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Baron Munchausen: The Baron insists on the ve...
by Rudolph Erich Raspe Preface to the Second Volume Preparations for the Baron'... The Baron insists on the ve... The Baron insists on the veracity of his former Memoirs-Forms a…William Shakespeare: Winter's Tale, Act II, Scene II
Scene IIA prisonEnter Paulina, a Gentleman, and AttendantsPaulinaThe keeper of the prison, call to him; let him have knowledge who I am.Exit GentlemanGood lady, No court in Europe is too good…The True George Washington: Social Life: As President
As PresidentWhile President, a more elaborate hospitality was maintained. Both in New York and Philadelphia the best houses procurable were rented as the Presidential home,—for Washington "…Amy's Will
Amy's WillWhile these things were happening at home, Amy was having hard times at Aunt March's. She felt her exile deeply, and for the first time in her life, realized how much she was…William Shakespeare: Cymbeline, Act I, Scene IV
Scene IVRome. Philario's houseEnter Philario, Iachimo, a Frenchman, a Dutchman, and a SpaniardIachimoBelieve it, sir, I have seen him in Britain: he was then of a crescent note, expected to…Hals, Frans
(Encyclopedia) Hals, FransHals, Fransfräns häls [key], c.1580–1666, Dutch painter of portraits and genre scenes, b. Antwerp. Hals spent most of his life in Haarlem, where he studied with Karel van…Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel
(Encyclopedia) Hidalgo y Costilla, MiguelHidalgo y Costilla, Miguelmēgĕlˈ ēᵺälˈgō ē kōstēˈyä [key], 1753–1811, Mexican priest and revolutionary, a national hero. A creole intellectual, he was…Maugham, Somerset
(Encyclopedia) Maugham, Somerset (William Somerset Maugham)Maugham, Somersetmôm [key], 1874–1965, English writer, b. Paris. He was noted as an expert storyteller and a master of the technique of…Clinton, Hillary Rodham
(Encyclopedia) Clinton, Hillary RodhamClinton, Hillary Rodhamrŏdˈəm [key], 1947–, U.S. senator and secretary of state, wife of President Bill Clinton, b. Chicago, grad. Wellesley College (B.A. 1969…Edward VI
(Encyclopedia) Edward VI, 1537–53, king of England (1547–53), son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. Edward succeeded his father to the throne at the age of nine. Henry had made arrangements for a…Trending
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