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MARIE, an English author; born in Italy in 1864. In infancy she was adopted by Dr. Charles Mackay, the author. She was educated in London, and on beginning her literary career adopted as a pen name that which subsequently became her legal name. Her writings were greatly admired by Queen Victoria. She has published "A Romance of Two Worlds"; "Vendetta"; "Thelma"; "Ardath, the Story of a Dead Self"; "Wormwood"; "The Soul of Lilith"; "Barabbas"; "The Silence of the Maharalast two in 1895) "Cameos" and CORINTH a jah"; "The Sorrows of Satan" (the last two in 1895); "Cameos" and town of southern Italy, in the province of Cosenza, on a hill above the right bank CORIGLIANO of the Corigliano, near the site of the (kō-rēl-yē-a'nō), remain. Pop. about 17,000. "Mighty Atom" (both in 1896); "The Master Christian" (1900); "God's Good Man" (1904); "Holy Orders" (1908); island in the Mediterranean, the most CORFU (anciently Corcy'ra), a Greek Bit" (1919). northerly of the Ionian Islands, at the island in the Mediterranean, the most Albania, about 40 miles long, and from mouth of the Adriatic, near the coast of Albania, about 40 miles long, and from 3 to 20 miles wide; square miles, 277.

The surface rises at one point to the height of 3,000 feet, the scenery is beauhoney, wax, oil, and salt are abundant. the soil fertile. Oranges, citrons, grapes, honey, wax, oil, and salt are abundant.

A Corinthian col in the 8th century B. C. The Venetians colony settled in the island British from 1815 to 1864. Pop. about 100,000. Corfu, the capital, is finely sitcitadel; the streets are Italian in style; in a huge insulated rock crowned by the citadel; the streets are Italian in style; chief edifices, the cathedral, government palace, and Ionian academy. There is a sus), near the isthmus of the same name,

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