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1masquerade — n. 1. Mask, revel, piece of mummery. 2. Disguise, mask, veil, cover …
2mask — I. n. 1. Cover (for the face), visor. 2. Cloak, screen, blind, disguise, veil. 3. Subterfuge, evasion, trick, shift, pretence, pretext, plea, ruse. 4. Masquerade. 5. Revel, piece of mummery, bustle. II. v. a …
3Mark Twain — Mark Twain, photo by A. F. Bradley New York, 1907 Born …
4John A. Hobson — John Atkinson Hobson (July 6, 1858 – April 1, 1940), commonly known as John A. Hobson or J. A. Hobson, was an English economist and imperial critic, widely popular as a lecturer and writer.LifeJohn Atkinson Hobson was born in Derby, England, the… …
5Nellie Melba — Portrait of Melba by Henry Walter Barnett Dame Nellie Melba GBE (19 May 1861 – 23 February 1931), born Helen Nellie Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian Era and… …
6A Country Girl — Infobox Musical name = A Country Girl subtitle = or Town and Country caption = Hayden Coffin as Geoffrey Challoner music = Lionel Monckton Paul Rubens lyrics = Adrian Ross Percy Greenbank book = James T. Tanner basis = productions = 1902 West End …
7Wrong Kind of Stone Age — was an Australian post punk band formed in 1983 in inner city Sydney by Gavin Williams (of Sydney punk band Identity X) and Miriam Williamson. The early Wrong Kind of Stone Age sound was a unique and wild fusion of post punk attitude and bottom… …
8Louise Hopkins — See also Louise Hopkins (disambiguation) for other people by this name. Louise Hopkins (born 1965) is a British contemporary artist and painter living in Glasgow, Scotland.She was born in Hertfordshire, England, graduating from Glasgow School of… …
9United Kingdom agency worker law — refers to the law which regulates people s work through employment agencies in the United Kingdom. Though statistics are disputed, there are currently between half a million and one and a half million agency workers in the UK, and probably over… …
10Ophiuchus (band) — Ophiuchus Ophiuchus in 1987. Left to Right Pete Causer, Pat D Arcy, Myke Vince, Jon Cousins, Xavier Tutein Background information Origin …
