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Amis, Martin

(Encyclopedia) Amis, Martin Amis, Martin āˈmĭs [key], 1949–2023, English novelist; son of Kingsley Amis. The younger Amis, who turned from literary journalism to fiction, invites…

Amis, Sir Kingsley

(Encyclopedia) Amis, Sir KingsleyAmis, Sir Kingsleyāˈmĭs [key], 1922–95, English novelist. He attended St. John's College, Oxford (B.A., 1949) and for some 20 years taught at Oxford, Swansea, and…

angry young men

(Encyclopedia) angry young men, term applied to a group of English writers of the 1950s whose heroes share certain rebellious and critical attitudes toward society. This phrase, which was originally…

Amy Lowell: Paris, March, 1814

Paris, March, 1814Fine yellow sunlight down the rue du Mont Thabor. Ten o'clock striking from all the clock-towers of Paris. Over the door of a shop, in gilt letters: "Martin — Parfumeur",…

Bazard, Saint-Amand

(Encyclopedia) Bazard, Saint-AmandBazard, Saint-AmandsăNtämäNˈ bäzärˈ [key], 1791–1832, French socialist. He founded (1818) a republican society, Les Amis de la vérité [Friends of Truth], and was a…

Amy's Will

Amy's WillWhile these things were happening at home, Amy was having hard times at Aunt March's. She felt her exile deeply, and for the first time in her life, realized how much she was…

Luther Martin: Luther Martin I

Luther Martin ILuther MartinFriday, January 18, 1788by Luther MartinMr. William Goddard:Sir, As the Publication under the Signature of the Connecticut Landholder is circulating remote from…

Luther Martin: Luther Martin V

Luther Martin VLuther MartinFriday, March 28, 1788by Luther MartinNumber IIITo the Citizens of Maryland. There is, my fellow citizens, scarcely an individual of common understanding, I…

Amy Lowell

Lowell, Amy[1874-1925](5)Born in Brookline, Mass., Feb. 9, 1874. Educated at private schools. Author of "A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass", 1912; "Sword Blades and Poppy Seed", 1914; "Men,…