(Encyclopedia) Evans, Augusta Jane, 1835–1909, American novelist, b. Columbus, Ga. Of her sentimental, moralistic novels, St. Elmo (1866) achieved greatest popularity.
(Encyclopedia) Croly, Jane CunninghamCroly, Jane Cunninghamkrōˈlē [key], pseud. Jennie June, 1829–1901, American journalist and feminist, b. England. She came to the United States at the age of 12…
Mob-law, law administered by private persons. According to Webster, the word lynch refers to a Mr. James Lynch, a farmer, of Piedmont, in Virginia. The tale is that, as Piedmont, on the…
(Encyclopedia) Harrison, Jane Ellen, 1850–1928, English classical scholar. She applied archaeological discoveries in the interpretation of Greek religion. Her works include Prolegomena to the Study…
(Anglo-Saxon, lynis, an axle), whence club. (Qy. lynch-law.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LynchnobiansLynch Law A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…
David Lynch
director
Born: 1/20/1946
Birthplace: Missoula, Montana
Film and television director best known for his films Blue Velvet (1986) and Eraserhead (1977 ), and for the television series…
A Genoese halfpenny, a corruption of Januensis or Genoensis. “Because I could not give her many a jane.” Spenser: Fuërie Queene, book iii. canto vii. 58. Jane. A most ill-starred name…
Calamity Jane Deadwood, South Dakota Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok rode into the wild gold-mining town of Deadwood, S.D., in June 1876. Hickok's residence was of short duration as he was…
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