tavern-keeper

In fear of a beating from his hard-drinking debtor father, a tavern-keeper, he ran away from home at 13 and returned when he was almost 16.

An Inexplicable Gift for Fame Henry Allen 2011

He was born in Bristol in April 1769, the son of a tavern-keeper, and grew up at his father's celebrated coaching inn, the Black Bear, on the Devizes road in Wiltshire.

Thomas Lawrence: The new romantic – review Richard Holmes 2010

A child of humble parents-a merchant, a tavern-keeper, or perhaps even a farmer-begins to find bizarre things happening around him at the same time his body begins changing from child to adult.

Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010

Considering her resources -- two magical swords that weren't much use for anything practical except cutting through anything in their path; a spell-casting, mechanically inclined rodent; a catgirl with a whip; a retired cyborg tavern-keeper; an animate steam engine; and a deeply depressed nineteen-year-old -- she thought she had done as well as could be expected.

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: All the Windwracked Stars - Elizabeth Bear Blue Tyson 2008

The book continues to go back and forth between these tales but within them are woven in tales belonging to all sorts of other characters - a wolf, a tavern-keeper, a beast-maiden, a marsh king and many others.

Archive 2009-07-01 Kristen 2009

The book continues to go back and forth between these tales but within them are woven in tales belonging to all sorts of other characters - a wolf, a tavern-keeper, a beast-maiden, a marsh king and many others.

Reviews of fantasy and science fiction books Kristen 2009

The tavern-keeper returned to the fireplace, laid his hand abruptly on the shoulder of the man, and said to him: — “You are going to get out of here.”

Les Miserables 2008

“It is really our bridal chamber,” said the tavern-keeper.

Les Miserables 2008

The tavern-keeper stared alternately at the doll and at the traveller; he seemed to be scenting out the man, as he would have scented out a bag of money.

Les Miserables 2008

From where he sat he made an imperceptible sign to the tavern-keeper.

Les Miserables 2008