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Keene, Laura

(Encyclopedia) Keene, Laura, c.1826–1873, Anglo-American actress-manager, b. England. She played with Mme Vestris at the Lyceum, London. She emigrated to the United States in 1852 and became manager…

Laura

(Encyclopedia) Laura, subject of the love poems of Petrarch. She is thought to be Laura de Noves (1308?–1348), wife of Hugo de Sade, but this has not been proved.

Bridgman, Laura

(Encyclopedia) Bridgman, Laura, 1829–89, the first blind and deaf person to be successfully educated, b. Hanover, N.H. Under the guidance of Dr. S. G. Howe, of the Perkins School for the Blind, she…

Secord, Laura (Ingersoll)

(Encyclopedia) Secord, Laura (Ingersoll)Secord, Laura (Ingersoll)sēˈkôrd [key], 1775–1868, Canadian heroine of the War of 1812. Born in Massachusetts, she was taken by her parents to Canada after the…

Best-Selling Books, 2011

/**/ Rank Title Author 1. The Help Kathryn Stockett 2. The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins 3. Heaven is for Real Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent 4. Water for…

Best-Selling Books, 2012

/**/ Rank Title Author 1.The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins2.The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition American Psychological Association 3.Diary of a…

Brewer's: Laura

the name immortalised by Petrarch, was either the wife of Hugues de Sade, of Avignon, or a fictitious name used by him on which to hang incidents of his life and love. If the former, her…

Brewer's: Lauras

(Greek, laura.) An aggregation of separate cells under the control of a superior. In monasteries the monks live under one roof; in lauras they live each in his own cell apart; but on…

Laura Nyro

Laura Nyro(Laura Nigro)singer, songwriter Born: 10/19/1947Birthplace: New York City Nyro was a child prodigy. Her song “And When I Die” was recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary when Nyro was just…