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Knopf, Alfred A.
(Encyclopedia) Knopf, Alfred A. (Alfred Abraham Knopf)Knopf, Alfred A.kənŏpfˈ, nŏpf [key], 1892–1984, American publisher, b. New York City. After working (1912–14) for the Doubleday, Page Publishing…The Lord of the Rings
Tolkien's beloved story and the new film adaptation by Laura Hayes "One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of…Brewer's: Lord
A nobleman. The word lord is a contraction of hlaford (Saxon for “loaf-author” or “bread-earner”). Retainers were called hlaf-ætas, or “bread-eaters.” Verstegan suggests hlaf-ford, “bread-…Wise, Thomas James
(Encyclopedia) Wise, Thomas James, 1859–1937, English bibliographer and book collector. His famous Ashley Library of rare editions and manuscripts was acquired by the British Museum in 1937. His many…Poetry
Rodin's The Thinker was conceived as part of his Gates of Hell, representing the poet Dante in the Inferno.Poetry is arguably the oldest written art form that we have records of, dating back…Brewer's: Laureate
Poets so called from an ancient custom in our universities of presenting a laurel wreath to graduates in rhetoric and poetry. Young aspirants were wreathed with laurels in berry (orné de…Duff Cooper, Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Duff Cooper, Alfred: see Cooper, Alfred Duff.Fontanne, Lynn
(Encyclopedia) Fontanne, Lynn: see Lunt, Alfred, and Lynn Fontanne.Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William
(Encyclopedia) Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William: see Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount.Thomas, David Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, David Alfred: see Rhondda, David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount.Trending
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