Thursday 24 May 2012 06.46 EDT First published on Thursday 24 May 2012 06.46 EDT. Despite the splash caused by self-publishing superstars such as Amanda Hocking and EL James, the average amount earned by DIY authors last year was just $10,000 (Â£6,375) â and half made less than $500.
Pulcher, a Latin word meaning beautiful, was a cognomen used by a branch of the Claudian family in ancient Rome. Some members used the spelling Clodius for the gens name. Publius Claudius Pulcher (died 249 BC/246 BC)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.a... To steal or take privily (commonly, that which is of little value); to pilfer. [1913 Webster] Fain would they filch that little food away. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] But he that filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed. --Shak. [1913 Webster] http://www.freedictionary.org/?Query=fil... To take (something, especially something of little value) in a furtive manner; snitch.