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Peter Pan: The Island Come True

The Flight The Little House The Island Come True Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life. We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but…

Peter Pan: The Little House

The Island Come True The Home Under the Ground The Little House Foolish Tootles was standing like a conqueror over Wendy's body when the other boys sprang, armed, from their trees…

Peter Pan: The Home Under the Ground

The Little House The Mermaids' Lagoon The Home Under the Ground One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees. Hook, you…

Peter Pan: The Mermaids' Lagoon

The Home Under the Ground The Never Bird The Mermaids' Lagoon If you shut your eyes and are a lucky one, you may see at times a shapeless pool of lovely pale colours suspended in the…

Shaffer, Sir Peter

(Encyclopedia) Shaffer, Sir PeterShaffer, Sir Petershăfˈər [key], 1926–2016, English playwright, b. Liverpool, grad. Cambridge, 1950. Before turning to the stage he wrote for radio and television and…

Hewitt, Peter Cooper

(Encyclopedia) Hewitt, Peter CooperHewitt, Peter Cooperhy&oomacr;ˈĭt [key], 1861–1921, American scientist and inventor, b. New York City; son of Abram S. Hewitt and grandson of Peter Cooper. He…

Peter II, king of Portugal

(Encyclopedia) Peter II, 1648–1706, king of Portugal (1683–1706), younger son of John IV; brother and successor of Alfonso VI. In 1667, he seized power from his incompetent brother and ruled the…

John of Procida

(Encyclopedia) John of ProcidaJohn of Procidaprōˈchēdä [key], c.1225–c.1302, Italian conspirator, lord of the island of Procida. He was an ardent supporter of the Hohenstaufen cause in Sicily and…

Romanov

(Encyclopedia) RomanovRomanovrōˈmənŏf, Rus. rəmäˈnəf [key], ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917. The name Romanov was adopted in the 16th cent. by a family of boyars (great nobles) that traced…

Müller, Johannes Peter

(Encyclopedia) Müller, Johannes PeterMüller, Johannes Peteryōhänˈəs pāˈtər [key]Müller, Johannes Peter mŭlˈər [key], 1801–58, German physiologist and anatomist. From 1833 until the end of his career…