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Cook, Ebenezer
(Encyclopedia) Cook, Ebenezer, fl. 1708, American author. Virtually nothing is known about his life. He is the author of The Sot-Weed Factor (1708), a satirical poem concerning an Englishman's visit…Cook, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Cook, Thomas, 1808–92, English travel agent. In Leicester in 1841 he founded a travel agency under his name. The idea of the guided tour met with quick success, and by 1852 Cook had…Cook, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Cook, Mount, New Zealand: see Aorangi, Mount.Munday, Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Munday, Anthony, 1553–1633, English author, b. London. After spending his early years as an actor, he turned to writing. His literary output includes a number of plays (many written in…Botany Bay
(Encyclopedia) Botany Bay, inlet, New South Wales, SE Australia, just S of Sydney. It was visited in 1770 by James Cook, who proclaimed British sovereignty over the east coast of Australia. The site…Avarua
(Encyclopedia) Avarua, town (est. pop. 2,600), capital, largest town, and main port of the Cook Islands, located on the N coast of Rarotonga. A trading center for locally produced fruit and fish, it…Manihiki
(Encyclopedia) ManihikiManihikimänĭhēˈkē [key], atoll, c.2 sq mi (5.2 sq km), South Pacific, in the Cook Islands. It comprises 12 islets; the whole group that includes Manihiki and Penrhyn is also…David Cook Biography
singerBorn: December 20, 1982Birthplace: Houston, TexasBest Known as: winner of American Idol David Cook was the surprise winner of the seventh season of American…Poem: A Cooking Egg
Poem 3 Poem 5 A Cooking Egg En l'an trentiesme de mon aage Que toutes mes hontes j'ay beucs ... Pipit sate upright in her chair Some distance from where I was sitting; Views of…Poems: A Cooking Egg
by T. S. Eliot Sweeney ErectLe DirecteurA Cooking Egg En l'an trentiesme de mon aage Que toutes mes hontes j'ay beucs ... Pipit sate upright in her chair Some distance from…Trending
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