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Restif de la Bretonne, Nicolas Edme
(Encyclopedia)Restif de la Bretonne, Nicolas Edme nëkôläˈ ĕdˈmə rĕstēfˈ də lä brətônˈ [key], 1734–1806, French novelist. A printer by trade, he wrote and published over 250 novels, mostly based on ...Garcilaso de la Vega, Spanish poet
(Encyclopedia)Garcilaso de la Vega gärthēläˈsō ᵺā lä vāˈgä [key], 1503?–1536, lyric poet of the Spanish Golden Age, b. Toledo. Garcilaso, the embodiment of the cultured and gifted courtier, was chiefl...Lesley, John
(Encyclopedia)Lesley, John: see Leslie, John.Leyland, John
(Encyclopedia)Leyland, John: see Leland, John.Lilly, John
(Encyclopedia)Lilly, John: see Lyly, John.Reynolds, John
(Encyclopedia)Reynolds, John: see Rainolds, John. ...Davys, John
(Encyclopedia)Davys, John: see Davis, John.Endicott, John
(Encyclopedia)Endicott, John: see Endecott, John. ...Fryth, John
(Encyclopedia)Fryth, John: see Frith, John.Henry, John
(Encyclopedia)Henry, John: see John Henry.Browse by Subject
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