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by Lewis Carroll The Queen's Croquet-GroundThe Lobster QuadrilleThe Mock Turtle's Story 'You can't think how glad I am to see you again, you dear old thing!' said the Duchess, as she…Gallipoli campaign
(Encyclopedia) Gallipoli campaign, 1915, Allied expedition in World War I for the purpose of gaining control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits, capturing Constantinople, and opening a Black Sea…Prescott, William Hickling
(Encyclopedia) Prescott, William Hickling, 1796–1859, American historian, b. Salem, Mass. He entered his father's law office, but was compelled by a serious eye injury to abandon law. He received…naval architecture
(Encyclopedia) naval architecture, science of designing ships. A naval architect must consider especially the following factors: floatability, i.e., the ability of the ship to remain afloat while…Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in central Manhattan, New York City, between 62d and 66th streets W of Broadway. Lincoln Center is both a complex of buildings and the arts…Chase, William Merritt
(Encyclopedia) Chase, William Merritt, 1849–1916, American painter, b. Williamsburg, Ind., studied in Indianapolis and in Munich under Piloty. In 1878 he began his long career as an influential…dodo, extinct bird
(Encyclopedia) dodo, a flightless forest-dwelling bird of Mauritius, extinct since the late 17th cent. The dodo was closely related to the Rodrigues solitaire, extinct flightless giant found on…Breshkovsky, Catherine
(Encyclopedia) Breshkovsky, CatherineBreshkovsky, Catherinebrĕshkôfˈskē [key], 1844–1934, Russian revolutionary, called “the little grandmother (babushka) of the Russian Revolution.” Of a noble…Palmer, George Herbert
(Encyclopedia) Palmer, George Herbert, 1842–1933, American educator, philosopher, and author, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1864, Andover Theological Seminary, 1870, studied (1867–69) in Europe. He…Royal Biographies: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester by David Johnson Related Links Royal Family TreeThe Queen MotherQueen Elizabeth IIDuke and Duchess of Gloucester The third daughter of the Duke…Trending
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