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Lemaître, Frédérick

(Encyclopedia) Lemaître, FrédérickLemaître, Frédérickfrādārēkˈ ləmĕtˈrə [key], 1800–1876, French actor, originally named Antoine Louis Prosper Lemaître. First known in pantomimes and melodramas, he…

Aru Islands

(Encyclopedia) Aru Islands or Aroe IslandsAroe Islandsboth: äˈr&oomacr; [key], group of about 95 low-lying islands, 3,306 sq mi (8,563 sq km), E Indonesia, in the Moluccas, in the Arafura Sea, SW…

Barrault, Jean-Louis

(Encyclopedia) Barrault, Jean-LouisBarrault, Jean-LouiszhäN-lwē bärōˈ [key], 1910–94, French actor and director. A pupil of Charles Dullin, he joined the Comédie Française in 1940. After World War II…

Coleridge: Kubla Khan, Notes

ChristabelFrance: an OdeKubla Khan Kubla Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, was a Mongolian conqueror who stretched his empire from European Russia to the eastern shores of China in the…

Shamyl

(Encyclopedia) Shamyl or ShamilShamylboth: shäˈmĭl [key], 1798?–1871, imam (religious and political leader) of the E Caucasus. From 1834 to 1859 he led the Muslim tribes of the E Caucasus in their…

Atlantis: Myth or History?

Myth or history? by Holly Hartman The island of Thera For centuries, Atlantis has been one of the western world's favorite legends, a tantalizing blend of fantasy and mystery…

William Blake: The Little Boy Lost

by WilliamBlakeThe Chimney-SweeperThe Little Boy FoundThe Little Boy Lost "Father, father, where are you going? Oh do not walk so fast! Speak, father, speak to you little boy, Or…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: The Lost Jewel

by EmilyDickinsonXIVXVIThe Lost Jewel The Lost Jewel I held a jewel in my fingers And went to sleep. The day was warm, and winds were prosy; I said: "'T will keep." I woke and chid my…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: The Lost Thought

XXII Reticence The Lost Thought I felt a clearing in my mind As if my brain had split; I tried to match it, seam by seam, But could not make them fit. The thought behind I…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: Lost Faith

Disenchantment Lost Joy Lost Faith To lose one's faith surpasses The loss of an estate, Because estates can be Replenished, — faith cannot. Inherited with life, Belief but…