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Beryl Markham Biography
Beryl MarkhamaviatorBorn: 1902Birthplace: Leicester, England Beryl Markham’s parents moved to Kenya when she was three years old, and she spent most of her life in Africa. Her first love was…Benjamin De Casseres: Moth-Terror
Moth-TerrorBenjamin De CasseresI have killed the moth flying around my night-light; wingless and dead it lies upon the floor. (O who will kill the great Time-Moth that eats holes in my soul…Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Hedgehog
by Aesop The Fox and the LeopardThe Crow and the RavenThe Fox and the Hedgehog A Fox, in swimming across a rapid river, was swept away by the current and carried a long way downstream in…Sheridan, Philip Henry
(Encyclopedia) Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831–88, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Albany, N.Y. Although not a brilliant general, Sheridan's flair for leadership and his ready fighting…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Alderman and the Raccoon
The Man with No Enemies The Flying-Machine The Alderman and the Raccoon "I SEE quite a number of rings on your tail," said an Alderman to a Raccoon that he met in a zoological garden…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Pugilist's Diet
His Fly-Speck Majesty The Old Man and the Pupil The Pugilist's Diet THE Trainer of a Pugilist consulted a Physician regarding the champion's diet. "Beef-steaks are too tender,"…Theory of Flight
Director: Paul GreengrassWriter: Richard HawkinsFine Line; R; 100 minutesRelease:1/99Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh and Gemma Jones In theory, this movie should fly: Helena…William Shakespeare: Lo, as a careful housewife runs to catch
Lo, as a careful housewife runs to catchLo, as a careful housewife runs to catch One of her feather'd creatures broke away, Sets down her babe, and makes all swift dispatch In pursuit of the…Ten Famous Trains
Trans-Siberian ExpressBlue TrainIndian PacificSuper ChiefTGVOrient Express20th Century LimitedThe Flying ScotsmanPeruvian Central RailwayBullet TrainFantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Seeker and the Sought
At Large - One Temper His Fly-Speck Majesty The Seeker and the Sought A POLITICIAN seeing a fat Turkey which he wanted for dinner, baited a hook with a grain of corn and dragged it…Trending
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