George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen bare-footed stable boy, he became the richest man in Canada and closely associated with George V, whose wife, Queen Mary, was a lifelong friend and confidante of the second Lady Mount Stephen. In 1829, Stephen was born at Dufftown, Banffshire, in a cottage built by his grandfather. He was the son of William Stephen (b. 1801), a carpenter, and Elspet, daughter of John Smith, a crofter at Knockando, Moray. His mother was a first cousin of the philanthropic Grant brothers of Manchester, immortalised as the "Cheeryble Brothers" in Charles Dickens' book, Nicholas Nickleby. Stephen began life as a boy running
All the Brothers Were Valiant (novel) and the first U.K edition by Mills & Boon (London, 1920). (plain text) All the Brothers Were Valiant (novel) All the Brothers Were Valiant is a 1919 novel by Ben Ames Williams. It was Williams' first novel. It has been adapted to film three times, all by MGM: "All the Brothers Were Valiant" (1923), "Across to Singapore" (1928) and "All the Brothers Were Valiant" (1953). Bem Ames Williams (1889-1953), was the author of over 30 novels in different genres and fields. He reached the height of his career when three of his novels were adapted to the big screen: Subsequent