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G K Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton (Gilbert Keith Chesterton), 1874-1936, English author. Conservative, even reactionary, in his thinking, Chesterton was a convert (1922) to Roman Catholicism and its champion. He has been called the "prince of paradox" because his dogma is often hidden beneath a light,... Read more |
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Hablot Knight Browne
Hablot Knight Browne , pseud. Phiz, 1815-82, English illustrator. At 21 he was chosen by Charles Dickens to illustrate Pickwick Papers. His success was immediate, and in due course he illustrated many of Dickens's novels as well as works of Harrison Ainsworth and Charles Lever. Browne also... Read more |
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Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens 1812-70, English author, b. Portsmouth, one of the world's most popular, prolific, and skilled novelists. Early Life and Works The son of a naval clerk, Dickens spent his early childhood in London and in Chatham. When he was 12 his father was imprisoned for debt, and Charles was... Read more |
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Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat 1961(?)– Vocalist An Early Gift for Music Received His Big Break Continued Success Sources Keith Sweat is one of the earliest practitioners, and some would say the inventor, of “New Jack Swing” music, a style of rhythm and blues that fuses soul singing and hip-hop... Read more |
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John Leech
Leech, John (b London, 29 Aug. 1817; d London, 30 Oct. 1864). English caricaturist and illustrator, one of the leading artists working for Punch from its foundation in 1841 until his death. He made over 3,000 pictures for Punch alone (including political cartoons and scenes of everyday life) and he... Read more |
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John Forster
John Forster 1812-76, English biographer and critic. He was influential as literary and dramatic critic of the London Examiner. His Lives of the Statesmen of the Commonwealth (5 vol., 1836-39) established his reputation as a biographer. He is best known for his excellent Life of Charles... Read more |
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Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams 1905-87, Welsh actor and dramatist. His best-known plays are Night Must Fall (1935) and The Corn Is Green (1941). His Collected Plays were published in 1961. As an actor he is noted for his interpretations of Charles Dickens and Dylan Thomas in one-man shows and of Pope Pius... Read more |
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Charles Hartshorne
Charles Hartshorne Charles Hartshorne (born 1897) was one of the leading American developers and exponents of process philosophy. He also made significant contributions to the contemporary theological understandings of God, creation, suffering, and evil. Charles Hartshorne was born in... Read more |
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