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Ten Years Later

Ten Years Later“If anyone had told me what wonderful changes were to take place here in ten years, I wouldn't have believed it,” said Mrs Jo to Mrs Meg, as they sat on the piazza at Plumfield…

Weld, Theodore Dwight

(Encyclopedia) Weld, Theodore Dwight, 1803–95, American abolitionist, b. Hampton, Conn. In 1825 his family moved to upstate New York, and he entered Hamilton College. While in college he became a…

Peter Pan: The Children are Carried off

Wendy's Story Do You Believe in Fairies? The Children are Carried off The pirate attack had been a complete surprise: a sure proof that the unscrupulous Hook had conducted it…

Skylight

By: David HareDirector: Richard EyreSets and Costumes: John GunterLighting: Paul Gallo and Michael LincolnSound: Freya EdwardsProduction Stage Manager: Susie CordonTechnical Supervisor: Gene…

Brewer's: Grumbo

A giant in the tale of Tom Thumb. A raven picked up Tom, thinking him to be a grain of corn, and dropped him on the flat roof of the giant's castle. Old Grumbo came to walk on the roof…

The Top Ten: 2007 Book Sales, Fiction

2007 Book Sales, Fiction Rank Title Author Publisher Publication Date 1. A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini Penguin Books 6/1/2007 2. The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini Penguin…

Billy Crudup Biography

Billy Crudup actorBorn: 7/8/1968Birthplace: Manhasset, New York Critically acclaimed actor whose Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia (1995) earned him an Outer Critics Circle Award. His…

Teamsters Union

(Encyclopedia) Teamsters Union, U.S. labor union formed in 1903 by the amalgamation of the Team Drivers International Union and the Teamsters National Union. Its full name is the International…