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The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: My Lord, the Baby, I
by Rabindranath Tagore III Raicharan was twelve years old when he came as a servant to his master's house. He belonged to the same caste as his master, and was given his master's little…Hezekiah Lord HOSMER, Congress, NY (1765-1814)
HOSMER Hezekiah Lord , a Representative from New York; born June 7, 1765; studied law; was admitted to practice in the mayor's court of Hudson, N.Y., in 1785; recorder of Hudson in 1793 and…Frederick William LORD, Congress, NY (1800-1860)
LORD Frederick William , a Representative from New York; born in Lyme, New London County, Conn., December 11, 1800; attended Lyme Academy and was graduated from Yale College in 1821; professor of…Henry William LORD, Congress, MI (1821-1891)
LORD Henry William , a Representative from Michigan; born in Northampton, Mass., March 8, 1821; pursued an academic course; studied law, but did not practice; moved to Detroit, Mich., in 1839;…Clarens
(Encyclopedia) ClarensClarenskläräNˈ [key], village, Vaud canton, W Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva. A resort near Montreux, Clarens was once the residence of Lord Byron. The Clarens region is…Southport
(Encyclopedia) Southport, city (1991 pop. 88,596), Sefton metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater Liverpool metropolitan area. A seaside resort with light industries, it is home to the…Venite
(Encyclopedia) VeniteVenitevēnīˈtē [key] [Lat.,=come], Psalm 95, so called from its opening, “O come, let us sing unto the Lord.” It is the opening psalm of the Roman Catholic matins and of the…Mond, Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Mond, Ludwig, 1839–1909, chemist; father of Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett. He was born in Germany and became a naturalized British subject. Mond experimented with alkalies and…Dance, George
(Encyclopedia) Dance, George, the elder, 1695–1768, English architect. Among his public buildings in London, the most important is the Mansion House (1739–52), an example of the neo-Palladian style.…Rodbell, Martin
(Encyclopedia) Rodbell, Martin, 1925–1998, American biochemist, b. Baltimore, Ph.D. Univ. of Washington, 1954. He was a researcher (1956–1985) at the National Heart Institute in Bethesda, Md., before…Trending
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