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Penelope Lively
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Lady Penelope Rich
Penelope Rich, Lady 1562-1607, the "Stella" of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella (1591). Daughter of Walter Devereux, first earl of Essex, she married (1581) Lord Rich (later earl of Warwick); after a divorce she married (1605) the earl of Devonshire.... Read more |
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Penelope
Penelope , in Greek mythology, wife of Odysseus and the mother of Telemachus. In Homer's Odyssey she is pictured as a chaste and faithful wife. When Odysseus was away, she was surrounded by suitors who tried to persuade her that he would never return. She agreed to choose another husband when she... Read more |
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John Clifford Mortimer
Mortimer, John 1923- (Geoffrey Lincoln; Sir John Mortimer; John Mortimer, QC)PERSONALFull name, John Clifford Mortimer; born April 21, 1923, in Hampstead, London, England; son of Clifford (a barrister) and Kathleen May (maiden name, Smith) Mortimer; married Penelope Ruth Fletcher Dimont (a writer),... Read more |
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Penelope Spheeris
SPHEERIS, Penelope Nationality:American. Born:New Orleans, Louisiana, 2 December 1945. Education:School of Theater, Film, and Television, University of California at Los Angeles, M.F.A. Family:One daughter, whose father died of a heroine overdose in ... Read more |
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You Cant Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1936), a comedy by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. [Booth Theatre, 837 perf.; Pulitzer Prize.] Philosophic, seventy‐five‐year‐old Martin Vanderhof ( Henry Travers) is the patriarch of a wacky New York City household. His daughter, Penelope... Read more |
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Odyssey
Odyssey, The One of the great epics of ancient Greece, the Odyssey tells the story of the struggles and triumphs of the hero Odysseus as he made his way home after the Trojan War*. Pursued by the sea god Poseidon*, but aided both by his own cunning and by the goddess Athena*, Odysseus overcame... Read more |
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Sir Philip Sidney
Sir Philip Sidney 1554-86, English author and courtier. He was one of the leading members of Queen Elizabeth's court and a model of Renaissance chivalry. He served in several diplomatic missions on the Continent and in 1586 was fatally wounded at the battle of Zutphen. Sidney exerted a strong... Read more |
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Rosie Flores
Rosie Flores Singer, songwriter, guitarist “Wow, Girls Can Do it Too” Artistic Control, Critical Praise “Robo Rosie” Recovers Rosie Reinvigorates Rockabilly Selected discography Sources Reviewing a Rosie Flores concert, Neil Strauss of the New York Times referred to her... Read more |
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Saint Jean-Baptiste Vianney
Saint Jean-Baptiste Vianney , 1786-1859, French parish priest, popularly known as the Curé d'Ars, b. Dardilly, near Lyons. He came of poor, peasant stock and received scant education until, as a youth, he struggled through the seminary. As a young curé he was sent to the little village... Read more |
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Penelope's little miracle; HOMES AND PROPERTY; The secret of Penelope...
...PATTIE BARRON The secret of Penelope Bennett...herbs. She has little need for a garden...parsley which Penelope says tastes of...potatoes, but Penelope will prove you...vegetables should read Penelope's ... |