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Warner, Sylvia Townsend
(Encyclopedia) Warner, Sylvia Townsend, 1893–1978, English novelist and poet. Her first published work was poetry, The Espalier (1925), but she became more generally known with two novels of gentle…Thomas, Helen Amelia
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, Helen Amelia, 1920–2013, American journalist, b. Winchester, Ky., grad Wayne State Univ. (B.A., 1942). The daughter of Lebanese immigrants, she was a pioneering woman…Consequences
ConsequencesMrs. Chester's fair was so very elegant and select that it was considered a great honor by the young ladies of the neighborhood to be invited to take a table, and everyone was…Aesop's Fables: The Wolf, the Mother, and Her Child
by Aesop The Rich Man and the TannerThe Old Woman and the Wine-JarThe Wolf, the Mother, and Her Child A hungry Wolf was prowling about in search of food. By and by, attracted by the cries…Ephron, Nora Louise
(Encyclopedia) Ephron, Nora Louise, 1941–2012, American writer and film director, grad. Wellesley College (B.A., 1962). Witty, tough, self-deprecating, and ironic in all her guises, she was a…Little Men: Chapter 14 — Damon and Pythias
Damon and PythiasMrs. Bhaer was right; peace was only a temporary lull, a storm was brewing, and two days after Bess left, a moral earthquake shook Plumfield to its centre. Tommy's hens were…word processing
(Encyclopedia) word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard…The Lion and the Lamb
The Lion and the LambWhen the boys were gone a lull fell upon Plumfield, and the family scattered to various places for brief outings, as August had come and all felt the need of change. The…Jackson, Shirley
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Shirley, 1916–65, American writer, b. San Francisco. She is best known for her stories and novels of horror and the occult, rendered more terrifying because they are set…Roosevelt, Eleanor
(Encyclopedia) Roosevelt, Eleanor (Anna Eleanor Roosevelt)Roosevelt, Eleanorrōˈzəvĕlt [key], 1884–1962, American humanitarian, b. New York City. The daughter of Elliott Roosevelt and niece of…Trending
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