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Brewer's: Philip Quarl

A castaway sailor, solaced off a desert island by a monkey. Imitation of Robinson Crusoe. (1727.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Philippe EgalitePhilip Nye…

Canterbury

(Encyclopedia) Canterbury, city and district, Kent, SE England, on the Stour River. Tourism, services, and retail are the city's main industries. There…

Frohman, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Frohman, CharlesFrohman, Charlesfrōˈmən [key], 1860–1915, American theatrical manager and producer, b. Sandusky, Ohio. Starting his career as a box-office clerk in Brooklyn, N.Y.,…

Philip IV, king of France

(Encyclopedia) Philip IV (Philip the Fair), 1268–1314, king of France (1285–1314), son and successor of Philip III. The policies of his reign greatly strengthened the French monarchy and increased…

Philip Augustus

(Encyclopedia) Philip Augustus: see Philip II, king of France.

Philip the Fair

(Encyclopedia) Philip the Fair: see Philip IV, king of France.

Philip the Tall

(Encyclopedia) Philip the Tall: see Philip V, king of France.