Each of these 9 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
ANTHONY HOPE, an English novelist; writing under the name "Anthony Hope"; born in London, Feb. 9, 1863. He was admitted to the bar in 1887. Among his best-known works are: "A Man of Mark" (1800); "Father Stafford"; "The Prisoner of Zenda"; "The Indiscretion of the Duchess"; "Phroso"; "Heart of the Princess Osra"; "Rupert of Hentzau"; "The King's Mirror"; "The Great Miss Driver" (1908); "Young Man's Year" (1915); "Lucinda" (1920).
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Anthony Hope (1863-), an English novelist. He was born in London and received his education at Oxford. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1887. He practiced until 1894. In that year he published The Prisoner of Zenda, over the pseudonym of Anthony Hope. It was a striking literary success. It is a romance as thrilling as a medieval tale of knight errantry, but is presented in a nineteenth century environment. The plot hinges upon the resemblance between a young Englishman and the king of an imaginary state of South Germany. Other writings of Anthony Hope's are The Dolly Dialogues, Double Harness, Heart of Princess Osra, Rupert of Henzau, which is a sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda, and Sophy of Kravonia.
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SIR JOHN, in Italian, L'ACUTO or L'AGUTO, an English captain who won renown in Italy in the wars of the 14th century. He distinguished himself at the battles of Crécy and Poitiers. After peace was signed at Bretigny (1360) he gathered a band of mercenary soldiers and led them to Italy, where he at first took service with Pisa against Florence. Then, after fighting in most of the petty Italian wars of the period, notably for the Visconti and for Pope Gregory XI., he agreed to fight the battles of Florence in return for an annual pension. He died in 1394.
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hawz, a nautical term. Strictly speaking, the hawse is the part of the bow of a ship in which hawse-holes are cut for the passage of anchor chains. A hawser is a large rope running to an anchor and used in warping or drawing around to a new position. A seaman who has begun by shipping as a common sailor, not as an officer, is said to come aboard through the hawse-hole. The term hawse is applied also to the space between a ship and its anchors. To come athwart the hawse of another ship, that is, to cross directly in front of a ship at anchor, with the risk of catching her cable chains, is an unpardonable breach of seaman's etiquette. When two anchors are out and both chains run directly to their respective anchors, the hawse is said to be clear. If the chains are crossed or twisted together, the hawse is foul. See Anchor
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a shrub or small tree. The botanical name is Crataegus. It is a member of the rose family and is closely related to the apple. Bailey's Cyclopedia describes twenty-one species. The hawthorn of English literature is midway between a shrub and a small tree. It grows to a height of fifteen feet. It has spreading branches and stout spines. It bears rounded corymbs of fragrant flowers. The scarlet fruit is globular, and is from one-third to half an inch in diameter. The hawthorn has strong wood and heavy spines, making it suitable for hedges. It grows wild in northern Africa, the greater part of Europe, and in western Asia. It has been introduced into the United States . Washington planted a hedge at Mt. Vernon. The hawthorn is a favorite with the English poets. See Apple The hawthorn whitens; and the juicy groves Put forth their buds.--Thomson. The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, for talking age and whispering lovers made.--Goldsmith.
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Julian (1846-), an American novelist and miscellaneous writer. He is the son of Nathaniel Hawthorne. He was born in Boston. He received his education at Harvard University and at Dresden, where he studied civil engineering. Finding a more congenial occupation in literature, he has devoted himself to that pursuit since the early seventies. His principal novels are Bressant, Garth, Sebastian Strome, Archibald Malmaison, A Fool of Nature. Nathaniel Hawthorne and His Wife ranks among the best of biographies. Saxon Studies, Confessions and Criticisms, are works of a critical nature.
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a distressing affection of the mucous lining of the eyes, nose, mouth, throat, and bronchial tubes. It is brought on occasionally by intense mental agony, but is due, for the most part, to the inhaling of a poison-making pollen from certain plants. It appears at the haying season or in the autumn, and has been attributed popularly to the pollen of goldenrod and ragweed. Eminent medical authority, however, assigns the cause to the pollen of certain grasses. The utmost endeavors to produce symptoms of hay fever with other pollens have failed, but the pollen of a number of grasses produces a slight attack, which, by way of inoculation, prevents the occurrence of the disease. The readiest cure for hay fever is residence in mountainous or pine forest regions.
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Hay twisted into rope to any desired thickness, and used for wrapping core-barrels before the clay and loam is applied, its purpose being to cover the vent-holes in the barrel, and at the same time serve as a medium for carrying the loam. When the molten metal covers the core, the gases generated in the sand enter the hay rope and pass into the barrel through the vent-holes provided. Straw, and meadow as well as prairie hay, are also employed for making these ropes. See CORE-BARREL; ORDNANCE; HAY-ROPE TWISTER.
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JOSEPH, a German musical composer; born in Rohrau, on the borders of Hungary and Austria, in 1732. On account of the excellence of his voice he was appointed a choir-boy at St. Stephen's Church, Vienna. Having made the acquaintance of Metastasio, Porpora, and Gluck, Haydn gradually attracted public attention, was appointed organist to two churches, and obtained many pupils. From 1761 to 1790 he was musical director to Prince Esterhazy, and composed during this period some 120 symphonies for the orchestra, 12 operas, etc. In 1791 and 1794 he visited England, staying there nearly three years altogether, and writing his opera "Orpheus and Eurydice." In 1798 he published his oratorio of the "Creation," and in 1800 that of the "Seasons." His last public appearance was at a performance of his "Creation" in 1808. He may be said to be the originator of the symphony and of the stringed quartette. He died in 1809.
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