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The 100 Best English-Language Novels of the 20th Century
The Board of the Modern Library, a division of Random House, published its selections in July 1998. Ulysses, James Joyce (1922) The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925) A Portrait of the…Constantine II, Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia) Constantine II, 316–40, Roman emperor, son of Constantine I. When the empire was divided at the death (337) of Constantine I, among the brothers Constantius II, Constans I, and…Craigavon, James Craig, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Craigavon, James Craig, 1st ViscountCraigavon, James Craig, 1st Viscountkrāgăvˈən [key], 1871–1940, Irish statesman. He worked with Edward Carson in rousing the Protestants of Ulster…Cornell, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Cornell, Joseph, American artist, 1903–72, b. Nyack, N.Y. Cornell is best known for his surrealist-flavored shadow boxes. These are relatively small constructions, within glass-fronted…Havre, Le
(Encyclopedia) Havre, Le Havre, Le lə äˈvrə [key], city, Seine-Maritime dept., N France, in Normandy, at the mouth of…Halberstadt
(Encyclopedia) Halberstadt Halberstadt hälˈbərshtät [key], city, Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany. It is an industrial…Mata Hari
(Encyclopedia) Mata HariMata Harimäˈtə häˈrē [key], 1876–1917, Dutch dancer and spy during World War I. Her real name was Margaretha Geertruida Zelle. She married (1895–1906) the Dutch captain…Curtiss, Glenn Hammond
(Encyclopedia) Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878–1930, American inventor and aviation pioneer, b. Hammondsport, N.Y. He was a member of Alexander Graham Bell's Aerial Experiment Association (1907–9). In…Du Bellay, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Du Bellay, JeanDu Bellay, JeanzhäN [key]Du Bellay, Jean bĕlāˈ [key], 1492–1560, French humanist and diplomat, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church; brother of Guillaume Du Bellay and…Bosch, Carl
(Encyclopedia) Bosch, Carl, 1874–1940, German chemist and engineer, Ph.D. Univ. of Leipzig, 1898. In 1899, Bosch began working as a chemist for BASF, which merged with six other German chemical firms…Trending
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