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1899
 
    
Edward Elgar teases with the word 'enigma' printed at the head of his orchestral Variations on an Original Theme       
Edward Elgar, by Hedley, 1927
National Portrait Gallery, London

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1899
 
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Within a single 'Black Week' the British forces in South Africa suffer three defeats, at Stromberg, Magersfontein and Colenso        
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US Secretary of State John Hay circulates a proposal that western powers should adopt an open-to-all trading policy in China       
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At a retrial of Alfred Dreyfus a new court martial confirms his conviction for treason      
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Ten days after the court martial's verdict, Alfred Dreyfus is given a pardon by the president of France      
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Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg composes the string sextet Verklärte Nacht       
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Ranjitsinhji becomes the first cricketer to score 3000 runs in a single season      
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John Kelly (1840-1904) designs All Saints, Petersham, in the style of a Romanesque basilica See in Google maps   
1899
 
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A new theatre opens on the Green in Richmond, designed by a speciallist in theatre architecture, Frank Matcham See in Google maps   
Richmond Theatre


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E. Nesbit publishes The Story of the Treasure Seekers, introducing the Bastable family who feature in several of her books for children