founder Edward Gibbon Wakefield , as short, stout and "perfectly round all over" and fond of relating "wild adventures and
hairbreadth 'scapes
Kaynak: Dicky Barrett (trader)The publisher promoted the book as "full of exciting adventures,
hairbreadth escapes, and perilous vicissitudes, among primeval monsters
Kaynak: Journey to VenusOn election night, he appeared to have won a
hairbreadth victory and was certified by the Secretary of State as having won by 34 votes.
Kaynak: Rick McIntyreexpressiveness of his playing is marked by a freedom in moving from the mutest pianissimo to a clear forte within
hairbreadth spaces of time.
Kaynak: Dan Laurinand car chases, not forgetting secret weapons, death traps, and
hairbreadth escapes as The Gargoyle tries to get hold of some secret plans.
Kaynak: The Spider Returnsstrip burlesquing melodramas, dime novels, and fiction weeklies that went in for the
hairbreadth rescue and gloating villain sort of material.
Kaynak: Harry Hershfieldclub , and proceed to relate some story filled with unlikelihoods and outright impossibilities, always concluding with a
hairbreadth escape.
Kaynak: Commander McBraggsource in their boundless admiration of his hunting achievements, which in cool daring and
hairbreadth escapes have perhaps never been equalled.
Kaynak: Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet