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Jo's Last Scrape
Jo's Last ScrapeThe March family had enjoyed a great many surprises in the course of their varied career, but the greatest of all was when the Ugly Duckling turned out to be, not a swan, but…Hicks, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Hicks, Thomas, 1823–90, American portrait painter, b. Newtown, Pa. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and abroad, where he lived for several years. He settled in…Stuttgart Ballet
(Encyclopedia) Stuttgart Ballet, the first major German ballet company. The company, housed in the Württemberg Staatstheater, rose rapidly to fame in the 1960s under the direction of John Cranko (…Paine, John Knowles
(Encyclopedia) Paine, John Knowles, 1839–1906, American composer, organist, and educator, b. Portland, Maine, studied in Berlin. In 1862 he began to teach music at Harvard and held (from 1875) the…Artzybashev, Mikhail Petrovich
(Encyclopedia) Artzybashev, Mikhail PetrovichArtzybashev, Mikhail Petrovichmēkhəyēlˈ pētrôˈvĭch ärtsĭbäˈshĕf [key], 1878–1927, Russian novelist, playwright, and essayist. Artzybashev's early works…Jósika, Miklós, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Jósika, Miklós, BaronJósika, Miklós, Baronbäˈrōn mĭkˈlōsh yōˈshĭkŏ [key], 1794–1865, Hungarian novelist and patriot. The originator of the Hungarian historical novel, he was often…Patiño, Simón Ituri
(Encyclopedia) Patiño, Simón IturiPatiño, Simón Iturisēmōnˈ ēt&oomacr;ˈrē pätēˈnyō [key], 1868–1947, Bolivian capitalist. He owned rich tin mines in Bolivia and invested his enormous fortune,…Snow, Lorenzo
(Encyclopedia) Snow, Lorenzo, 1814–1901, American Mormon leader, b. Mantua, Ohio, studied at Oberlin College. Entering the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1836), Snow became an apostle…Stockton, Francis Richard
(Encyclopedia) Stockton, Francis Richard (Frank R. Stockton), 1834–1902, American humorist and story writer, b. Philadelphia. He wrote several children's books including Ting-a-Ling (1870) and The…Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson
(Encyclopedia) Oberholtzer, Ellis PaxsonOberholtzer, Ellis Paxsonōˈbərhōltˌsər [key], 1868–1936, American historian, b. Chester co., Pa. He studied abroad and then worked on various Philadelphia…Trending
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