Taurus (constellation) is a white, spectral class B7 III giant star known as "El Nath", which comes from the Arabic phrase "the butting", as in butting by the horns of the bull. At magnitude 1.65, it is the second brightest star in the constellation, and shares the border with the neighboring constellation of Auriga. As a result, it also bears the designation Gamma Aurigae. Zeta Tauri (the proper name is "Tianguan") is an eclipsing binary star that completes an orbit every 133 days. A degree to the northwest of ζ Tauri is the Crab Nebula (M1), a supernova remnant. This expanding nebula
The Charioteer which Laurie and Reg are patients Madge Barker: Reg's wife who has an affair Mr. Straike: the man Laurie's mother remarries Mrs. Odell: Laurie's mother Bunny: Ralph's partner Alec Deacon: a friend and ex-partner of Ralph's Sandy: Alec's partner Dave: works at the hospital; is close with Andrew Anthony Slide noted that "The Charioteer" was a bestseller within the gay community. Michael Bronski called the novel "an outright plea for the tolerance of homosexuals" and praised it as "sincere and well-written." Although "The Charioteer" was not ranked number among the top 100 gay and lesbian novels compiled by The Publishing