(Sir). Steward of King Arthur. He so greatly disliked Queen Gwennere, daughter of Ryon, King of Ireland, that he feigned illness and retired to Carlyoun, where he lived in great poverty.…
Poets so called from an ancient custom in our universities of presenting a laurel wreath to graduates in rhetoric and poetry. Young aspirants were wreathed with laurels in berry (orné de…
(Encyclopedia) Nabokov, VladimirNabokov, Vladimirvlädēˈmĭr näbôˈkŏf [key], 1899–1977, Russian-American author, b. St. Petersburg, Russia. He emigrated to England after the Russian Revolution of 1917…
(Encyclopedia) Booth, John WilkesBooth, John Wilkeswĭlks [key], 1838–65, American actor, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln, b. near Bel Air, Md.; son of Junius Brutus Booth and brother of Edwin Booth.…
Wizardry poetry from our readers! On to the Haiku Archive, Parts I, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and other kinds of Harry poems! All About Harry Haikus Hedwig is swooping through…
The 1944 Academy Awards were presented March 15, 1944 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, Calif.Best Motion PictureDouble Indemnity (Paramount)Gaslight (MGM)Going My Way (Paramount)…
