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Little Sioux

(Encyclopedia) Little SiouxLittle Siouxs&oomacr; [key], river, 221 mi (356 km) long, rising in SW Minn. and flowing generally SW across NW Iowa to the Missouri River S of Sioux City. Flowing…

Little Tennessee

(Encyclopedia) Little Tennessee, river, c.135 mi (220 km) long, rising in the Blue Ridge, NE Ga., and flowing generally NW across SW N.C. and through E Tenn. to the Tennessee River opposite Lenoir…

Little Turtle

(Encyclopedia) Little Turtle, c.1752–1812, chief of the Miami, born in a Miami village near present-day Fort Wayne, Ind. He was noted for his oratorical powers, military skill, and intelligence. He…

Lazy Laurence

Lazy LaurenceLaurie went to Nice intending to stay a week, and remained a month. He was tired of wandering about alone, and Amy's familiar presence seemed to give a homelike charm to the…

Domestic Experiences

Domestic ExperiencesLike most other young matrons, Meg began her married life with the determination to be a model housekeeper. John should find home a paradise, he should always see a…

The Valiant Little Tailor

The Valiant Little Tailor One summer's morning a little tailor was sitting on his table by the window; he was in good spirits, and sewed with all his might. Then came a peasant woman down the…

Who Is Stuart Little?

The Story Behind Hollywood's Big Mouse by Holly Hartman After more than half a century as a quietly beloved literary figure, Stuart Little has become a cash cow of a mouse—the grinning, computer…

Poems: The Little Vagabond

by WilliamBlakeThe Garden of LoveLondonThe Little Vagabond Dear mother, dear mother, the Church is cold; But the Alehouse is healthy, and pleasant, and warm. Besides, I can tell where…

Little Speech on Liberty

by John Winthrop I suppose something may be expected from me upon this charge that is befallen me, which moves me to speak now to you; yet I intend not to intermeddle in the…

Brewer's: Little Britain

or Brittany. Same as Armorica. Also called Benwic. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Little CorporalLittle A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…