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The Hungry Stones: The Home-Coming
by Rabindranath Tagore Once There Was a KingMy Lord, the BabyThe Home-Coming Phatik Chakravorti was ringleader among the boys of the village. A new mischief got into his head. There…Hesse
(Encyclopedia) Hesse Hesse hĕs, hēsˈē, hĕsˈə [key], Ger. Hessen, state, 8,150 sq mi (…There's Something About Carrey
Despite stunning ignorance and a reprehensible Cajun accent, Adam Sandler's hapless Waterboy floated to the top of the box office.While erstwhile feminist films sent off mixed messages, there…Brewer's: Give the Devil his Due
Though bad, I allow, yet not so bad as you make him out. Do not lay more to the charge of a person than he deserves. The French say, “ Il ne faut pas faire le diable plus noir qu'il n'est…Soutine, Chaïm
(Encyclopedia) Soutine, ChaïmSoutine, Chaïmkhīˈyĭm s&oomacr;tēnˈ [key], 1893–1943, French expressionist painter, b. near Minsk, Russia (now Belarus). He went to Paris in 1913 and joined the…Stanwyck, Barbara
(Encyclopedia) Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907–90, American stage, film, and television actress, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Ruby Stevens. She started as a chorus girl, was in the Ziegfeld Follies (1923–24) and…Jolson, Al
(Encyclopedia) Jolson, AlJolson, Aljōlˈsən [key], 1888–1950, American entertainer, whose original name was Asa Yoelson, b. Russia. He emigrated to the United States c.1895. The son of a rabbi, Jolson…Oyono, Ferdinand Léopold
(Encyclopedia) Oyono, Ferdinand LéopoldOyono, Ferdinand Léopoldōyōˈnō, ōˌyōnōˈ [key], 1929–2010, Cameroonian statesman and novelist writing in French. After studying in Africa and in Paris at the Law…Millet, Francis Davis
(Encyclopedia) Millet, Francis DavisMillet, Francis Davismĭlāˈ [key], 1846–1912, American illustrator, painter, and journalist, b. Mattapoisett, Mass. He had been a drummer boy in the Civil War…Morris, Wright
(Encyclopedia) Morris, Wright (Wright Marion Morris), 1910–98, American writer, b. Central City, Nebr. He was for many years professor of English at San Francisco State College (now San Francisco…Trending
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