Double quotation marks enclose direct quotations: “What was Paris like in the Twenties?” our daughter asked. “Ladies and Gentlemen,” the Chief Usher said, “the President of the United States.”…
Senate Years of Service: 1883-1895Party: RepublicanMANDERSON, Charles Frederick, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 9, 1837; attended the schools and academies of his…
(Encyclopedia) Nonesuch Press, private press founded in London in 1922 by Francis Meynell and David Garnett. Unlike most private presses, Nonesuch designs the books it publishes on its own small…
(Encyclopedia) Merlin, in Arthurian legend, magician, seer, and teacher at the court of King Vortigern and later at the court of King Arthur. He was a bard and culture hero in early Celtic folklore.…
(Encyclopedia) Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st BaronHoughton, Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baronhouˈtən, hôˈ– [key], 1809–85, English author. Throughout much of his life he was an active…
(Encyclopedia) Lennep, Jacob vanLennep, Jacob vanyäˈkōp vän lĕnˈĕp [key], 1802–68, Dutch writer. He was state's attorney (1852) and served in the legislature (1853–56). He is best known for his…
The Ten Commandments, also called the Decalogue (Greek, “ten words”), were divine laws revealed to Moses by God on Mt. Sinai. Appearing in both Exodus (Ex. 20: 2–17) and Deuteronomy (Deut. 5…
