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Opie, John

(Encyclopedia) Opie, John, 1761–1807, English portrait and historical painter. Opie showed a remarkable talent as a young man. He became the protégé of the poet John Wolcot, and enjoyed a brief…

Opie, Iona

(Encyclopedia) Opie, Iona, 1923–2017, b. Iona Margaret Balfour Archibald, and Peter Mason Opie, 1918–1982, British folklorists of the rhymes, games, and songs of children's culture and literature.…

Earhart, Amelia

(Encyclopedia) Earhart, AmeliaEarhart, Ameliaârˈhärt [key], 1897–1937, American aviator, b. Atchison, Kans. She was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane (1928) and the first woman to…

Brewer's: Amelia

A model of conjugal affection, in Fielding's novel so called. It is said that the character is intended for his own wife. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Amelia Emery

BA English / Secondary Education, Abilene Christian University MA Literature, Abilene Christian University Infoplease Area of Expertise Amelia is a United States of America history and social…

nursery rhymes

(Encyclopedia) nursery rhymes, verses, generally brief and usually anonymous, for children. The best-known examples are in English and date mostly from the 17th cent. A popular type of rhyme is used…

Fanning, David

(Encyclopedia) Fanning, David, c.1755–1825, American Loyalist in the American Revolution, b. Amelia co., Va. He led raids on the colonials in the Carolinas and wrote (1790) an account of his…

Tabb, John Banister

(Encyclopedia) Tabb, John Banister, 1845–1909, American poet, b. Amelia co., Va. He was converted to Roman Catholicism in 1872 and entered the priesthood in 1884. His poems on nature and religion are…

Burr, Amelia Josephine

Burr, Amelia Josephine[1878-?](2)New works published in the 1930'sEducated at Hunter College in the City of New York. Miss Burr has published successively the following books of verse: "A…