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Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: Two Politicians
The Writer and the Tramps The Fugitive Office Two Politicians Two Politicians were exchanging ideas regarding the rewards for public service. "The reward which I most desire," said…The Celtic Twilight: The Man and His Boots
by W. B. Yeats The Old TownA CowardThe Man and His Boots There was a doubter in Donegal, and he would not hear of ghosts or sheogues, and there was a house in Donegal that had been…Arakcheyev, Aleksey Andreyevich
(Encyclopedia) Arakcheyev, Aleksey AndreyevichArakcheyev, Aleksey Andreyevichəlĭksyāˈ əndrāˈyəvĭch äräkchāˈyĕf [key], 1769–1834, Russian general, adviser to Czar Alexander I. An exacting officer, he…United Nations Development Program
(Encyclopedia) United Nations Development Program (UNDP), agency of the United Nations, established in 1965 to unify the operations of the Expanded Program of Technical Assistance and the United…Ito, Hirobumi
(Encyclopedia) Ito, HirobumiIto, Hirobumihērōˈb&oomacr;mē ēˈtō [key], 1841–1909, Japanese statesman, the outstanding figure in the modernization of Japan. As a young Choshu samurai, he was a…Disney Movies: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next by Beth Rowen Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) The film's groundbreaking, seamless combination of live action and…Southwell, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Southwell, Robert, 1561?–1595, English Jesuit poet, venerated by Roman Catholics as a martyr, b. Norfolk. He was brought up a Catholic and educated abroad, mainly at Douai. In 1580 he…Patkul, Johann Reinhold von
(Encyclopedia) Patkul, Johann Reinhold vonPatkul, Johann Reinhold vonyōˈhän rīnˈhôlt fən pätˈk&oobreve;l [key], 1660–1707, Livonian nobleman. He incurred the wrath of Charles XI of Sweden by…Lear, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Lear, Edward, 1812–88, English humorist and artist. At 19 he was employed as a draftsman by the London Zoological Society; the paintings of parrots that he produced for The Family of…Essad Pasha
(Encyclopedia) Essad PashaEssad Pashaĕs-sätˈ päshäˈ [key], 1863–1920, Albanian dictator. Of a prominent Albanian family, he supported the bloodless and reformist Young Turk revolution (1908) in the…Trending
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