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R. White's is a British brand of a carbonated lemonade, which is produced and sold in the United Kingdom by Britvic. Robert and Mary White produced the first R. White's lemonade in Camberwell, south London, in 1845. The White Family took over H. D. Rawlings Ltd. in 1891, the year that it was incorporated—a merger which made White's the biggest soft drinks company in London and the south-east—and then R. White & Sons Ltd. was itself incorporated in 1894. The company was taken over by Whitbread in the 1960s, and was later absorbed by Britvic in 1986, when Britvic and Canada Dry Rawlings Ltd. merged. In the 1970s R. White's also made orangeade, dandelion and burdock, and cream soda. The lemonade product, formerly made using sugar, has (as of 2012, possibly earlier) changed the traditional recipe, replacing some sugar with aspartame, saccharin and acesulfame K. R. White's still contains real lemons and is available in regular, diet, Traditional Cloudy, Raspberry, Pear and Elderflower varieties. A television commercial from the 1970s, "Secret Lemonade Drinker", was ranked seventh in a 2000 UK wide poll of "The 100 Greatest TV Ads". History In 1845, Robert and Mary White started selling home-brewed ginger beer from a wheelbarrow in Camberwell, London under Robert White's name. As a nod to this heritage, today the wheelbarrow features in Britvic's packaging of R. White's drinks. The business saw rapid expansion, and by the late 1860s it had five production units and 16 depots in the midlands of England and London. White's, who had concentrated on lemonade, took over H. D. Rawlings Ltd, a company that specialised in mixers, and the merger made White's the biggest soft drinks company in London and south-east England. Robert White's sons, Robert James and John George, joined the business, and they became R. White & Sons Ltd. By 1887, White's produced a range of flavours and products, all of which were sold in Codd’s glass bottles. Choices available included strawberry soda, raspberry soda, cherryade, cream soda, pineapple cider, ginger beer, soda water and orange champagne. Prices ranged from eightpence to a shilling per dozen. At the beginning of the 20th century more than 40 different soft drink flavours were on sale. In 1914, during the First World War, over 100 R. White employees served in the armed forces and the company supplied the government with over half their horses and vans. In the Second World War, a great part of the vehicle fleet was commandeered by the government and used by the army. During the Blitz three major factories were wiped out in London alone. Marketing In 1973, the 'Secret Lemonade Drinker' advertising campaign was launched by London agency Allen, Brady and Marsh and devised by Rod Allen, who wrote the slogan. The adverts featured actor Julian Chagrin in pyjamas creeping downstairs to raid the fridge for R. Whites Lemonade, only to be caught by his wife, played by Harriet Philpin. Ross McManus wrote and sang the advert's song, with his son Declan McManus (later known as Elvis Costello) providing the backing vocals. An alternative, unaired version of the advert featured Costello and his father onstage, as the 'Secret Lemonade Drinker' fantasised about being a rock star. The commercials were the brand's best known advertising campaign, and continued to air until 1984 and won a silver award at the 1974 International Advertising Festival. There was also a version of the commercial in 1985 featuring John Otway as the secret lemonade drinker in a phone box. The secret lemonade drinker was reintroduced in 1993, starring actor and comedian Julian Dutton as the eponymous Secret Lemonade Drinker, and various celebrities have featured in the commercials including comedians Ronnie Corbett and Frankie Howerd, actor Nicholas Parsons, tennis player John McEnroe (who had two versions) and footballers turned pundits Ian St John and Jimmy Greaves. One version dubbed the advert entirely in Japanese; another version had another sultry woman (played by Yolanda Vázquez) appear randomly to kiss Dutton (before he is rejoined by his wife, now played by Julie Dawn Cole), while yet another featured the animation of Mr Benn, with the voice of original narrator Ray Brooks. In 2000, “Secret Lemonade Drinker” was ranked seventh in Channel 4's poll of "The 100 Greatest TV Ads". Julian Chagrin and Harriet Philpin returned in 2012 to advertise R White's Lemonade Lollies. See also List of lemonade topics References External links Media related to R. White's Lemonade at Wikimedia Commons Britvic - R. White's Lemonade . Discover the S R White popular books. Find the top 100 most popular S R White books.
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Wicked
Gregory MaguireWhen Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her archnemesis, the mysterious Witch?...
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Sarah, Plain and Tall
Patricia MacLachlanThis beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter book series about the Witting family.Set in the late nineteenth century and told...
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Modern Classics of Fantasy
Gardner DozoisWhile humanity has been telling fantastic stories for millennia, fantasy fiction has only come into its own as a genre in the latter half of the twentieth century, as the works of ...
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Italy
Tim JepsonInspiring photography, insider tips, cultural interpretation, and expert advice are hallmarks of these bestselling travel guides, ensuring a more authentic, enriching experience of...
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Rotting in the Bangkok Hilton
T. M. HoyPrison is harsh enough, but as a foreigner (“farang”) in a strange land, jail time is an even more horrifying reality. Rotting in the Bangkok Hilton is a collection of short storie...
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The Dance of Anger
Harriet LernerThe renowned classic and New York Times bestseller that has transformed the lives of millions of readers, dramatically changing how women and men view relationships. Anger is somet...
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The Professor and the Madman
Simon WinchesterA New York Times Notable Book The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to t...
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The Bad Beginning
Lemony SnicketSOON TO BE A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESAre you made fainthearted by death? Does fire unnerve you? Is a villain something that might crop up in future nightmares of yours? Are you thri...
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale HurstonA PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick“A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy ...
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The Mother Tongue
Bill BrysonWith dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Brysonthe acclaimed author of The Lost Continentbrilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fu...
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The Modern Library
Carmen Callil & Colm ToibinFor Colm Toíbín and Carmen Callil there is no difference between literary and commercial writing there is only the good novel: engrossing, inspirational, compelling. In their sele...
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Costa Rica
Christopher BakerThis dazzling guidebook, written by Central America travel expert Christopher P. Baker, covers all the main cities, towns, and regions of Costa Rica, helping travelers negotiate on...
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The Wicked Years Complete Collection
Gregory MaguireThe complete eBook collection of the New York Times bestselling The Wicked Years series by Gregory Maguire, including Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz.
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The Iliad
Homer & Caroline AlexanderWith her virtuoso translation, classicist and bestselling author Caroline Alexander brings to life Homer’s timeless epic of the Trojan WarComposed around 730 B.C., Homer’s Iliad re...
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The Major Works
C. Patrides & Thomas BrownSir Thomas Browne (160582) was a writer of breathtaking range and learning, whose works demonstrate a warm and humorous view of human nature. Religio Medici is a fascinating, witty...
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Alice in Wonderland Complete Text
Lewis CarrollOne day Alice follows a rabbit into a large hole under the hedge, and a magical adventure begins. She meets the Mad Hatter and the March Hare at an unconventional tea party, the my...
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Ireland
Christopher SomervilleThe National Geographic Traveler guidebooks are in tune with the growing trend toward experiential travel. Each book provides inspiring photography, insider tips, and expert advice...
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A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
Betty SmithThe American classic about a young girl's comingofage at the turn of the century.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews...
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Middlemarch
George Eliot & Francine ProseGeorge Eliot’s beloved classic novelhailed by Virginia Woolf as “masterful”follows the life, loves, foibles, and politics of the residents of a fictional English town set amid the ...
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White Slaves of Maquinna
John JewittJohn R. Jewitt's story of being captured and enslaved by Maquinna, the great chief of the Mowachaht people, is both an adventure tale of survival and an unusual perspective on the ...
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Anne of Green Gables Complete Text
L.M. MontgomeryGet ready for the new Anne of Green Gables Netflix series!Marilla and Mathew Cuthbert had planned to adopt a boy to help out around Green Gables farm. But waiting for Mathew a...
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The Odyssey of Homer
Richmond LattimoreHomer’s great epic The Odysseyone of Western literature’s most enduring and important workstranslated by Richmond LattimoreA classic for the ages, The Odyssey recounts Odysseus’ jo...
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Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson LevineThis beloved Newbery Honorwinning story about a feisty heroine is sure to enchant readers new and old. At her birth, Ella of Frell receives a foolish fairy's giftthe "gift" of obed...
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Granny Torrelli Makes Soup
Sharon Creech“A heartfelt novel celebrating friendship and family ties.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)Twelveyearold Rosie and her best friend, Bailey, don’t always get along, that’s true. ...
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Harry the Dirty Dog
Gene Zion & Margaret Bloy GrahamHarry is a white dog with black spots who loves everything . . . except baths. So one day before bath time, Harry runs away. He plays outside all day long, digging and sliding in e...
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Shakespeare
Bill BrysonBill Bryson’s bestselling biography of William Shakespeare takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarshipup...
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Between Them
Richard FordFrom American master Richard Ford, a memoir: his first work of nonfiction, a stirring narrative of memory and parental loveHow is it that we come to consider our parents as people ...
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War by Other Means
Keith KelloggGeneral Keith Kellogg saw it all. The only national security advisor to work side by side with both President Trump and Vice President Pence, he was their confidant as they made th...
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper LeeVoted America's BestLoved Novel in PBS's The Great American ReadHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prizewinning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep Southand the heroism of one man in ...
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Pigs in Heaven
Barbara KingsolverPicking up where her modern classic The Bean Trees left off, Barbara Kingsolver’s bestselling Pigs in Heaven continues the tale of Turtle and Taylor Greer, a Native American girl a...
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A Christmas Carol
Charles DickensA beloved holiday classic at its best! With concise text and luminous illustrations, this promises to be the perfect addition to everyone′s Christmas list. For this true, unique pi...
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. LewisThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book in C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers...
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Native Son
Richard Wright“If one had to identify the single most influential shaping force in modern Black literary history, one would probably have to point to Wright and the publication of Native Son.” –...
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The Giving Tree
Shel SilversteinAs The Giving Tree turns fifty, this timeless classic is available for the first time ever in ebook format. This digital edition allows young readers and lifelong fans to continue ...
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Crash Dive
Larry BondEdited by bestselling author Larry Bond, Crash Dive collects the best nonfiction writing on submarines, the nearsilent killers of the deep and their crews. They are the ultimate u...