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Byatt, A. S.

(Encyclopedia) Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan Byatt)Byatt, A. S.bīˈət [key], 1936–, British novelist; sister of Margaret Drabble. Educated at Cambridge, Bryn Mawr College, Pa., and Oxford, she is a…

Drabble, Margaret

(Encyclopedia) Drabble, Margaret, 1939–, English novelist, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire; sister of A. S. Byatt. Drabble's rigorous and unsentimentally realistic vision of an England split between…

70 Book Quotes About Love

There's something about a good romance novel or book of love poetry that just tugs at the heartstrings. Whether it's the sweeping historical setting, the modern love story, or the heartwarming…

Booker Prize

(Encyclopedia) Booker Prize, an award of £50,000 (originally £5,000) for the best novel of the year published in English in Great Britain; prior to 2014, it was only given to a British, Irish, or…

Lyman TRUMBULL, Congress, IL (1813-1896)

Senate Years of Service: 1855-1857; 1857-1873 Party: Democrat; Republican TRUMBULL Lyman , a Senator from Illinois; born in Colchester, Conn., October 12, 1813; attended Bacon Academy; taught…

Adonijah Strong WELCH, Congress, FL (1821-1889)

Senate Years of Service: 1868-1869 Party: Republican WELCH Adonijah Strong , a Senator from Florida; born in East Hampton, Conn., April 12, 1821; attended the public schools; moved to Michigan in…

Murdoch, Dame Iris

(Encyclopedia) Murdoch, Dame Iris (Dame Jean Iris Murdoch)Murdoch, Dame Irismûrˈdŏk [key], 1919–99, British novelist and philosopher, b. Dublin, Ireland, grad. Oxford (1942). In 1948 she was named…

Summer Movie Previews 2002

Many films that will actually be worth the price of admission by Beth Rowen Releases in: MayJuneJulyAugustRelated Links Top 25 Summer Films of All TimeAFI's 50 Greatest Screen LegendsMovie…