Alexander, Mrs. Cecil F. (Humphreys)

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• ·f

  (abbreviation) feminine ...

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• F

  ·vt The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or scale of C. F sharp (F /) is a tone intermedi...

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• Alexander

  Ălexander, dri, m. [Ἀλέξανδρος, hence, Charis. 64 P. asserts that there is also a nom. Alexandrus, b...

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• Alexander

  one who assists men ...

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• Alexander

  Man-defender. 1) A relative of Annas the high priest, present when Peter and John were examined bef...

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• Alexander

  Son of Simon the Cyrenian, who was compelled to bear the cross for our Lord. (Mark 15:21)• • One of...

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• Mrs.

  ·- The customary abbreviation of Mistress when used as a title of courtesy, in writing and printing....

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• Anstey, F.

  (see Guthrie, Thomas). ...

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• Bradley, Andrew Cecil

  L.L.D., Litt.D., etc Critic. A Commentary on Tennyson's In Memoriam (1901), Shakespearian Tragedy (...

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• Alesius, Alexander

  (1500-1565) Theologian and controversialist. His unlatinised name was Aless or Alane, and he was b....

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• Anderson, Alexander

  (1845-1909) Poet, s. of a quarrier at Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, became a surfaceman on the railway...

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• Bain, Alexander

  (1818-1903) Philosopher, b. at Aberdeen, and graduated at Marischal Coll. there, became in 1860 Pro...

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• Barclay, Alexander

  (1475?-1552) Poet, probably of Scottish birth, was a priest in England. He is remembered for his sa...

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• Carlyle, Alexander

  (1722-1805) Autobiographer, s. of the Minister of Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, was ed. at Edin. and ...

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• Dyce, Alexander

  (1798-1869) Scholar and critic, s. of Lieut.-General Alexander D., was b. in Edin., and ed. there a...

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• Geddes, Alexander

  (1737-1802) Theologian and scholar, of Roman Catholic parentage, was b. at Ruthven, Banffshire, and...

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• Gerard, Alexander

  (1728-1795) Philosophical writer, s. of Rev. Gilbert G., was ed. at Aberdeen, where he became Prof....

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• Hamilton, Alexander

  (1757-1804) Statesman and political writer, b. in the West Indies, was one of the framers of the Co...

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• Hume, Alexander

  (1560-1609) Poet, s. of Patrick, 5th Lord Polwarth, ed. at St. Andrews, and on the Continent, was o...

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• Montgomerie, Alexander

  (1545?-1610?) Poet, probably b. in Ayrshire, was in the service of the Regent Morton and James VI.,...

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• Neckham, Alexander

  (1157-1217) Scholar, b. at St. Albans, was foster-brother to Richard Coeur de Lion. He went to Pari...

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• Pope, Alexander

  (1688-1744) Poet, was b. in London, of Roman Catholic parentage. His f. was a linen-merchant, who m...

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• Scott, Alexander

  (1525?-1584?) Scottish poet. Almost nothing is known of his life, but he is believed to have spent ...

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• Smith, Alexander

  (1830-1867) Poet and essayist, s. of a Paisley pattern-designer, at first followed the same occupat...

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• Wilson, Alexander

  (1766-1813) Poet and ornithologist, b. at Paisley, where he worked as a weaver, afterwards becoming...

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• Alexander III

  (helper of men-brave) king of Macedon, surnamed the Great, the son of Philip and Olympias, was born ...

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• E. M. F.

  ·add. ·- An abbreviation for electro-motive force. ...

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• Alexander the Great

  The king of Macedonia, the great conqueror; probably represented in Daniel by the "belly of brass" (...

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• Boswell, Sir Alexander

  (1775-1822) Antiquary and song writer, s. of James B., of Auchinleck, Johnson's biographer, was int...

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• Grosart, Alexander Balloch

  (1827-1899) Was a minister of the English Presbyterian Church. He wrote Lives of various Puritan di...

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• Kinglake, Alexander William

  (1809-1891) B. near Taunton, ed. at Eton and Camb., was called to the Bar in 1837, and acquired a c...

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• Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of

  (1567-1640) Poet, s. of A. of Menstrie, and cr. Earl of S. by Charles I., 1633, was a courtier, and...

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• Tytler, Alexander Fraser

  (1747-1813) Historian, s. of William T. (q.v.), studied at Edin., was called to the Bar in 1770 and...

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• Watts, Alaric Alexander

  (1797-1864) Poet, b. in London, had an active career as a journalist. He founded the United Service...

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• Browne, Thomas Alexander

  (b. 1826) Australian novelist. Robbery under Arms (1888), The Miner's Right (1890), A Sydney-side S...

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• Fraser, Alexander Campbell

  LL.D., D.C.L. (b. 1819) Philosopher. Essays in Philosophy (1846-56), Collected Works of Bishop Ber...

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• Stewart, John Alexander

  LL.D. (b. 1846) Scholar. The English MSS. of the Nicomachean Ethics (1882), Notes on the Nicomache...

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• Centlivre, Mrs. Susanna

  (1667-1723) Dramatist and actress, was the dau. of a gentleman of the name of either Rawkins or Fre...

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• Gatty, Mrs. Alfred (Margaret Scott)

  (1809-1873) Dau. of Rev. A.J. Scott, D.D., a navy chaplain, who served under, and was the trusted f...

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• Godwin, Mrs. Mary (Wollstonecraft)

  (1759-1797) Miscellaneous writer, was of Irish extraction. Her f. was a spend-thrift of bad habits,...

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• Gore, Mrs. Catherine Grace Frances (Moody)

  (1799-1861) Novelist, dau. of a wine merchant at Retford, where she was b. She m. a Captain Gore, w...

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• Grant, Mrs. Anne (M'Vicar)

  (1755-1838) Was b. in Glasgow, and in 1779 m. the Rev. James Grant, minister of Laggan, Inverness-s...

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• Haywood, Mrs. Eliza (Fowler)

  (1693-1756) Dramatist and novelist, b. in London, was early m. to a Mr. H., but the union turning o...

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• Hutchinson, Mrs. Lucy

  (b. 1620) Biographer, dau. of Sir Allan Apsley, Lieutenant of the Tower of London, m. in 1638 John,...

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• Inchbald, Mrs. Elizabeth (Simpson)

  (1753-1821) Novelist and dramatist, dau. of a Suffolk farmer. In a romantic fit she left her home a...

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• Macaulay, Mrs. Catherine (Sawbridge)

  (1731-1791) Dau. of a landed proprietor of Kent, was an advocate of republicanism, and a sympathise...

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• Oliphant, Mrs. Margaret Oliphant (Wilson)

  (1828-1897) Novelist and miscellaneous writer, was b. near Musselburgh. Her literary output began w...

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• Opie, Mrs. Amelia (Alderson)

  (1769-1853) Novelist, dau. of a medical man, was b. at Norwich. In 1798 she m. John Opie, the paint...

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• Radcliffe, Mrs. Ann (Ward)

  (1764-1823) Novelist, only dau. of parents in a respectable position, in 1787 m. Mr. William Radcli...

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• Sigourney, Mrs. Lydia (Huntley)

  (1791-1865) American verse writer, was an extraordinarily copious writer of smooth, sentimental ver...

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• Smith, Mrs. Charlotte (Turner)

  (1749-1806) Was m. at 15 to a West Indian merchant, who by a series of misfortunes and imprudences ...

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• Somerville, Mrs. Mary (Fairfax)

  (1780-1872) Mathematician and writer on science, dau. of Admiral Sir William G. Fairfax, b. at Jedb...

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• Trollope, Mrs. Frances (Milton)

  (1780-1863) Novelist and miscellaneous writer, b. at Stapleton near Bristol, m. in 1809 Thomas A.T....

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• Webster, Mrs. Augusta (Davies)

  (1837-1894) Poet and translator, dau. of Admiral Davies, m. Mr. Thomas Webster, a solicitor. She wr...

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• Wood, Mrs. Ellen (Price)

  (1814-1887) Novelist, writing as "Mrs. Henry Wood," was b. at Worcester. She wrote over 30 novels, ...

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• Besant, Mrs. Annie

  (b. 1847) Theosophist. Re-incarnation (1892), Death and After (1893), Karma (1895), The Self and it...

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• Bland, Mrs. Hubert ("E. Nesbit")

  (b. 1858) Poet and novelist. Lays and Legends (1886), second series (1892), A Pomander of Verse (18...

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• Clifford, Mrs. W.K. (Lane)

  Novelist, etc. Mrs. Keith's Crime (1885), Love Letters of a Worldly Woman (1891), Aunt Anne (1893), ...

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• Cotes, Mrs. Everard (Duncan)

  (b. 1861) Novelist. A Social Departure (1890), American Girl in London (1891), The Simple Adventure...

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• Dudeney, Mrs. Henry (Whiffin)

  (b. 1866) Novelist. A Man with a Maid (1897), Folly Corner, Men of Marlowe's, Robin Brilliant, Wise...

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• Esler, Mrs. Erminda (Rentoul)

  Novelist. The Way of Transgressors (1890), The Way they loved at Grimpat (1894), 'Mid Green Pastures...

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• Meynell, Mrs. Alice (Thompson)

  Poet and essayist. Preludes, The Rhythm of Life (1893), The Colour of Life (1896), The Flower of the...

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• Reeves, Mrs. H.

  see Mathers, Helen. ...

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• Rhys, Mrs. Grace

  (b. 1865) Novelist and essayist. Mary Dominic (1898), The Wooing of Sheila (1901), The Bride (1909)...

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• Smith, Mrs. Burnett ("Annie S. Swan")

  Novelist. Aldersyde, Carlowrie, A Lost Ideal, A Divided House, Not Yet (1898), etc. ...

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• Smith, Mrs. Toulmin

  see Meade, L.T.. ...

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• Stannard, Mrs. Arthur ("John Strange Winter")

  (b. 1856) Novelist. Bootle's Baby, Army Society, Beautiful Jim, The Soul of the Bishop, Grip, He we...

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• Ward, Mrs. Humphrey (Arnold)

  (b. 1851) Novelist. Milly and Olly (1881), Miss Bretherton (1886), Robert Elsmere (1888), The Histo...

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• A. F. of L.

  ·add. ·- American Federation of Labor. ...

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• duck f-ck-r

  The man who has the care of the poultry on board a ship of war. ...

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• Child, Mrs. Lydia Maria (Francis)

  (1802-1880) Was the author of many once popular tales, Hobomok, The Rebels, Philothes, etc. ...

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• Ewing, Mrs. Juliana Horatia (Gatty)

  (1842-1885) Writer of children's stories, dau. of Mrs. Alfred Gatty (q.v.), also a writer for child...

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• Hall, Mrs. Anna Maria (Fielding)

  (1800-1881) Novelist, was b. in Dublin, but left Ireland at the age of 15. Nevertheless, that count...

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• Jameson, Mrs. Anna Brownell (Murphy)

  (1794-1860) Writer on art, dau. of Denis B.M., a distinguished miniature painter, m. Robert Jameson...

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• Linton, Mrs. Eliza Lynn

  (1822-1898) Novelist and miscellaneous writer, dau. of a clergyman, settled in London in 1845, and ...

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• Shelley, Mrs. Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin)

  (1797-1851) Novelist, b. in London, the only child of William Godwin (q.v.) and Mary Wollstonecraft...

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• Sherwood, Mrs. Mary Martha (Butt)

  (1775-1851) Writer of children's books, m. in 1803 Captain H. Sherwood, and went to India, where sh...

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• Southey, Mrs. Caroline Anne (Bowles)

  (1786-1854) Poetess, dau. of a captain in the navy, submitted a poem, Ellen Fitzarthur to Southey (...

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• Stowe, Mrs. Harriet Beecher

  (1811?-1896) Novelist and miscellaneous writer, dau. of Dr. Lyman Beecher, a well-known American cl...

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• Burnett, Mrs. Frances Hodgson

  (b. 1849) Novelist and dramatist. That Lass o' Lowrie's (1877), Haworths (1879), A Fair Barbarian (...

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• Molesworth, Mrs. Mary Louisa (Stewart)

  (b. 1839) Novelist and writer for children. Carrots, Cuckoo Clock, Herr Baby, The Boys, etc.; novel...

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• Praed, Mrs. Rosa Caroline Mackworth ("Mrs. Campbell Praed")

  (b. 1851) Australian novelist. Policy and Passion (1881), Nadine (1882), The Head Station (1885), M...

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• Ritchie, Mrs. Anne Isabella (Thackeray)

  (b. 1837) Novelist, etc. The Story of Elizabeth (1863), The Village on the Cliff (1865), To Esther ...

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• Steel, Mrs. Flora Annie (Webster)

  (b. 1847) Novelist. Wide-awake Stories (1884), From the Five Rivers (1893), The Potter's Thumb (189...

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• Walford, Mrs. Lucy Bethia

  (b. 1845) Novelist. Mr. Smith (1874), Pauline (1877), Troublesome Daughters (1880), The Baby's Gran...

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• Craigie, Mrs. Pearl Mary Teresa (Richards)

  (1867-1906) Dau. of John Morgan, R. b. in Boston, Massachusetts. Most of her education was received...

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• Pasture, Mrs. Henry de la (Bonham)

  Novelist and dramatist. The Little Squire (1894), A Toy Tragedy, Deborah of Tod's (1897), Catherine ...

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• Manley, Mrs. Mary de la Riviere

  (1663 or 1672-1724) Novelist, dramatist, and political writer, dau. of Sir Roger Manley, was decoye...

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