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Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle was most famous in the Victorian era, when he was known for his dense, thoughtful books on history and philosophy. The son of a strict Calvinist, Carlyle became a divinity student at…

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria reigned over the British Empire for nearly 64 years, from 1837-1901. She presided over a period of industrial progress, artistic successes and political empire-building which became…

Gustav Klimt

Artist Gustav Klimt, like composer Gustav Mahler, philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and big-time thinker Sigmund Freud, was a hotshot of Vienna's glory days at the turn of the 20th century. Influenced…

Oscar Wilde

Name at birth: Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills WildeOscar Wilde was an 19th century Irish writer whose works include the play The Importance of Being Earnest and the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray…

H. Rider Haggard

Name at birth: Henry Rider HaggardH. Rider Haggard created the dashing adventurer Allan Quatermain, one of the great literary heroes of Britain's Victorian era. As a young man, Haggard spent several…

The Vice President's House

The Question: Where does the vice president live? The Answer: In July 1974 Congress designated a house on the southeast corner of 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Washington DC where the…

From Hell

Director:Hughes BrothersWriters:Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias20th Century Fox; R; 120 minutesRelease:10/01Cast:Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm There's no mistake that From Hell…