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Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Director:Ron HowardWriters:Jeffrey Price and Peter SeamanUniversal Pictures; 102 minutes; PGRelease:11/00Cast:Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor If you are among the millions who…Surratt, Mary Eugenia
(Encyclopedia) Surratt, Mary EugeniaSurratt, Mary Eugeniasərătˈ [key], 1820–65, alleged conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, hanged on July 7, 1865. A widow (her maiden name was…Dodd, William
(Encyclopedia) Dodd, William, 1729–77, English author. At one time king's chaplain, he ran heavily into debt, forged a bond, and was sentenced to death. Dr. Johnson led a movement to obtain clemency…Kane, Elisha Kent
(Encyclopedia) Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820–57, American physician and arctic explorer, b. Philadelphia. Seeking adventure after medical school, Kane entered naval service and before he was 30 had seen…Wesley, John
(Encyclopedia) Wesley, John, 1703–91, English evangelical preacher, founder of Methodism, b. Epworth, Lincolnshire. After his conversion, Wesley became involved in evangelistic work, in the course…Mánes, Josef
(Encyclopedia) Mánes, JosefMánes, Josefyôˈzĕf mäˈnĕs [key], 1820–71, Czech painter and illustrator, who worked chiefly in Prague. He painted portraits and genre scenes with detailed representations…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Epistle To Dr. Blacklock
by Robert Burns To Mary In HeavenThe Five CarlinsEpistle To Dr. Blacklock Ellisland, 21st Oct., 1789. Wow, but your letter made me vauntie! And are ye hale, and weel and…Dr. Zhivago <span class="date" >(1965)</span>
Director: David LeanCast: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie and Alec Guinness This sweeping historical epic spans decades and wars, political transitions and romances. Visually lush and brilliantly…Ritson, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Ritson, Joseph, 1752–1803, English antiquarian and scholar, b. Stockton-on-Tees. An industrious student of English literature, he attacked Thomas Warton's scholarship in Observations…Seward, Anna
(Encyclopedia) Seward, AnnaSeward, Annasēˈwərd [key], 1742–1809, English poet, called the Swan of Lichfield. A member of the Lichfield literary group, which included Thomas Day and Erasmus Darwin,…Trending
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