by The KLF =Albums= * Waiting (Bobby Hutcherson album) (1976) * Waiting (Fun Boy Three album) (1983) * Waiting (Thursday album) (1999) * Waiting... (EP), am EP by The Rockfords * The Waiting (album), an album by Royal Wood * Waiting, an album by Graham Ord * The Waiting, an album by Peter Buffett =Songs= * "Waiting" (Green Day song), 2001 * "Waiting" (Kian song), 2018 * "Waiting" (Porcupine Tree song), 1996 * "Waiting..." (City and Colour song), 2008 * "The Waiting" (song), by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 1981 * "Waiting", by 311 from Don't Tread on Me * "Waiting", by Cheryl Cole from Messy Little Raindrops * "Waiting", by Dwight Yoakam featuring Deana Carter from Dwight's Used Records * "Waiting", by Fireflight from The Healing of Harms * "Waiting", by Girls Aloud from Chemistry * "Waiting", by Jay Sean from My Own Way * "Waiting", by Joy and the Boy from Paradise * "Waiting", by Lala Karmela * "Waiting", by Madonna from Erotica * "Waiting", by Miz from Story Untold * "Waiting", by Pennywise from From the Ashes * "Waiting", by the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus from Don't You Fake It * "Waiting", by the Rentals from Return of the Rentals * "Waiting", by Ringo Starr from Beaucoups of Blues * "Waiting", by RL Grime, Skrillex and What So Not * "Waiting", by Santana from Santana * "Waiting", by Shiny Toy Guns from We Are Pilots * "Waiting", by the Suburbs from Dream Hog EP * "Waiting", by Trapt from Someone in Control * "Waiting", by Ultravox, the B-side of the single "Sleepwalk" * "Waiting", by White Town from Socialism, Sexism & Sexuality * "Waiting", by Zhavia Ward * "Waiting", from the musical Marguerite * "Waiting (Reprise)", by George Michael from Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 Film * Waiting (1991 film), a film by Jackie McKimmie * Waiting... (film), a film starring Ryan Reynolds * Waiting (2007 film), a film by Zarina Bhimji * Waiting (2015 film), an Indian drama film starring Naseeruddin Shah and Kalki Koechlin * The Waiting (2016 film), an American thriller film starring James Caan Other uses * Waiting (novel), a novel by Ha Jin * Waiting (Degas), a pastel on paper by Edgar Degas * "The Waiting", a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, included in Labyrinths * "Waiting", an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants See also * Patience * Waiting period * Pause (disambiguation) * Still Waiting (disambiguation) * Wait (disambiguation) "