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Highet, Gilbert Arthur
(Encyclopedia)Highet, Gilbert Arthur məkĭnˈəs [key], 1907–85, b. Glasgow, is noted for her fast-paced, intricately plotted novels of espionage, including Above Suspicion (1941), While Still We Live (1944), De...Byrd, William, 1674–1744, American colonial writer, planter, and government official
(Encyclopedia)Byrd, William, 1674–1744, American colonial writer, planter, and government official; son of William Byrd (1652–1704). After being educated in England, he became active in the politics of colonial...Hardwick, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia)Hardwick, Elizabeth, 1916–2007, American literary critic, novelist, and short-story writer, b. Lexington, Ky.; grad Univ. of Kentucky (B.A., 1938; M.A., 1939). She moved (1939) to New York City, whe...Rae, John
(Encyclopedia)Rae, John, 1813–93, Scottish arctic explorer, b. Orkney Islands. A physician in the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company in N Canada, Rae made (1846–47) a journey of exploration from Fort Churchill ...MacInnes, Colin
(Encyclopedia)MacInnes, Colin məkĭnˈəs [key], 1914–76, English novelist, b. London. Son of the novelist Angela Thirkell, MacInnes was educated in Australia and served in the British intelligence corps during ...Wilson, Sir Angus
(Encyclopedia)Wilson, Sir Angus, 1913–91, English novelist, b. South Africa. As a novelist, he attempted to delineate a society in which traditional values have lost their force and human relationships are corrup...Morris, Lewis, 1698–1762, American colonial landowner
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Lewis, 1698–1762: see under Morris, family. ...Morris, Richard, d. 1672, American colonial landowner
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Richard, d. 1672: see under Morris, family. ...Prince, Thomas, 1600–1673, American colonial governor
(Encyclopedia)Prince, Thomas, 1600–1673: see Prence, Thomas. ...Donoso, José
(Encyclopedia)Donoso, José hōsāˈ dōnōˈsō [key], 1924–96, Chilean novelist and short-story writer, b. Santiago. He attended Princeton and taught there and at the Univ. of Iowa (1965–67). Donoso moved to ...Browse by Subject
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