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Carey, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Carey, Peter, 1943–, Australian novelist, b. near Melbourne. Carey's combination of science fiction and fantasy motifs with a realistic style, displayed in the short stories in The Fat…idealism
(Encyclopedia) idealism, the attitude that places special value on ideas and ideals as products of the mind, in comparison with the world as perceived through the senses. In art idealism is the…Lermontov, Mikhail Yurevich
(Encyclopedia) Lermontov, Mikhail YurevichLermontov, Mikhail Yurevichmēkhəyēlˈ y&oomacr;rˈyĭvĭch lyĕrˈməntŭf [key], 1814–41, Russian poet and novelist. Given an extensive private education by his…Alvarado, Pedro de
(Encyclopedia) Alvarado, Pedro deAlvarado, Pedro depāˈᵺrō dā [key]Alvarado, Pedro de älväräˈᵺō [key], 1486–1541, Spanish conquistador. He went to Hispaniola (1510), sailed in the expedition (1518) of…Johnstown
(Encyclopedia) Johnstown. 1 City (1990 pop. 9,058), seat of Fulton co., E central N.Y.; founded 1772, inc. 1895. Its leather-glove industry dates back to 1800; other leather and knitted goods are…Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'
(Encyclopedia) Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'lwē fēlēpˈ zhôzĕfˈ [key]Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d' dük dôrlāäNˈ [key], known as Philippe…Who's the Last <i>Survivor</i>?
A look back at Infoplease predictions for the final castaway by Gerry Brown These Predictions Were Made in the Summer of 2000. #1 Pick: Susan #2 Pick: Richard #…Entertainment Bios — K
Pauline KaelMadeline KahnLawrence KasdanPatrick KavanaghDanny KayeElia KazanBuster KeatonDiane KeatonMichael KeatonCatherine KeenerBob KeeshanHarvey KeitelBrian KeithSally KellermanDavid E.…Carroll, Lewis
(Encyclopedia) Carroll, Lewis, pseud. of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832–98, English writer, mathematician, and amateur photographer, b. near Daresbury, Cheshire (now in Halton). Educated at Christ…Vulgate
(Encyclopedia) VulgateVulgatevŭlˈgāt [key] [Lat. Vulgata editio=common edition], most ancient extant version of the whole Christian Bible. Its name derives from a 13th-century reference to it as the…Trending
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