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Powell, John

(Encyclopedia) Powell, John, 1882–1963, American pianist and composer, b. Richmond, Va., grad. Univ. of Virginian, 1901. In Vienna he studied piano and composition and in 1908 made his debut as a…

Oates, Joyce Carol

(Encyclopedia) Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938–, American author, b. Lockport, N.Y., B.A. Syracuse Univ., 1960, M.A. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1961. She taught English at the Univ. of Detroit and the Univ. of…

Hannah

(Encyclopedia) Hannah, in the Bible, Samuel's mother. Her song is recalled in the Magnificat. The names Anna and Ann are variants of Hannah.

Reed, Sir Carol

(Encyclopedia) Reed, Sir Carol, 1906–76, English film director, b. London. He acted and directed on the stage before turning to films in the mid-1930s. Reed powerfully portrayed characters at the end…

Ann, Cape

(Encyclopedia) Ann, Cape, NE Mass., N of Massachusetts Bay. It includes Gloucester and Rockport with their fishing fleets, resorts, and artists' colonies. The cape was the epicenter of the 1755…

Walt Whitman: These Carols

These CarolsThese carols sung to cheer my passage through the world I see, For completion I dedicate to the Invisible World.

A Christmas Carol: The End of It

The Last of the Spirits The End of It YES! and the bedpost was his own. The bed was his own, the room was his own. Best and happiest of all, the Time before him was his own, to make…

A Christmas Carol: Preface

Preface I HAVE endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or…

Christmas Carol Trivia

Welcome to a magical journey into the world of Christmas carols! This quiz will test your knowledge about these timeless festive tunes. Whether you're a music aficionado or just a yuletide enthusiast…

Name That Christmas Carol

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… can you take these lines from Christmas carols and match them to the right song? Get festive with Infoplease!