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(Encyclopedia) anecdoteanecdoteănˈĭkdōtˌ [key], brief narrative of a particular incident. An anecdote differs from a short story in that it is unified in time and space, is uncomplicated, and deals…Denis, Maurice
(Encyclopedia) Denis, MauriceDenis, Mauricemôrēsˈ dənēˈ [key], 1870–1943, French painter and writer on art. His paintings, usually on religious themes, have not proved so influential as his art…Palma, Ricardo
(Encyclopedia) Palma, RicardoPalma, Ricardorēkärˈᵺō [key]Palma, Ricardo pälˈmä [key], 1833–1919, Peruvian scholar and author. Palma abandoned an active early career as a naval officer, journalist,…Brooks, Van Wyck
(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Van WyckBrooks, Van Wyckvăn wĭkˈ [key], 1886–1963, American critic, b. Plainfield, N.J., grad. Harvard, 1908. His first book, The Wine of the Puritans (1909), presented the…Writing Well: Life of the Party: Speeches That Entertain
Life of the Party: Speeches That EntertainWriting WellAll the World's a Stage: Writing SpeechesInformation, Please: Speeches That InformPoint Counterpoint: Speeches That PersuadeLife of the Party:…Brewer's: Rose Sunday
The fourth Sunday in Lent, when the Pope blesses the “Golden Rose.” He dips it in balsam, sprinkles it with holy water, and incenses it. Strange as it may seem, Pope Julius II., in 1510,…Poems by Emily Dickinson: XXXVII ("Talk with prudence")
by EmilyDickinsonSightThe PreacherXXXVII Talk with prudence to a beggar Of 'Potosi' and the mines! Reverently to the hungry Of your viands and your wines! Cautious, hint to any captive…The Devil's Dictionary: Eat
by Ambrose Bierce EAVESDROPEAT -v.i.To perform successively (and successfully) the functions of mastication, humectation, and deglutition. "I was in the drawing-room, enjoying my dinner…King Croesus
The last king of Lydia (c. 560-546 B.C.), Croesus was so famously rich that his name became a byword for wealth in the expression "rich as Croesus." He allied Lydia (in Asia Minor, now Turkey) with…Clifton Fadiman
Clifton Fadiman was a multi-talented writer, critic, raconteur and bookworm. He is best remembered as moderator of the erudite radio quiz show Information, Please, which ran from 1938 until 1952. (…Trending
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