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Aesop's Fables: The Olive-Tree and the Fig-Tree

by Aesop The Frogs Asking for a KingThe Lion and the BoarThe Olive-Tree and the Fig-Tree An Olive-tree taunted a Fig-tree with the loss of her leaves at a certain season of the year. "You…

1951 National Book Awards

William FaulknerArchive PhotosFictionThe Collected Stories of William Faulkner, William FaulknerNonfictionHerman Melville, Newton ArvinPoetryThe Auroras of Autumn, Wallace Stevens

D'Annunzio, Gabriele

(Encyclopedia) D'Annunzio, GabrieleD'Annunzio, Gabrielegäbrēĕˈlā dän-n&oomacr;nˈtsyō [key] 1863–1938, Italian poet, novelist, dramatist, and soldier, b. Pescara. He went to Rome in 1881 and there…

pigmentation

(Encyclopedia) pigmentation, name for the coloring matter found in certain plant and animal cells and for the color produced thereby. Pigmentation occurs in nearly all living organisms. Almost all…

Liv Ullmann Biography

Liv UllmannactressBorn: 12/16/1939Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan Norwegian film and stage actress known for her work with Ingmar Bergman. Her films include Persona (1966), Cries and Whispers (1972…

Stephane Enjolras Biography

Stephane EnjolrasAge: 21 Indy car driver who was killed during pre-qualifications for the 24 Hours at Le Mans race when his Peugeot left the track and sailed into an adjoining area; Enjolras…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: November

by EmilyDickinsonFringed GentianThe SnowNovember November Besides the autumn poets sing, A few prosaic days A little this side of the snow And that side of the haze. A few incisive…