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Rey, H. A.
(Encyclopedia)Rey, H. A., 1898–1977, German-American writer and illustrator of children's books, b. Hamburg as Hans Augusto Reyersbach. He and his wife, Margret Rey, 1906–1996, b. Hamburg as Margarete Elisabeth...pseudonym
(Encyclopedia)pseudonym so͞oˈdənĭm [key] [Gr.,=false name], name assumed, particularly by writers, to conceal identity. A writer's pseudonym is also referred to as a nom de plume (pen name). Famous examples in ...Allen, Gracie
(Encyclopedia)Allen, Gracie: see Burns, George. ...Gordon riots
(Encyclopedia)Gordon riots: see Gordon, Lord George. ...Saint Stephens
(Encyclopedia)Saint Stephens: see Gaines, George Strother. ...Steiner, Zara
(Encyclopedia)Steiner, Zara: see under Steiner, George. ...Liverpool
(Encyclopedia)Liverpool, city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 448,300), NW England, on the Mersey River near its mouth. It is one of Britain's largest cities. A large center for food processing (especially flou...Golden Bough, The
(Encyclopedia)Golden Bough, The: see Frazer, Sir James George. ...Ward, Bernard Nicholas
(Encyclopedia)Ward, Bernard Nicholas: see Ward, William George. ...Evans, Mary Ann
(Encyclopedia)Evans, Mary Ann or Marian: see Eliot, George. ...Browse by Subject
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