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The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 8

by Oscar Wilde Chapter 7Chapter 9Chapter 8 It was long past noon when he awoke. His valet had crept several times on tiptoe into the room to see if he was stirring, and had wondered…

2 Chronicles: 9

2 Chronicles Chapter 9 1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels…

Carroll, Lewis

(Encyclopedia) Carroll, Lewis, pseud. of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832–98, English writer, mathematician, and amateur photographer, b. near Daresbury, Cheshire (now in Halton). Educated at Christ…

Lee, Spike

(Encyclopedia) Lee, Spike (Shelton Jackson Lee), 1957–, African-American filmmaker, b. Atlanta, Ga. As a student at New York Univ., he won recognition…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: May-Day

May-DayDaughter of Heaven and Earth, coy Spring, With sudden passion languishing, Teaching Barren moors to smile, Painting pictures mile on mile, Holds a cup with cowslip-wreaths, Whence a…

Christina Rossetti: Autumn

AutumnI dwell alone—I dwell alone, alone, Whilst full my river flows down to the sea, Gilded with flashing boats That bring no friend to me: O love-songs, gurgling from a hundred throats…

Djibouti Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Djibouti Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy U.S.-Djiboutian Relations PEOPLEAbout two-thirds of the Republic of Djibouti'…

Asian Food Primer: Laotian Food

by David Johnson Asian Foods Guide Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures. IntroductionEast Asia ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibetPacific Region FijiHawaiiPapua New…