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Richler, Mordecai
(Encyclopedia) Richler, Mordecai, 1931–2001, Canadian novelist, b. Montreal. He fled his native city in the early 1950s and lived mainly in London, returning to Canada in 1972 and from then on…Pendleton, Edmund
(Encyclopedia) Pendleton, Edmund, 1721–1803, American jurist and political leader in the American Revolution, b. Caroline co., Va. He began law practice in 1741 and was elected (1752) to the Virginia…Herbert, Zbigniew
(Encyclopedia) Herbert, ZbigniewHerbert, Zbigniewzbēgˈnyĕf khĕrˈbĕrt [key] 1924–98, Polish poet, essayist, and playwright, b. Lwów, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine). Herbert, who had degrees in economics,…The True George Washington: Enemies: Conway
ConwayThomas Conway was Washington's traducer to Gates. He was an Irish-French soldier of fortune who unfortunately had been made a brigadier-general in the Continental army. Having made…Meade, George Gordon
(Encyclopedia) Meade, George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Cádiz, Spain. Graduated from West Point in 1835, he resigned from the army the next year and became a civil…Coleridge: The Beginnings
At Nether StoweyThe Beginnings Coleridge lived in what may safely be called the most momentous period of modern history. In the year following his birth Warren Hastings was appointed first…Using the Apostrophe
Use an apostrophe to indicate:The possessive case of singular and plural nouns, indefinite pronouns, and proper nouns: my sister's sonsomebody's lunch my two sisters' sonsCharles's house…Fisher, M. F. K.
(Encyclopedia) Fisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher), 1908–92, American culinary writer, b. Albion, Mich. Raised in California, Fisher lived in France for three years, where she was inspired…Oldham, John, English poet and satirist
(Encyclopedia) Oldham, John, 1653–83, English poet and satirist. His best-known works are the ironical Satires against the Jesuits (1681) and A Satire against Virtue (1679). He was much admired by…Notable Books by Mexican and Mexican-American Authors
Ten Mexican and Mexican-American literary works Octavio Paz wrote The Labyrinth of Solitude in 1950 Related Links Mexico Puebla Hispanic Heritage Month Notable Hispanic…Trending
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