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81Madeleine de Scudéry — (15 November 1607 – 2 June 1701), often known simply as Mademoiselle de Scudéry, was a French writer. She was the younger sister of author Georges de Scudéry. Contents …
82George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax — (November 11 1633 April 5 1695) was an English statesman, writer, and politician.Family and early lifeHe was the great grandson of Sir George Savile of Lupset and Thornhill in Yorkshire (created baronet in 1611) was the eldest son of Sir William… …
83Timon of Athens — comedies.Date and textThe play has caused considerable debate among scholars. It is oddly constructed, with several lacunae (gaps), and for this reason, it is often described as unfinished, multi authored, and/or experimental. As a result, no… …
84Leander Starr Jameson — Infobox Prime Minister name = Leander Starr Jameson, KCMG, CB, 1st Baronet order = Prime Minister of the Cape Colony deputy = birth date = 10 February 1853 birth place = Edinburgh, Scotland death date = November 26 1917 death place = City of… …
85Tommy Handley — Infobox Person name = Tommy Handley image size = 240px caption = birth name = Thomas Reginald Handley birth date = birth date|1892|01|17|df=y birth place = Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire death date = death date and… …
86American and British English spelling differences — Spelling differences redirects here. For other uses, see Category:Language comparison. For guidelines on dialects and spelling in the English language version of Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English. Differences… …
87Traitté de l'origine des romans — Pierre Daniel Huet s Trai [t] té de l origine des Romans ( Treatise on the Origin of Novels , or Romances if one wants to speak early 18th century English) can claim to be the first history of fiction. It was originally published in 1670 as… …
88Byzantine literature — may be defined as the Greek literature of the Middle Ages, whether written in the territory of the Byzantine Empire or outside its bordersEncyclopaedia Britannica Greek literature: Byzantine literature ] . It forms the second period in the… …
89Fescennine Verses — (Fescennina carmina), one of the earliest kinds of Italian poetry, subsequently developed into the Satura and the Roman comic drama. Originally sung at village harvest home rejoicing, they made their way into the towns, and became the fashion at… …
90Grisette (French) — The word grisette (sometimes spelled grizette) has referred to a French working class woman from the late 17th century and remained in common use though the Belle Epoque era, albeit with some modifications to its meaning. It derives from gris ,… …
