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Maupassant, Guy de
(Encyclopedia) Maupassant, Guy deMaupassant, Guy degē də mōpäsäNˈ [key], 1850–93, French novelist and short-story writer, of an ancient Norman family. He worked in a government office at Paris and…Boyd, Ernest
(Encyclopedia) Boyd, Ernest, 1887–1946, American critic and author, b. Dubin, Ireland. In the British consular service, he resigned in 1920 and settled in New York City, where he became an important…Maupassant, Henri René Albert Guy de
story writerBirthplace: Normandy, FranceBorn: 1850Died: 1893Quiroga, Horacio
(Encyclopedia) Quiroga, HoracioQuiroga, Horacioôräˈsyō kērōˈgä [key], 1878–1937, Uruguayan short-story writer. Quiroga is considered a master of the short story. His work was deeply influenced by…Guy of Chauliac
(Encyclopedia) Guy of Chauliac: see Chauliac, Guy de.Chandler, Raymond Thornton
(Encyclopedia) Chandler, Raymond Thornton, 1888–1959, American author, b. Chicago, educated in England. After World War I, he entered the oil business in California. Bankrupt during the Depression,…Warwick, Guy de Beauchamp, earl of
(Encyclopedia) Warwick, Guy de Beauchamp, earl ofWarwick, Guy de Beauchamp, earl ofbēˈchəm, wŏrˈĭk [key], d. 1315, English nobleman. He was active in Edward I's campaigns in Scotland. A leading…Beauchamp, Guy de
(Encyclopedia) Beauchamp, Guy de: see Warwick, Guy de Beauchamp, earl of.short story
(Encyclopedia) short story, brief prose fiction. The term covers a wide variety of narratives—from stories in which the main focus is on the course of events to studies of character, from the “short…Hattin, Battle of
(Encyclopedia) Hattin, Battle ofHattin, Battle ofhättēnˈ [key], battle on July 4, 1187, in N Palestine, where Saladin's Muslim forces defeated the Christian armies of Guy de Lusignan. When Saladin…Trending
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