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Diaries
DIARIES DIARIES. Contemporary diaries and journals offer one of the most important sources of evidence for the social, economic, and cultural life of early modern Europe. An immense range of different types of serial memoranda were produced at a time when the personal memoir had not yet... Read more |
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North Pole
North Pole northern end of the earth's axis, lat. 90°N. It is distinguished from the north magnetic pole . U.S. explorer Robert E. Peary is traditionally credited as being the first to reach (1909) the North Pole. In 1926, Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett may have been the first persons... Read more |
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Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys , 1633-1703, English public official, and celebrated diarist, b. London, grad. Magdalene College, Cambridge, 1653. In 1656 he entered the service of a relative, Sir Edward Montagu (later earl of Sandwich ), whose secretary he became in 1660. That same year he started as a clerk in the... Read more |
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diary
diary [Lat.,=day], a daily record of events and observations. As distinguished from memoir (an account of events placed in perspective by the author long after they have occurred), the diary derives its impact from its immediacy, requiring each generation of readers to supply its own perspective.... Read more |
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Anna Brownell (Murphy) Jameson
Anna Brownell (Murphy) Jameson , 1794-1860, English essayist, b. Dublin. The diary of her travels on the Continent as governess to a wealthy family was later published as The Diary of an Ennuyée (1826). Jameson's works—especially Shakespeare's Heroines (1932)—were popular in... Read more |
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Hitler
Hitler derogatory term for an overbearing and officious person, held to resemble the Nazi leader and German Führer Adolf Hitler (1889–1945).Hitler diaries in April 1983, it was announced that diaries written by Adolf Hitler had been discovered. Initially accepted as genuine (extracts... Read more |
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William Bentley
William Bentley 1759-1819, American Unitarian clergyman, b. Boston. From 1783 until his death he was pastor of East Church, Salem, Mass. His Diary (4 vol., 1905-14), covering the years 1784-1819, is a valuable historical source.... Read more |
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Samuel Warren
Samuel Warren 1807-77, English lawyer and author. He wrote many legal texts, Passages from the Diary of a Late Physician (1832), and the extremely popular novel Ten Thousand a Year (1841).... Read more |
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Philip Hone
Philip Hone 1780-1851, American diarist and politician, b. New York City. With his brother he built up a successful auctioneering business, which he later abandoned for politics. He was mayor of New York City in 1825. His diary (1828-51), opinionated and shrewd, contains valuable records of life in... Read more |
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Ned Rorem
Ned Rorem 1923-, American composer and author, b. Richmond, Ind. He is basically romantic in approach, determinedly tonal, and often lyrical. Although he has written a wide range of compositions, including chamber and choral music, symphonies, and tone poems, Rorem is best known for his vocal... Read more |
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SPORT DIARY: Torrid tale of Celtic toaster confirms how McCann made his bread
...Andrew H Smith. Some of you may be aware that 'H' spent five...behest of the Scotland on Sunday sports desk, we're actually establishing...loudest and sorriest music the Sports Diary has ever heard. Zappa, you may recall, had four children... |
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UEFA RULES, BUT NOT IN GLASGOW TOM SHIELDS SPORT DIARY
...Villarreal. Rangers' fate may be known when the tribunal...elements, their inspectors may well turn their attention...Viewers of yesteryear may recall that Zippy was...him tangerine." The Sports Diary sought Zippy's views...woman, she ushered Record Sport into her office and said... |
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RANGERS TAKE ON ENGLAND TOM SHIELDS SPORT DIARY
...unlikely scenarios at the Sports Diary and look forward to the...sponsorship. Dundee United fans may recall their Uefa Cup encounter...TOP OF THE TABLE SCOTLAND may be a sorry sight on the...presume) humour in the Sky Sports website reportage of the... |
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BLAME IT ON THE SWEDE JAMIE THOMSON SPORT DIARY
...bear thinking about otherwise. INVERNESS may have been granted city status at the turn...is where Ally goes to film Question Of Sport, luring viewers south of the border into...AND so it is with heavy heart that the Diary greets another draw for Scotland that reads... |
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LIFE IS A BEACH FOR SCOTS TOM SHIELDS' SPORT DIARY
...anything." Which makes it an ideal sport for Scotland. TAKE A STAND THE...nay lascivious, chap of the Diary's acquaintance took great delight...toilet 50 times during a game may have more to do with accessing...Ilyumzhinov's credibility, however, may be slightly undermined by his... |
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KEEP FIT CLASS AT THISTLE TOM SHIELDS SPORT DIARY
...gang of youths wielding swords. Of course, the youths may well just have been out for some sporting exercise themselves...the submarine reference) jerseys of Villarreal. At the Sports Diary we hope that the fans of whatever stripe enjoy the games... |
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Artmedia, Arthurlie, Artbreak TOM SHIELDS' SPORTS DIARY
PART of the Sports Diary's close season was spent...Camara was even worse. The Sports Diary did warn about the...better ourselves. But we may be too busy replacing Mo...re going to suffer you may as well do so with a free... |
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Sports diary: Larsson featuring in national colours at Euro 2004 still looks...
...hope that Henrik Larsson may be about to change his...that the Celtic superstar may be on the verge of a remarkable...solemn vow. But it is the Diary's belief that he has...representing their country at a sport. Football: not likely...thought about inventing a sport, or at least ... |
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Sports diary: Satan confirmed as rather temperamental after request for...
...have dropped into the Diary after last week's request...Splendid) also provides the Diary with Miroslav Satan...BETTING. Not one of the Diary's addictions, with...latest offerings on the sports betting front from Paddy...Firm. As some of you may know, those responsible... |
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The Sports Diary
...tantrum the likes of which the Diary has not seen since the sports editor was told the Hungarian...president says yesterday's may not be the only game he misses...correspondence is forged. Top of the Sports Diary's suspects would be Tchanile... |
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