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White, Henry
(Encyclopedia) White, Henry, 1850–1927, American diplomat, b. Baltimore. He studied abroad and traveled widely. White—often called the first career diplomat in the United States—entered the foreign…Shklovski, Victor Borisovich
(Encyclopedia) Shklovski, Victor BorisovichShklovski, Victor Borisovichvēkˈtər bərēˈsəvĭch shklôfˈskē [key], 1893–1984, Russian critic and writer. Shklovski was an exponent of the formalist school,…Angell, James Rowland
(Encyclopedia) Angell, James Rowland, 1869–1949, American educator and psychologist, b. Burlington, Vt., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A. 1890; M.A. 1891), M.A. Harvard, 1892; son of James B. Angell.…Hilliard, Henry Washington
(Encyclopedia) Hilliard, Henry WashingtonHilliard, Henry Washingtonhĭlˈyərd [key], 1808–92, American statesman and diplomat, b. Fayetteville, N.C. After teaching English literature (1831–34) at the…Cromwell, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Cromwell, Richard, 1626–1712, lord protector of England; third son of Oliver Cromwell. He was the eldest surviving son at the death of his father (Sept. 3, 1658), who had nominated him…Welch, William Henry
(Encyclopedia) Welch, William Henry, 1850–1934, American pathologist, b. Norfolk, Conn., grad. Yale (B.A., 1870), M.D. College of Physicians and Surgeons (now part of Columbia Univ., 1875). After…Walter, Lucy
(Encyclopedia) Walter, Lucy, 1630?–1658, mistress (1648–50) of Charles II of England during his exile in Holland and France. She was the mother by him of James Scott, duke of Monmouth, whom the Whigs…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: Two in Trouble
A Causeway The Witch's Steed Two in Trouble MEETING a fat and patriotic Statesman on his way to Washington to beseech the President for an office, an idle Tramp accosted him and…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: Two in Trouble
54 56 Two in Trouble MEETING a fat and patriotic Statesman on his way to Washington to beseech the President for an office, an idle Tramp accosted him and begged twenty-five cents with which to…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Policeman and the Citizen
The Highwayman and the Traveller The Writer and the Tramps The Policeman and the Citizen A POLICEMAN, finding a man that had fallen in a fit, said, "This man is drunk," and began…Trending
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