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41Hadrian the Seventh — (also known as Hadrian VII ) is probably the best known work of the English novelist Frederick Rolfe, who wrote as Baron Corvo .Published in 1904, this novel of extreme wish fulfilment developed out of an article he wrote on the Papal Conclave to …
42Koichi Zenigata — Infobox animanga character name = Koichi Zenigata series = Lupin the 3rd caption = Koichi Zenigata, as seen in first = last = creator = Monkey Punch voiced by = Chikao Ōtsuka (1969) Goro Naya (1971 1985; 1989 ) Seizo Kato (1987) David Povall… …
43David Graham (American poet) — David Graham is an American writer married to the artist Lee Shippey. He has published six collections of poetry, as well as poetry and short stories in numerous literary magazines. Born and raised in Johnstown, New York, he has taught English at …
44Bill Milroy — Infobox afl player | firstname = Bill lastname = Milroy birthdate = 24 October 1929 birthplace = heightweight = 189cm, 90 kg originalteam = dead = alive deathdate = deathplace = debutdate = debutteam = North Melbourne debutopponent = debutstadium …
45Mark Purdey — John Mark Purdey (December 25, 1953 – November 12, 2006) was a British organic farmer who came to public attention in the 1980s, when he began to circulate his own theories regarding the causes of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or mad cow… …
46The Bugle — infobox podcast title = The Bugle host = John Oliver, Andy Zaltzman url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us and americas/us elections/the bugle/ status = Weekly rss = [http://podcast.timesonline.co.uk/rss/thebuglemp3.rss… …
47modernization — See modernize. * * * Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important,… …
48dogged — dogged1 doggedly, adv. doggedness, n. /daw gid, dog id/, adj. persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker. [1275 1325; ME: having characteristics of a dog; see DOG, ED3] Syn. mulish, inflexible, unyielding. See stubborn …
49France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
50perseverance — perseverant, adj. /perr seuh vear euhns/, n. 1. steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. 2. Theol. continuance in a state of grace to the end, leading to… …
