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Aesop's Fables: The Charger and the Miller
by Aesop The Farmer and the StorkThe Grasshopper and the OwlThe Charger and the Miller A Horse, who had been used to carry his rider into battle, felt himself growing old and chose to work…Penelope Ann Miller Biography
Penelope Ann MilleractressBorn: 1/13/1964Birthplace: Los Angeles Miller's performance in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues (1988; she had previously appeared in the Broadway play) won critical…Charles Henry TURNER, Congress, NY (1861-1913)
TURNER Charles Henry , a Representative and Doorkeeper from New York; born in Wentworth, Grafton County, N.H., May 26, 1861; attended the common schools; moved to New York City in November 1879;…anti-hero
(Encyclopedia) anti-hero, principal character of a modern literary or dramatic work who lacks the attributes of the traditional protagonist or hero. The anti-hero's lack of courage, honesty, or grace…Dodsley, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Dodsley, Robert, 1703–64, English publisher and author. He wrote occasional verses, and also several plays, including The King and the Miller of Mansfield (1737); a ballad opera, The…Bloomer, Amelia Jenks
(Encyclopedia) Bloomer, Amelia Jenks, 1818–94, American reformer, b. Homer, N.Y. She was editor (1848–54) of the Lily, first published in Seneca Falls, N.Y., and devoted to women's rights and to…Chadwick, George Whitefield
(Encyclopedia) Chadwick, George Whitefield, 1854–1931, American composer, b. Lowell, Mass., studied in Germany. In 1882 he joined the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music, of which he was…Cobb, Lee J.
(Encyclopedia) Cobb, Lee J., 1911–76, American actor, b. New York City. He first performed with the Pasadena (Calif.) Playhouse in 1929 and made his Broadway debut in Crime and Punishment (1935).…Scriblerus Club
(Encyclopedia) Scriblerus Club, English literary group formed about 1713 to satirize “all the false tastes in learning.” Among its chief members were Arbuthnot, Gay, Thomas Parnell, Pope, and Swift.…Dench, Dame Judi
(Encyclopedia) Dench, Dame JudiDench, Dame Judij&oomacr;ˈdē dĕnch [key], 1934–, British actress, b. York, England, as Judith Olivia Dench. She studied at the Central School of Speech Training and…Trending
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