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	Arthur Fiedler Arthur Fiedler 1894-1979, American conductor, b. Brookline, Mass. Fiedler, who ultimately became a grandfatherly American musical icon, studied violin with his father, a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra . He continued his musical studies in Berlin (1909-15), becoming a violinist (and later ... Read more
	Excalibur Excalibur , in Arthurian legend , sword given to King Arthur by the Lady of the Lake . At Arthur's death Sir Bedivere threw Excalibur into the lake; a hand rose from the water, caught the sword, and disappeared. Another sword, sometimes mistakenly identified with Excalibur, was drawn from a stone ... Read more
	Round Table Round Table in Arthurian legend , the table at which King Arthur and his knights held court. It was allegedly fashioned at the behest of Arthur to prevent quarrels among the knights over precedence. According to one version it was given to Arthur as a wedding gift by his father-in-law. A round tab... Read more
	Arthur MacArthur Arthur MacArthur 1845-1912, American army officer, b. Springfield, Mass.; father of Douglas MacArthur . Raised in Wisconsin, he served with the 24th Wisconsin Volunteers in the Civil War and fought in many Western campaigns and in the Chattanooga campaign of 1863. He received the Medal of Honor fo... Read more
	Arthur I Arthur I 1187-1203?, duke of Brittany (1196-1203?), son of Geoffrey, fourth son of Henry II of England and Constance, heiress of Brittany. Arthur, a posthumous child, was proclaimed duke in 1196, and an invasion by his uncle King Richard I of England was repulsed with French aid. Subsequently, Arth... Read more
	Arthur Golding Arthur Golding c.1536-c.1605, English translator. He translated many Latin classics, including Caesar's Gallic War and Ovid's Metamorphoses. A Calvinist, Golding tried to infuse the Metamorphoses with a stern moral tone. He also translated noted French works. ... Read more
	Ronald Firbank Ronald Firbank (Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank), 1886-1926, English author. Of a delicate and eccentric nature, Firbank lived the life of a leisured aesthete. His novels, which have appealed to a small but appreciative audience, include Vainglory (1915), Valmouth (1919), Prancing Nigger (1924... Read more
	Sir Arthur Lewis Sir Arthur Lewis (Sir William Arthur Lewis), 1915-91, British economist, b. St. Lucia. A graduate (1940) of the London School of Economics, he was later a professor of economics at the Univ. of Manchester (1948-58) and at Princeton Univ. (1963-83). A specialist in the economic theory of developing ... Read more
	Arthur, King Arthur, King. The romantic figure of King Arthur has probably some historical basis. He was probably a chieftain or general (dux bellorum) in the 5th or 6th cent. The Annales Cambriae place the battle of Mount Badon, ‘in which Arthur carried the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ on his shoulder... Read more
	Camelot Camelot , in Arthurian legend , the seat of King Arthur's court. The origin of the name is unknown. It has been variously located at Cadbury Camp, Somerset; Winchester; Camelford; and Caerleon. ... Read more

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	The enduring appeal of Arthur Rimbaud; Edmund White, with his deep appreciation of French literature and queer lifestyle, makes a case.(Books) Newspaper article from: The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario); 5/3/2009; 700+ words ; ...You might have noticed, for instance, a copy of Arthur Rimbaud's Season in Hell at the scene of the opening...writer to add to the list of the influenced. Rimbaud's enduring appeal, especially to moderns like the Beats and the '60s...
	Of magic, myths and female might;"The Mists of Avalon" rewrites King Arthur's tale with a woman's view.(TV Plus) Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 7/15/2001; ; 700+ words ; The timeless appeal and enduring legend of Camelot and King Arthur's knights and their ladies...the usual story of how King Arthur finds his magical sword Excalibur...according to"Mists." Here Arthur (Edward Atterton), who is...
	Enduring appeal of park and ride Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 12/19/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...because of the date and because of the spectacular backdrop of Arthur's Seat. It's out of the ordinary, it's one of the few...Commonwealth Pool, before venturing outdoors to tackle four laps of Arthur's Seat, three by bike, for a total of 11 miles, and one...
	BABAR'S ENDURING APPEAL Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/13/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...converses with the Old Lady's friends. And when his cousins Arthur and Celeste visit, he demonstrates his newfound sophistication...some good cakes" at a patisserie. I've enjoyed watching Arthur master this idealized French culture. My children did, too...
	Fordyce Maxwell on the enduring appeal of the Queen Mother Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 8/3/2001; 694 words ; ...own words what it was like to be on the verge, then, of a century. The inspiration for his idea was his father-in-law, Arthur Forster. Davies wrote: "I have envied his capacity for beer, his fry- up breakfasts, his skills and his memories." He...
	ELABORATE ``GYPSY'' HAS ENDURING MUSICAL APPEAL.(DAILY BREAK)(Review) Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 7/20/1996; ; 566 words ; ...Even though ``Gypsy'' is based on the 1957 memoirs of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee (Rose Louise Hovick, 1914-1970), this Arthur Laurents script is centered upon the mother. She's the most aggressive, obsessive and yet sympathetic stage mother captured...
	SPIRIT OF THE AGE HISTORIAN RICHARD HOFSTADTER'S ENDURING APPEAL Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/28/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...that caused his work to seem so emblematic of its age-among his generation of historians, perhaps only C. Vann Woodward and Arthur Schlesinger Jr. have similar reputations-and so vital that we still read it? "Intellectual charisma and an eclectic mind...
	Going to pieces over a puzzle; Richard Edmonds examines the enduring, yet frustrating, appeal of the jigsaw from the Georgian period to now. Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 12/30/2000; 700+ words ; ...useful to remember. John Betts produced jigsaw puzzles between 1830-1870 and he was a dedicated educationalist. The firm of Arthur Park marketed some rather fine puzzles called variously The Launch of the Thunderer, Fancy Fair and The Coronation of Queen...
	Crazy plots and preposterous characters are at the heart of Gilbert & Sullivan's enduring appeal, says Michael Church Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/31/2008; ; 700+ words ; Arthur Seymour Sullivan and William Schwenck Gilbert didn't like each other, didn't have much in common, and both had loftier ambitions...
	THE GREATEST SHAGGY DOG The Hound of the Baskervilles is 100 years old. Now recognised as a classic, this Sherlock Holmes crime caper has never lost its bite. What gives the novel its enduring appeal? Christopher Frayling investigates Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...rose to an estimated 300,000 (its average was 180,000). Arthur Conan Doyle had predicted his new Sherlock Holmes novel would...said, "takes my mind from better things". Like his friend Arthur Sullivan, he had been convinced that the work he was best at...