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Melloni, Macedonio
(Encyclopedia) Melloni, MacedonioMelloni, Macedoniomächādôˈnyō māl-lōˈnē [key], 1798–1854, Italian physicist. Known especially for his investigations of heat, he pointed out the similarity of heat to…The Devil's Dictionary: Novel
by Ambrose Bierce NOUMENONNOVEMBERNOVEL -n. A short story padded. A species of composition bearing the same relation to literature that the panorama bears to art. As it is too long to be…dictionary
(Encyclopedia) dictionary, published list, in alphabetical order, of the words of a language. In monolingual dictionaries the words are explained and defined in the same language; in bilingual…novel
(Encyclopedia) novel, in modern literary usage, a sustained work of prose fiction a volume or more in length. It is distinguished from the short story and the fictional sketch, which are necessarily…Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry
(Encyclopedia) Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry, 1837–1915, English lexicographer. In 1879 he assumed the editorship of the New English Dictionary (the Oxford English Dictionary), which was his life'…stream of consciousness
(Encyclopedia) stream of consciousness, in literature, technique that records the multifarious thoughts and feelings of a character without regard to logical argument or narrative sequence. The…Onions, C. T.
(Encyclopedia) Onions, C. T. (Charles Talbut Onions), 1873–1965, English philologist, lexicographer, author, and editor. After a post with British Naval Intelligence in World War I, he held a…Fowler, Henry Watson
(Encyclopedia) Fowler, Henry Watson, 1858–1933, English lexicographer, b. Devon, educated at Oxford. Both he and his brother, Francis G. Fowler (1870–1918), had been teachers before they began their…Craigie, Sir William A.
(Encyclopedia) Craigie, Sir William A., 1867–1957, British lexicographer, b. Dundee, Scotland. Educated at the Univ. of St. Andrews, Craigie studied Scandinavian languages at Copenhagen before…Lee, Sir Sidney
(Encyclopedia) Lee, Sir Sidney, 1859–1926, English editor and author. He was editor (1891–1901) of the Dictionary of National Biography but is best known for his Life of William Shakespeare (1898,…Trending
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