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Patchett, Ann

(Encyclopedia) Patchett, Ann, 1963–, American author, b. Los Angeles, B.A. Sarah Lawrence College, 1984, M.F.A Univ. of Iowa, 1987. In her twenties she was a writer at Seventeen magazine, wrote…

Ann Arbor

(Encyclopedia) Ann Arbor, city (2020 pop. 123,851), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of…

A Christmas Carol: Marley's Ghost

The First of the Three Spirits Marley's Ghost MARLEY was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk…

A Christmas Carol: The Last of the Spirits

The Second of the Three Spirits The End of It The Last of the Spirits THE Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. When it came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in…

A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens

by Charles Dickens   Contents Preface Marley's Ghost The First of the Three Spirits The Second of the Three Spirits The Last of the Spirits The End of It  

Massachusetts Bay

(Encyclopedia) Massachusetts Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. The bay, with its arms (Boston, Cape Cod, and Plymouth bays), extends 65 mi (105 km) from Cape Ann on the north to Cape Cod on the south…

Conant, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Conant, Roger, 1592–1679, one of the founders of Massachusetts, b. East Budleigh, Devonshire, England. He was a salter in London before he went to Plymouth in 1623. Conant lived at…