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Chatterton, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Chatterton, Thomas, 1752–70, English poet. The posthumous son of a poor Bristol schoolmaster, he was already composing the “Rowley Poems” at the age of 12, claiming they were copies of…Bedworth
(Encyclopedia) Bedworth Bedworth bĕdˈwərth [key], town, Warwickshire, central England. Located in a former…Perelman, S. J.
(Encyclopedia) Perelman, S. J. (Sidney Joseph Perelman)Perelman, S. J.pĕrˈəlmən [key], 1904–79, American comic writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He entered the magazine world as a cartoonist for a New York…Stephen, Sir Leslie
(Encyclopedia) Stephen, Sir Leslie, 1832–1904, English author and critic. The first serious critic of the novel, he was also editor of the great Dictionary of National Biography from its beginning in…Poem: Mélange adultère de tout
Poem 5 Poem 7 Mélange adultí¨re de tout En Amerique, professeur; En Angleterre, journaliste; C'est í grands pas et en sueur Que vous suivrez í peine ma piste. En Yorkshire, conferencier…Spitzer, Eliot
attorney general of New YorkBirthplace: Bronx, N.Y.Born: 6/10/59Brewer's: Eliot
(George). A nom de plume of Marian Evans (Mrs. Cross), author of Adam Bede, etc. (1820-1880). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Eliott's TailorsEliminate A B…Paley, Grace
(Encyclopedia) Paley, Grace, 1922–2007, American writer and social activist, b. the Bronx, N.Y., as Grace Goodside. In short stories mainly celebrating the lives of women, Paley paints the daily…Corbière, Tristan
(Encyclopedia) Corbière, TristanCorbière, TristantrēstäNˈ kôrbyĕrˈ [key], 1845–75, French poet, born Édouard Joachim Corbière. He spent most of his life on the coast of Brittany, living a Bohemian…Gogarty, Oliver St. John
(Encyclopedia) Gogarty, Oliver St. JohnGogarty, Oliver St. Johngōˈgərtē [key], 1878–1957, Irish author. A physician, he also served (1922–36) in the parliament of the Irish Free State. Gogarty is…Trending
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