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(Encyclopedia) lotus-eaters or LotophagiLotophagilətŏfˈəjīˌ [key], a fabulous people who occupied the north coast of Africa and lived on the lotus, which brought forgetfulness and happy indolence.…Cardigan, James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Cardigan, James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of, 1797–1868, British general. In the Crimean War he led the disastrous cavalry charge at Balaklava (1854) that Tennyson immortalized in The…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: T
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(Encyclopedia) AsserAsserăsˈər [key], d. 909, Welsh clergyman, monk of St. David's Abbey, Pembrokeshire. He went c.884 to the court of King Alfred, helped Alfred learn Latin, and later was made a…1800–1899 <span class="small" >(A.D.)</span> World History
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(Encyclopedia) Nonesuch Press, private press founded in London in 1922 by Francis Meynell and David Garnett. Unlike most private presses, Nonesuch designs the books it publishes on its own small…Merlin
(Encyclopedia) Merlin, in Arthurian legend, magician, seer, and teacher at the court of King Vortigern and later at the court of King Arthur. He was a bard and culture hero in early Celtic folklore.…Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st BaronHoughton, Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baronhouˈtən, hôˈ– [key], 1809–85, English author. Throughout much of his life he was an active…Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Alfred, 849–99, king of Wessex (871–99), sometimes called Alfred the Great, b. Wantage, Berkshire. All these pursuits were interrupted, but not ended, by new Danish invasions between…Lennep, Jacob van
(Encyclopedia) Lennep, Jacob vanLennep, Jacob vanyäˈkōp vän lĕnˈĕp [key], 1802–68, Dutch writer. He was state's attorney (1852) and served in the legislature (1853–56). He is best known for his…Trending
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