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C.S. Forester
Name at birth: Cecil Louis Troughton SmithAuthor C.S. Forester was a bestselling author in his day, known especially for his series of naval adventures featuring the hero Horatio Hornblower. Born in…Jesse Johnson FINLEY, Congress, FL (1812-1904)
FINLEY Jesse Johnson , a Representative from Florida; born near Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., November 18, 1812; pursued an academic course; captain of mounted volunteers in the Seminole War in…Merton
(Encyclopedia) Merton, outer borough (1991 pop. 161,800) of Greater London, SE England. The area is largely residential with some industry, including tanning and the manufacture of silk and calico…Moore, Douglas Stuart
(Encyclopedia) Moore, Douglas Stuart, 1893–1969, American composer and teacher, b. Cutchogue, N.Y. Moore studied with Horatio Parker, Vincent D'Indy, Nadia Boulanger, and Ernest Bloch. In 1926 he…Parthenopean Republic
(Encyclopedia) Parthenopean RepublicParthenopean Republicpärˌthənōpēˈən [key] [from Parthenope, an ancient name of Naples], state set up in Naples in Jan., 1799, by the French Revolutionary army…Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl
(Encyclopedia) Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st EarlKitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earlkĭchˈənər, kĭchˈnər [key], 1850–1916, British field marshal and statesman. Trained at the…Putnam, Rufus
(Encyclopedia) Putnam, Rufus, 1738–1824, American Revolutionary general, one of the founders of the Ohio Company of Associates, b. Sutton, Mass.; cousin of Israel Putnam. In the French and Indian War…William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act III, Scene II
Scene IIA hall in the castleEnter Hamlet and PlayersHamletSpeak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue: but if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I…Ives, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Ives, CharlesIves, Charlesīvz [key], 1874–1954, American composer and organist, b. Danbury, Conn., grad. Yale, 1898; pupil of Dudley Buck and Horatio Parker. He was an organist (1893–…Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar
(Encyclopedia) Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl Roberts of KandaharRoberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandaharkăndəhärˈ [key], 1832–1914, British field marshal. He joined the Bengal…Trending
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