Costain
Americannoun
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Mr Costain spent time in Busumbala, western Gambia, before travelling to the village of Abene in southern Senegal.
From BBC ● May 19, 2023
Martin has also listed Maurice Druon and Thomas B. Costain as models, two mid-20th-century historical novelists who wrote about medieval France, and you can see echoes of that material in his fictional universe, as well.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2012
Given Mouchel is not keen on Costain, that might suggest it is not a contractor.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2011
It is just the latest in a long line which, in the past year, has included firms such as Trinity Mirror, Pirelli, Fujitsu, Barclays, Morrisons, Vodafone, BMI, Dairy Crest, IBM and Costain.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2010
Tired of "all the Arthurian tripe about the Holy Grail," Novelist Costain has written his own version of what happened to the cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper.
From Time Magazine Archive
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