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Death of the Rev. W. G. Lach-Szyrma.—This gentleman, son of the late Col. Lach-Szyrma, a Pole, was born at Devonport. He was well known in this county, and also in Cornwall, having been for some time curate at St. Pauls, Truro. He was a young man of great talent and promise, and his untimely death at
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the age of 29 is a great loss. He was a high churchman, but he always spoke kindly of dissenters, and especially regarded Wesley and his works with great interest and favour. He often preached in the open air, and made a great impression upon the Moormen while residing at Prince Town, Dartmoor.
237:- at that time Devonport and Plymouth were two separate and independent towns. Wladislaw's younger brother, Stanislaw Stuart Lach-Szyrma (18 February 1844 – 19 June 1844), died in infancy. Wladislaw married twice. His second wife, Rosina Atkinson (1846–1929), bore thirteen children. 278:. He became ill during a visit to Paris; after a short recovery, he returned to England to find that several newspapers had published his obituary. For example, the following appeared in the Exeter paper 221:(1790–1866) and Sarah Frances Somerville (1802–1869). Krystyn was a Polish professor of philosophy who fled Poland c. 1830 to escape persecution amidst the 777: 384: 747: 752: 797: 802: 767: 194: 772: 762: 606: 792: 757: 447: 321: 154: 673: 525: 476: 461: 416: 782: 636: 787: 177: 551: 251: 181:
St Peter's Church, where Lach-Szyrma served as vicar from 1873 until 1890. The church opened in 1866.
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Gmerek, Katarzyna (2016). "Władysław Sommerville Lach-Szyrma and the Cornish Revival".
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A short history of Penzance, S. Michael's Mount, S. Ives, and the Land's End district.
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writer. He is credited as one of the first science fiction writers to use the word "
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in Liverpool) in 1886. Wladislaw Lach-Szyrma was keenly interested in the
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and started a new life in England, where he married Sarah Somerville of
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Perry, Margaret (2000). "Eminent Westcountryman, Honorary Cornishman".
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On the Relation of the Slavonians to the Other Indo-European Nations.
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Rundle) (reissued : Oakmagic, 2008 295:of St. Peter's Church in the port town of 471:(reissued London: British Library, 2011. 452:London: Wyman and Sons (reissued London: 424:A Church History of Cornwall and of the 353: 176: 778:Fellows of the Royal Historical Society 730: 596: 748:19th-century English Anglican priests 577: 400:. Penzance: W. S. Lach-Szyrma, 1884). 448:Aleriel, or A Voyage to Other Worlds 322:Aleriel, or A Voyage to Other Worlds 262:; so began a life of service to the 155:Aleriel, or A Voyage to Other Worlds 753:Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford 704:Works by or about W. S. Lach-Szyrma 13: 674:"Wladyslaw Somerville Lach Szyrma" 635:Mark Forsyth (16 September 2010). 625:Penzance: Corporation of Penzance. 439: 307:. He wrote prolifically about the 291:From 1873 until 1890 he served as 14: 814: 798:Rugby union players from Cornwall 697: 552:"Gale British Library Newspapers" 274:, followed in 1871 by another in 803:Writers from Devonport, Plymouth 768:English people of Polish descent 720: 490: 394:Newlyn: Its History and Legends. 212: 187:Wladislaw Somerville Lach-Szyrma 22:Wladislaw Somerville Lach-Szyrma 773:English science fiction writers 469:Under Other Conditions: A Tale. 405:Relics of the Cornish Language. 763:Clergy of the Diocese of Truro 666: 658:"Football. Penzance v Hayle". 651: 628: 615: 590: 571: 558: 544: 518: 358: 1: 564:Jenkin, C. J. (2009) Newlyn. 511: 434:Curious Churches in Cornwall. 389:New Series: pp. 132–150. 566:A view from Street-an-Nowan. 7: 793:People of the Victorian era 758:Clergy from Plymouth, Devon 719:(public domain audiobooks) 483: 10: 819: 713:Works by W. S. Lach-Szyrma 331:as a noun. He also played 252:Brasenose College, Oxford 162: 149: 139: 125: 113: 103: 98:Brasenose College, Oxford 93: 85: 77: 66: 46: 27: 20: 254:, Wladislaw accepted a 783:Historians of Cornwall 621:Pool, P. A. S. (1974) 289: 182: 568:Penryn: R. Booth Ltd. 398:Newlyn & its Pier 374:Truro: Lake and Lake. 354:Selected publications 284: 180: 506:Victorian literature 430:London: Elliot Stock 383:Transactions of the 282:on 30 January 1871: 227:University of Warsaw 144:Victorian literature 305:history of Cornwall 240:After studying the 219:Krystyn Lach-Szyrma 167:Krystyn Lach Szyrma 130:History of Cornwall 788:People from Newlyn 532:on 15 October 2012 247:Literae Humaniores 183: 608:978-83-8061-324-9 350:on 25 June 1915. 280:The Western Times 264:Church of England 223:November Uprising 175: 174: 171: 140:Literary movement 810: 724: 723: 708:Internet Archive 691: 690: 688: 686: 670: 664: 663: 655: 649: 648: 646: 644: 632: 626: 619: 613: 612: 594: 588: 587: 575: 569: 562: 556: 555: 548: 542: 541: 539: 537: 528:. 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Devonport, Devon
Barkingside
Essex
Curate
Brasenose College, Oxford
Victorian era
Science fiction
History of Cornwall
English folklore
Victorian literature
Aleriel, or A Voyage to Other Worlds
Krystyn Lach Szyrma

M.A.
F.R.H.S.
curate
science fiction
Martian
Krystyn Lach-Szyrma
November Uprising
University of Warsaw
Plymouth
Devonport
classics
Literae Humaniores
Brasenose College, Oxford
curacy
Pensilva
Church of England
Cornwall

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