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White House Wannabes Start Early

1999 News of the Nation Iowa's January 2000 caucuses were expected to signal the real starting line of the next presidential race, but political pundits declared that the race had in fact begun in…

proof, in printing

(Encyclopedia) proof, in printing, a trial impression for inspection. Proofreading is the inspection and marking of proof for correction of errors and imperfections. Proofreaders' marks are included…

Merton, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Merton, Thomas, 1915–68, American religious writer and poet, b. France. He grew up in France, England, and the United States and studied at Cambridge and at Columbia (B.A., 1938; M.A…

MacNeice, Louis

(Encyclopedia) MacNeice, LouisMacNeice, Louisməknēsˈ [key], 1907–63, Irish poet b. Belfast. Educated at Oxford, he became a classical scholar and teacher and later was a producer and traveled the…

Hammett, Dashiell

(Encyclopedia) Hammett, DashiellHammett, Dashielldəshēlˈ [key], 1894–1961, American writer, b. St. Mary's co., Maryland. After a variety of jobs, including several years working as a detective for…

Gissing, George

(Encyclopedia) Gissing, GeorgeGissing, Georgegĭsˈĭng [key], 1857–1903, English novelist. His promising future as a scholar was curtailed by his expulsion from Owens College (later the Univ. of…

Carter, Angela

(Encyclopedia) Carter, Angela, 1940–92, English writer. She was a newspaper reporter before studying at the Univ. of Bristol (B.A., 1965), where she explored medieval literature, Freud, surrealism,…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fragment: Milton's Spirit

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: 'Alas! This Is Not W...Fragment: 'Unrisen Splendour o...Fragment: Milton's Spirit Published by Rossetti, "Complete Poetical Works of P. B. S.", 1870. I…