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Brewer's: Primrose

(George). Son of the worthy Vicar of Wakefield. He went to Amsterdam to teach the people English, but forgot that he could not do so till he knew something of Dutch himself. (Goldsmith:…

Musicians and Dancers

Adele Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models Literary…

Name Meanings, Origins, and Popularity

From planet to pet names, hurricane to Spanish place names Personal Names Most Popular First Names In 1900, John and Mary topped the list; a hundred years later it was Jacob and…

Snowboarding: 1999 World Championships

at Berchtesgaden, Germany (Jan. 11-17)MenHalfpipe1Ricky Bower, USA2Fredrik Sterner, SWE3Timo Aho, FINSlalom1Nicolas Huet, FRA2Matthieu Bozzetto, FRA3Werner Ebenbauer, AUTGiant Slalom1Markus…

Twain, Mark

(Encyclopedia) Twain, Mark, pseud. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835–1910, American author, b. Florida, Mo. As humorist, narrator, and social observer, Twain is unsurpassed in American literature.…

George Harrison

The spiritual leader of the Beatles by Beth Rowen Beatles Songs Written by George Harrison Blue Jay Way Don't Bother Me For You Blue Here Comes The Sun I Me Mine I Need You I Want To Tell…

The Harry Potter Haiku Archive, Part II

Wizardry poetry from our readers! On to the Haiku Archive, Parts I, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and other kinds of Harry poems! All About Harry Haikus Hedwig is swooping through the…

Entertainment News from April 1999

2The BBC reports that Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Angeline Jolie have signed on to star in the big-screen adaptation of Charlie's Angels, the 1970s Aaron Spelling camp classic that had…

Entertainment News from January 2001

1Ray Walston, versatile, eccentric actor who won a Tony Award for his role as the Devil in Broadway's Damn Yankees, dies at age 86. He may have in fact sold his soul to Satan when he signed…