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April is the Cruelest Month

The Question: Where does the quote "April is the cruelest month" come from? The Answer: This is the first line of T. S. Eliot's poem "…

Digby, George

(Encyclopedia) Digby, George: see Bristol, George Digby, 2d earl of.

Brewer's: Apostles, where buried

According to Catholic legend, seven of the Apostles are buried at Rome. These seven are distinguished by a star (*). ANDREW lies buried at Amalfi (Naples). BARTHOLOMEW,* at Rome, in the…

George, Henry

(Encyclopedia) George, Henry, 1839–97, American economist, founder of the single tax movement, b. Philadelphia. Of a poor family, his formal education was cut short at 14, and in 1857 he emigrated to…

Fort George

(Encyclopedia) Fort George, river, c.480 mi (770 km) long, rising in Lake Nichicun, E Que., Canada. It flows W into James Bay at Fort George, a Hudson's Bay Company trading post.

Monk, George

(Encyclopedia) Monk, George: see Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle.

Savile, George

(Encyclopedia) Savile, George: see Halifax, George Savile, 1st marquess of.

Stephen, George

(Encyclopedia) Stephen, George: see Mount Stephen, George Stephen, 1st Baron.