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Dickens, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Dickens, Charles, 1812–70, English author, b. Portsmouth, one of the world's most popular, prolific, and skilled novelists. Charles Dickens is one of the giants of English literature…Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Little Match Girl
The ShadowThe Dream of Little TukThe Little Match Girl Most terribly cold it was; it snowed, and was nearly quite dark, and evening - the last evening of the year. In this cold and…The Ordeal
Recommended Reading: Ordeal by Hunger, George R. Stewart (Donner Party) Alive, Piers Paul Read (Plane Crash) Related Links: Encyclopedia: Donner PartyNew Light on the Donner PartyDaniel M. Rosen's…Weather: Getting Down to Basics
Getting Down to BasicsWeatherWhat Should I Wear?Playing the OddsGetting Down to BasicsForecasting from the Beginning Although this introduction to weather forecasting may seem flip, it is meant to…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: December 25, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark December 24, 1805December 26, 1805December 25, 1805 December 25th Christmas 1805 Wednesday Some rain at different times last night and Showers of…46 Thanksgiving Quotes from Movies (& TV Shows!)
Top of Page As Kevin James said, “Thanksgiving, man. It’s not a good day to be my pants.” And even before a happy Thanksgiving was equated with a good dinner, the pilgrims gave thanks for a…Christian Groups That Don’t Celebrate Easter
Christians against Easter Although Christmas gets top-billing in the United States and in media in a very big way, for much of the Christian world Easter is a comparatively--some say more--…Auden, W. H.
(Encyclopedia) Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh Auden)Auden, W. H.ôˈdən [key], 1907–73, Anglo-American poet, b. York, England, educated at Oxford. A versatile, vigorous, and technically skilled poet, Auden…Achebe, Chinua
(Encyclopedia) Achebe, ChinuaAchebe, Chinuachĭnˈwä ächāˈbā [key], 1930–2013, Nigerian writer, b. Albert Chinualumogu Achebe. A graduate of University College, Ibadan (1953), Achebe, an Igbo who wrote…hemophilia
(Encyclopedia) hemophiliahemophiliahēˌməfĭlˈēə, –fēlˈyə [key], genetic disease in which the clotting ability of the blood is impaired and excessive bleeding results. The disease is transmitted…Trending
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