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(Encyclopedia) CabalCabalkəbălˈ [key], inner group of advisers to Charles II of England. Their initials form the word (which is, however, of older origin)—Clifford of Chudleigh, Ashley (Lord…Cary, Joyce
(Encyclopedia) Cary, Joyce (Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary), 1888–1957, English author. From 1910 to 1920 he served as an administrator and soldier in Nigeria. Several of his early works, including Mister…Wadi Halfa
(Encyclopedia) Wadi HalfaWadi Halfawäˈdē hălˈfə [key], town, N Sudan, on Lake Nubia (Lake Nasser). It is the terminus of a railroad from Khartoum and is the point at which cotton, wheat, livestock,…Tolkien, J. R. R.
(Encyclopedia) Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien)Tolkien, J. R. R.tälˈkēn, tōlˈ– [key], 1892–1973, British novelist, b. South Africa. A fantasy writer and Oxford don, Tolkien wrote The…Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl ofBirkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl ofbûrˈkənhĕdˌ [key], 1872–1930, British statesman and jurist. He was called to the bar in 1899…Worcester, Edward Somerset, 6th earl and 2d marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Worcester, Edward Somerset, 6th earl and 2d marquess ofWorcester, Edward Somerset, 6th earl and 2d marquess ofw&oobreve;sˈtər [key], 1601?–1667, English soldier and inventor. Known…Beatty, David Beatty, 1st Earl
(Encyclopedia) Beatty, David Beatty, 1st EarlBeatty, David Beatty, 1st Earlbēˈtē [key], 1871–1936, British admiral. He served with distinction in Egypt and Sudan (1896–98) and in the Boxer Uprising (…Campbell, Colin
(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Colin, d. 1729, Scottish architect, who, in England, became one of the initiators of the Neo-Palladian movement. Campbell's most important contribution to this revival of…Traherne, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Traherne, ThomasTraherne, Thomastrəhûrnˈ [key], 1636?–1674, English poet and prose writer, one of the metaphysical poets. He was schooled at Brasenose College, Oxford, and was chaplain…sky
(Encyclopedia) sky, apparent dome over the earth, background of the clouds, sun, moon, and stars. The blue color of the clear daytime sky results from the selective scattering of light rays by the…Trending
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