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Of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Pig and Pepper
by Lewis Carroll Advice from a CaterpillarA Mad Tea-PartyPig and Pepper For a minute or two she stood looking at the house, and wondering what to do next, when suddenly a footman in…Lamb, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Lamb, Charles, 1775–1834, English essayist, b. London. He went to school at Christ's Hospital, where his lifelong friendship with Coleridge began. Lamb was a clerk at the India House…Brewer's: Hunters and Runners
of classic renown: ACASTOS, who took part in the famous Calydonian hunt (a wild boar). ACTÆON, the famous huntsman who was transformed by Diana into a stag, because he chanced to see her…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 2), Act II, Scene IV
Scene IVA streetEnter Gloucester and his Servingmen, in mourning cloaksGloucesterThus sometimes hath the brightest day a cloud; And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his…Plymouth, city, England
(Encyclopedia) Plymouth, city and unitary authority (1991 pop. 238,583), SW England, on Plymouth Sound. The three towns that Plymouth has comprised since 1914 are Plymouth, Stonehouse, and Devonport…cement
(Encyclopedia) cement, binding material used in construction and engineering, often called hydraulic cement, typically made by heating a mixture of limestone and clay until it almost fuses and then…William Shakespeare: Richard III, Act II, Scene II
Scene IIThe palaceEnter the Duchess of York, with the two children of ClarenceBoyTell me, good grandam, is our father dead?Duchess of YorkNo, boy.BoyWhy do you wring your hands, and beat your…Rivette, Jacques Pierre Louis
(Encyclopedia) Rivette, Jacques Pierre Louis, 1928–2016, French filmmaker and critic b. Rouen. One of the French New Wave directors of the 1950s and 60s, he wrote criticism for the influential…William Shakespeare: Richard II, Act V, Scene III
Scene IIIA royal palaceEnter Henry Bolingbroke, Henry Percy, and other LordsHenry BolingbrokeCan no man tell me of my unthrifty son? 'Tis full three months since I did see him last; If any…The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 3
by Oscar Wilde Chapter 2Chapter 4Chapter 3 At half-past twelve next day Lord Henry Wotton strolled from Curzon Street over to the Albany to call on his uncle, Lord Fermor, a genial if…Trending
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