高中英语阅读素材英语名著WhoWasWho-5000BC

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BiographicalDictionaryoftheFamousandThoseWhoWantedto

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A

ADAMfl](lastnameunknown),ancestor,explorer,gardener,and

inauguratorofhistory.Biographersdifferastohisparentage.Bornfirst

Saturdayofyear1.Littleisknownofhischildhood.Education:Self­

educated.Enteredthegardeningandorchardbusinesswhenayoungman.

Wasastronganti-polygamist.MarriedEve,acloserelative.Children,

CainandAbel(seethem).Wasprosperousforsomeyears,buteventually

fellpreytohiswife'sfruitfulambitions.Lostfavoroftheproprietorofthe

garden,andfailedinbusiness.A.startedanumberofthingswhichhave

notbeenperfected.Diet:Fondofapples.Recreation:Chess,agriculture.

Address:Eden,GeneralDelivery.Clubs:Memberofallexclusiveclubs.

[1]Ed.Note:Adamshouldnotbefirst,butheisgiventhatposition

outofrespect.

ABEL,sonoftheabove.SpentearlydaysintheGardenofEdenwith

hisparents,andlatertraveledwiththem.Conductedasheepraising

business.Finallyhadarowwithhisbrother,andwasknockedoutinthe

firstround.ABRAHAM,apatriarchwhosedescendantsnowownNew

YorkCity,Jerusalem,vastsectionsoftheremainderoftheglobe,and

controlthepawn-broking,diamond,theatrical,andoldclothingmarkets.

Camelandsheepmerchant.Considerablelandwaswilledhim.A.

prospered.MarriedSarah(lastnameunknown).Maritalinfelicityfollowed,

A.havinganaffairwithMrs.Abraham'smaid.Thewomanwas

discharged,andthefamilylivedhappilyeverafterward.Ambition:The

chosenpeople.Recreation:Riding,tennis,camelracing.Address:Caanan.

Clubs:Country.

ABRUSSI,PrinceLuigiAmedeoGuiseppeMariaFerdinando

Francesco,oftheItaliannobility.Spentthegreaterportionofhislife

takingcareofhisname,climbingmountains,fightingTurks,anddenying

rumorsregardinghismarriage.

ACHILLES(firstnameunknown),ababywhosemothergavehima

bath,butforgottowashallofhisfeet.Laterwasveteranofthesiegeof

Troy.Diedbeforereceivingpension.

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AESOP,novelist,naturefaker.Littleisknownofhischildhoodexcept

thathewasfondofdogsandplayedwiththecat.Laterhemadeanimals

hislife'sstudy.A.discoveredthezoologicalprincipalthataturtlecanrun

fasterthanarabbit,andthatfoxesnevereatsourgrapes.Publications:

Fables;thebookhashadagoodsale.Address:Greece.Clubs:Zoological

Societies.

ALADDIN,ofSomewhere.Anancientwhopossessedalampanda

geniiwithwhichhecouldsecureanythinganAmericanmillionaireor

actresscannowpurchase.

ALDRICH,SenatorN.W.,architectoftheAldrichPlan,asystemfor

removingthefinancialinterestsofthecountryfromthecommonpeople

andplacingtheminthehandsofthefew.

ALPHONSOXIII,akingwhoenjoyedPariswithoutlosinghisjob.

AMUNDSON,CaptainRoald,anotherpolediscoverer.Awaybackin

theyear1912hereachedthesouthpoleafteraconsiderablejourney

throughtheArcticregions.Likehispredecessorshebecameanauthorand

lecturer.Publications:TheSouthPole.Price,Pd2.2SinEngland;$10.50in

theU.S.LaterA.retiredandlivedonhisroyalty.Ambition:Afewmore

poles,afewmorebooks.

ANANIAS.SeeDr.CookandRoosevelt.

ANDERSON,Mary,actress;oneofthewisestwomenwhoeverlived.

Intheheightofabrilliantstagecareershefellinlove,anddecidedthata

quiethomewithahusbandandchildrenwasmoretobedesiredthanthe

emptyplauditsofthecrowd,andtheattentionsofstage-doorJohnnies.

ANGELO,Mike,painterandsculptorofnomeanability.BorninItaly,

butnamedafterIrishrelatives.Atschoolheshowedhistalentsbymaking

cartoonsoftheteachers.Thesewereunappreciated.MovedtoFlorence,

whereheboughtsomechisels,brushes,andsawhisfirstmodel.A.

remainedabachelor.LaterhemovedtoRome,andbeganabrilliant

church-decoratingcareer.SecuredpermissionofthePopetogivean

exhibitionintheVatican.Thiswasfinallymadepermanent.Alsomadea

fortuneerectingtomb-stonesfortheMedicifamily,leadingpoliticiansof

histime.ItisdifficulttoleaveItalywithoutseeingmuchofhiswork.A.

neverfavoredthecubistsorpost-impressionists.Recreations:Painting,

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sculpture.Address:Rome.

ANTHONY,Saint,ofPauda.AnItalianwhovisitedParis,andcould

notforgetwhathesaw.

ANTOINETTE,Marie,wifeofLouisNo.15,whoassistedher

husbandtospendtheFrenchtaxes.Wasalsoapracticaljoker,herhumor

terminatingatVersailleswhensheadvisedamobtoeatcakeduringa

breadfamine.Herwitwasunappreciated.Ambition:AnythingbutOctober

16,1791.Recreation:Versailles;lookingthroughagratedwindow.

Address:Versailles.Later:Consiergerie,Paris.

APOLLO,ahandsomeancientwhofellinlove,posedforhisstatues,

patronizedmusicandpoetry,and,finally,hadatablewaternamedinhis

honor.Career:Seelongerandlessrespectablebiographies.A.wasthefirst

persontosingtotheaccompanimentofamusicalinstrument,buthewasa

goodsinger.Ambition:Paris.Recreation:Music,travel,archery.Address:

Greece.Clubs:Athletic,musical.

ARC,Joanof,celebratedFrenchsuffragette.Spentgirlhoodmilking

cowsandembroidering.WhentheEnglishministrybeganoperationsin

FranceJ.droppedherembroideryinthemilkbucketandbegan

suffragetting.Shedidnotbreakwindowsorblowupanything.Gathereda

hostofmalesaboutherandcapturedtowns.Englishexited.J.wentback

tothecow,butagainhadtotaketothearmor.Shewasfinallyjailed,and

burntupbytheRadicalministry.Sheburnedanoldmaid.Recreation:

Barndances,churning.Clubs:OrleansSuffragette.

ARISTOTLE.IntroducedbrainsintoGreece.

ARMOUR,aChicagofamilywhokeeptheworldsuppliedwithmeat,

andthemselvesoutofthegovernmentjails.

ARNOLD,Benedict,amanwhosenthisnamedownthroughhistory

withabadodorattachedtoit.

ARTHUR,King,averydeadEnglishsovereignwhomanufacturedthe

RoundTable,anddidallthethingsagoodEnglishkingshoulddo.Little

isknownofhisPrinceofWaleshood.WascrownedinWestminsterAbbey,

butwithouttheAmericancontingent.Becameproficientasaknight.

Stayedawayfromthepalacesomuchhisqueenbeganflirting.Al'ssword

wasawonder.PressAgent:LordTennyson,recreation:Grailing.Address:

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Windsor,Buckingham.

ASQUITH,HerbertHenry,anEnglishmanwhohelpedrunthingsin

hiscountrybefore1908,andwhoranthingsafter1908.Wasalsoa

favoriterallyingpointforsuffragettes.Ledasuccessfulwing-dipping

expeditionagainstsomeofhiscountrymenwhoheldtitlestonamesand

property.AlsojuggleddynamiteinParliament(seeLloyd-George).

Ambition:Womenwithoutambitions.Recreation:Dodging,golf.Address:

Constantlyindangerofachange.Clubs:FavoredRadical.

ATKINS,Thomas,celebratedred-coat-wearingdandywhoflirtswith

nursesandcooks,spendshistimeboastingaboutSouthAfricaandtheU.

S.A.,posingformotionpictures,andexhibitingroyalty.Authoritiesdiffer

astohismarksmanship,althoughitisnowconcededhecanoftenhita

man-sizedtargetatthedistanceof4feet3inches.Weather,however,must

beclear.Isanauthorityoncreases,backbone,accent,andtea.Beverage:

Everything.Recreation:Jacks,collectingstamps,Kipling,blindman's-buff,

parlortricks,May-polefestivities.Ambition:Tortoise-shellmonocles,

campmanacurists,pocketbath-tubs,andrestorationoftheteacanteen.

Epitaph:SeeEmperorWilliam.

ATLAS,amanwhohelduptheheavensandwasnotevenapreacher.

Editedahugebookwhichbearshisname.

AURELIUS,Marcus,oneofthefewRomanswhoisnotremembered

forcrossingariver,forbeingmurdered,formurderingsomebody,for

makingspeeches,orbuildingtriumphantarchesorruins.

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BABY,T.H.E.,anunscrupuloustyrant,s.fatherandmother.Hisfirst

appearancecausedheavenathome,andanidioticfather.Education:At

home.Career:Aseriesofadventures.Wasfrequentlyill,apoorsleeper,

toydemolisher,throatexerciser,nursedistractor,andageneralnuisance.

DespitehisshortcomingsheruledHomewithanironhand—atearcaused

adoctor—asmilemeantagoldmine.Diet:Principallyliquid.Ambition:

Themoon.Recreation:Coaching,hairpulling,aproudfather.Address:

SeeMother.

BACCHUS,patronsaintofmostmen,benefactor,ajollygoodfellow,

andthefounderofthe"morningafter"feeling.Studiedvineraisingwhena

youngman.Discoveredthatgrapeswerenotintendedforafood.Invented

thegreatestpleasureandpaingivertheworldhaseverseen.Becamea

traveler.IntroducedaleandstoutinEngland,whiskeyinScotland,

everythinginIreland,cocktailsandpatentmedicinesintheUnitedStates,

beerinGermany,champagneinFrance,absintheinFrance,andvodkain

Russia.Career:Magnificent.Recreation:Paris.Address:Greece.Clubs:

All,exceptW.C.T.U.Epitaph:HeWillLiveInTheThroatsOfHis

Countrymen.

BACON,Francis,eitherwroteordidnotwriteShakespeare.

BAEDEKER,Karl,oneofthemostversatilemenwhoeverlived.

Childhoodandoldageunknown.Formedanambitiontotravelwhenquite

young.FirstvisitedSwitzerland,whereheclimbedeverypeak,walked

everypath,hiredeveryguide,anddideverythingatouristshouldso.His

fieldoftravelwideneduntileverycountryinEuropewasvisited,aswell

astheUnitedStates,Canada,Alaska,andMexico.Intheselandsheslept

ineveryhotel,ateeverydishineveryrestaurant,drankeverywine,rode

oneveryboat,tramway,subway,andtrain;visitedeveryruin,museum,art

gallery,church,store;masteredeverylanguage,science,art,literature,

custom,history,anddrewmapsandplansofeverything.Publications:

Baedekers.Recreation:Stayingathome.Ambition:Tourists.Residence:

Germany.

BALFOUR,ArthurJames,ofEngland,onetimeleaderofthetalking

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forcesoftheHouseofCommons.Ambition:Oppositionseatsonboth

sidesofthehouse,andanepitaphoverthehomerulebill.Recreation:St.

Andrew'sgolfandwritingdeepbooks.

BALZAC,H.,aFrenchmanwhowroteafewParisianstorieswhich

maybediscussedinrespectablecompany.

BARBAROSSA,Kaiser,theonlyemperorofGermanywhoeverwent

tosleep.

BARKIS.Famerestedonlyuponhiscompletewillingness.

BARLEYCORN,John,aneminentcitizenoftheworld.Spentearly

daysinthefields,breweries,anddistilleries.Laterresidedincellars.John

hadarednose.WasagreatfriendofBacchus.Hewasa"wasser,"heisan

"iser,"andhewillbea"willbe-er."Ambition:Theendoftemperance

societies.

BARNUM,PhineasT.,fatheredtheintroductionofthepeanut,the

clown,andthebeautifulbarebackriders.Asasideshowhetaughtthat

someAmericanswereProgressivespartofthetime;thatotherAmericans

wereRepublicansallthetime,butthatallAmericanswerenotDemocrats

allthetime.

BARRY,MadameDu,writers'model,formerqueenofFrance.Wasa

greatfriendofLouisXV.andhelpedmakethedancesatVersaillesa

success.Shealwayspreferredmarcelwavestopompadours.Ambition:To

haveandtohold.Address:SeeLouis.Clubs:Anti-suffragette.

BARTHOLOMEW,anunfortunatesaintwhowasskinnedalive.

PatronofgoldmineinvestorsandAmericantouristsinEurope.

BEARD,Blue,inventorofanoriginalmethodtodisposeofwives,

beforeRenowasdiscovered.

BEATRICE,aFlorentinegirlwhogainedfamebyrefusingthesuitof

alove-sickpoet.Latersheconductedhimthroughheaven,andmade

arrangementsforhistravelsintheotherplace.B.diedafamousoldmaid.

Ambition:Aloverwithmoney.Epitaph:SheMightHaveBeenMrs.Dante

HadSheWantedTo.

BEECHAM,acelebratedpillroller.

BELL,AlexanderGraham,inventorofawell-knownnecessityand

nuisance.Startedthesaying,"Number,please."

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BELSHAZZAR,anoldkingwhosehandwritingonthewallprovedto

becorrect.

BENEDICT,Saint,themanwhointroducedbenedictineandmonks

intoEurope.Alsogavehisnametobenedicts.

BERLITZ,themanwhowillteachyouhowtosayitineverything.

BERNHARDT,Sarah,anancientFrenchactress.Sarahwasborn

beforebirthrecordswereinaugurated,andnohistorianhasbeenableto

determineherage.Career:Onthestageatfourmonths.Duringheryoung­

womanandgoodlookingdays-hoodB.issaidtohavemadeahitwith

Europeannobility.Inherdecliningyearsshemadeafewotherfortunesin

theUnitedStates.B.'sfameculminatedinhavingseveralcigars,perfumes,

perspirationpowders,andatheatrenamedafterher.Ambition:The

fountainofyouth.Recreation:Statuary,acting.Address:Privatecarsand

56Blvd.Pereire,Paris.Shealsohasatelephone.

BILL,Buffalo,aliasW.F.Cody,thedelightoftheAmericanboy.He

beganhiscareershootingbuffaloesandIndiansontheplainsoftheWest,

andendeditshootingglassballsforafortuneinatent.InstalledtheI-

want-to-be-a-cow-boyambitionintheheartsofyoungAmerica.Healso

madeagoateeandabighatfamous.Playedtheshowmarketalittletoo

long.

BILLIKEN,afunnylittlefellowwhodidnotwearmanyclothes,and

madepeoplelaugh.

BISMARCK,aGermanwhowasagreaterpoliticianthananyIreland

haseverproduced.Hebuiltanempire,crownedanemperor,changedthe

FrenchmeninAlsace-LorraineintoDutchmen,andmadetheParismint

workovertimeforhiscountry.QuiteunpopularinFrance.Ambition:

MadeinGermany.

BLACKSTONE,arockuponwhichmanyalegalshiphasfoundered.

BLERIOT,benefactorofhumanity,idolofthetourist,andenemyof

navigation.B.discoveredamethodofcrossingtheEnglishChannel

withoutbeingseasick.

BLUCHER,aDutchmanwhowasonthejobatWaterloo.Healsowas

nottheonlyGermangeneralwhoeverfoughtFrance.

BONAPARTE,Joe,justNap.'sbrother(seehim).

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BONHEUR,Rosa,aladyFrenchartistwhoworemen'sclothes.Being

anoldmaid,shepaintedanimals,butnevermasteredtheparrotorthecat.

Herendeavorswereconfinedtohorses,andoneofherpaintingsis

consideredfair.

BOOTH,GeneralWilliam,founderofavastarmywhichneverfought

abattle,madearetreat,orsurrendered.ConductedcampaignsinGreat

BritainandtheUnitedStates,withbrassbandsandcollectiondevises.The

armylaterbecameasuffragetteinstitutionwhenwomenwereadmittedas

recruits,andplacedassentriestoguardtheChristmas-Eastercollection

forts.Publication:WarCry.Recreation:Reviewingtroopersand

troopesses.

BOSWELL,Dr.Johnson'spressagent(seetheDoctor).

BRADSTREET,author.Wroteabookinwhichhedescribedyour

bankaccountandtoldhowyoupaidyourbills.Hiscomplimentary

commentsarehighlyvalued.

BRIEUX,Eugene,asellerofdamagedgoodswhogotawaywithit

withoutbeingfinedordrivenoutofbusiness.

BROWN,John,anAmericanwhohelpedstarttheCivilWarby

espousingthecauseofthenegro.Thisresultedinhisbodymouldinginthe

grave.

BROWN,Thomas,anEnglishmanwhoreversedtheusualprocedure

oflifebyspringingintoprintwhenyoung,andkeepingoutofitwhenold.

BROWNING,Robert,acryptogramwriterwhosepoemsare

decipheredbytheBostoneseandculturedEnglishpeople.Ithasbeen

estimatedthatB.couldsaymorewithfewerwordsandconcealhis

meaningbetterthananywritersincetheadaptationofthealphabetasa

meansofexpression.

BROWNING,Mrs.,Bob'swife.Shealsowrotepoems.Theywere

easilyunderstood,andconsequentlyseldomread.

BRUMMELL,Beau,amanwhosethoughtsweremoreforthecrease

inhispantaloonsthanforhishead.

BRUTUS,EtTu,aRomanmurderer.

BRYAN,WilliamJennings,afamousChatauqualecturerwhorana

newspaperandtheStateDepartmentontheside.ArchaeologistsclaimB.

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formedapassiontorulethenationwhenachild.Heonlygotasfarasthe

Democraticpartyandplatforms.Becameagoldenoratorwithasilver

speechandofferedhimselfasarectifierofallthingsnotBryan.Forages

hisnamewasplacedonthepresidentialballotandlaterremoved.Madea

fortunebytellingpeoplewhytheydidnotelecthim.Alsotouredtheworld,

butshotnogameinAfricaorMonteCarlo.WasthefatherofBryanism,an

odiouswordmeaningthingsBryan.LatersecuredoneWilsontoattendto

Washingtondetailwork.Motto:Allthingscometohimwithbait.

Ambition:Shortballotwithonename.Publications:TheCommoner,a

newspaperdevotedtoBryanadvertisements.Address:Mailforwarded

fromWashington.Epitaph:HeWillRiseAgain.

BUCHANAN,J.C.,manufactureroftheScotchman'sdelightand

weakness.Heshowedtheworldtheexcellenceoftwocolors,andcaused

manyamantolosethekeyhole.

BUDDHA,aprinceofIndiawhotiredofgoodtimesandturned

reformer.Advisedhiscongregationstoadopttherecallandreferendum.

Nailedseveralanti-saloonandburlesqueplanksinhisplatform.AfterB.'s

deathhisfriendsfilledtheOrientwithhisbronzes.Hewasfatandworea

fascinatingwartonhisforehead.

BULL,John,afine,fat,American-beeffedindividualwhoinhabitsa

suffragette-infestedislandsomewhereintheNorthAtlantic.Bornseveral

hundredyearsagoandisbeginningtoshowhisage.Isfondoftheseaand

issaidtohaveafinefleet.Thishashadoffyears,notably1812.B.hashad

troublewithasonwhowishestoleavethepaternalprotection.Isfearless

exceptwhenfacedbyahungerstrike,thePankhurstfamily,andthoughts

ofGermany.PatronizesacostlysocialorganizationknownastheRoyal

Family,orareceptioncommitteeforAmericanheiresstocracy,whichalso

dedicatesbuildings,posesforstamps,post-cards,motionpicturesand

raisesprincessesofWalesformagazinearticlesandcrowningpurposes.B.

isamonitorofEnglishstyle;wearsamonocle,spats,'i'at,cane,pipe,

awfulaccent,andnevermakeshisappearancewithoutacawldbawth.He

deteststheword"egotism."Isacelebratedhumorist,seeingthroughall

jokesbuthimself.Ambition:'Omesweet'Ome.Recreation:Tea,Week

Ends.Address:Hingland.Clubs:Policemen's,Golf,Jockey,andSuffrage.

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Epitaph:SeeEmperorWilliamAgain.

BURNS,Robert,sumamed"Bobby,"aScotchbardwhowrotelove

poemsabouthissweetheart.Hethusperformedtworemarkablefeats—

makingpoetryintheScotchlanguage,andfindingagirlinScotlandwho

wasasbeautifulashislinesdeclare.

BUTTERFLY,Madame,alittleJapaneseladywhosechildhas

remainedthesamesizeandageforthepasteightyears.

BYRON,Lord,anEnglishmanwhoswamrivers,waswiseenoughto

getawayfromtheLondonweather,helpedkindleGreekfire,andwrote

poems.

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CAESAR,Julius,schoolbookwriter,rivercrosser,andagreat

politicianwhowasnotbominIreland.EnteredRomanpoliticsasthe

leaderoftheGang.Wasactiveinmilitaryaffairs.Becameafairgeneral

despitehispoorservicetraining.Desiredtowriteabook.Beganbytaking

anarmyandcapturingEuropeandEngland.Hedidnotwastehistime

withScotlandorIreland.C.madeariverfamousbycrossingit,andfinally

includedRomeinhishistoryofvictories.Becamepopularwiththevoters,

buthadtroublewiththeSenate.Wrotebooksandpaidhisdebts.Was

finallyattackedbyafewvested-interestsenators,andstabbedbyachum.

Themurdererwascaught,butescapedthegallows.C.washonoredwith

oneofthefinestfuneralorationsoverdeliveredoveracorpse.Hewasalso

awardedafewtriumphantarches.Publications:OmnesGalliaestdivisain

tresparses.Ambition:Rome:Address:Capitol,Rome.Clubs:Gladiators,

Vestal.WasalsoamemberoftheSocietyfortheProtectionofRoman

Ruins.Epitaph:Veni,Vidi.

CAIN,oneofourancestorsofwhomwedonotbrag.

CANNON,HonorableJosephG.,lateoftheSpeaker'sChair,Houseof

Representatives,Washington,U.S.A.ForcenturiesC.occupiedthechair,

andtenderlyprotectedpoorrailroadsandtrustsfromtheunkindremarks

ofcongressmenwhoknewthingsandhim.Wasfinallyretiredfromthe

chairbytheDemocrats,andfromCongressbyhisconstituents.Grave:

1912election.Heir:ChampClark.Ambition:Thosegoodoldtrustydays

oncemore.Address:TheFarBackWoods.Epitaph:R.I.P.

CANUTE,akingofEnglandwhoprovedthetheorythattheocean

couldwaveathim.

CARLOS,Don,amanwhodoesnotbelieveaheadisuneasywhich

wearsacrown.Ambition:RoyalPalace,Madrid.Address:NorthernSpain.

CARMEN,celebratedSpanishflirt.Sheworkedinthegovernment

tobaccofactoryatSevilleuntilacleverwriterandamusicianrescuedher.

Wentonthestage.Hasappearedinmostofthecitiesthroughouttheworld,

madelovetoseveralsingers,andthenbeenkilledbyabullfighterafter

singingherwaythroughfiveacts.

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CARNEGIE,Andrew,or"Andy,"ortheLairdofSkibo.Afineold

Americanwhowentaboutgivingawaylibraries,advice,peacebuildings,

andadvertisingarmorplate.WhenayoungScotchmanhescotchedhis

threedollarsaweekandpurchasedthesteeltrust.Laterretired.Ambition:

Universalpeacewithalldreadnaughtssteeltrustarmored.Alsoalibraryin

everytown.Recreation:Tellingyoungmenhowtoscorntherootofall

fortunes.Alsoreceivinguniversitydegrees.Address:University

commencementplatforms,NewYorkCityandScotland.

CARTER,adoctorwhowantseverybodytohavelivertrouble.

CARUSO,Enrico,millionaireoperasinger,whoappearedinthe

VictorTalkingMachineandNewYorkCity.Alwayshadacoldorasore

throat,aconditionwhichassistedmateriallyinfillingthehouse.Likeall

hiscontemporaries,C.hasbeensuedfordivorceandbreachofpromise,

haslosthisjewelry,visitedzoologicalgardens,sungforcharity,given

farewellconcerts,anddoneotherthingstohelphisnewspaperandbox­

officereputation.

CASTELLINE,CountBoniDi,aFrenchgoldprospectorwhowas

successfulforatimeintheU.S.

CASTOR,oneofLeda'stwins.Alsoinventedanoil(seePollux).

CASTRO,Cipriano,ofVenezuela.FirstmantointroduceAmerican-

IrishpoliticsintoSouthAmerica.Acquiredafortune,whichwasgreatly

increasedbyapersonalfriendshipwiththeAmericanasphalttrust.Was

revolutionedafewtimes,andfinallyescapedwiththemintandhislife.

Career:Dangerous.Ambition:Subjectswithoutguns?andaNewYork

policeforceinhiscountry.Recreation:Taxes.Address:?

CHAMBERLAIN,JoeA.,ofEngland.AformerLloyd-Georgeofthe

Treasury,whohaddifferentideasoftaxation.

CHARON,ferryman.Neverhadachildhood.Devotedlifetohis

business.HasnavigatedmorepeoplethanalltheAtlanticlinerscombined.

Ambition:Alaunch.Recreation:None.Address:TheStyx.

CHAUCER(firstnameunknown),anearlyexperimenterinthe

Englishlanguage.Notoriousasabadspeller.Hisbest-knownworkisused

asastudentpuzzleinleadinguniversitiesandcolleges.Ambition:A

typewriterandadictionary.

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CHINAMAN,John,awell-knowncharacterintheU.S.whowashed

clothes,andmadechopsueyuntilhehadenoughmoneytoreturntohis

nativeland,purchaseafewwives,andliveinopium.

CHURCHILL,Winston,wrotebooksforaliving.

CHURCHILL,Winston,didnotwritebooksforaliving.

CINCINNATUS,ofRome,wholefthisplowtomakehissharein

politics.Laterinauguratedtheback-to-the-farmmovement.

CINDERELLA,theonlyscullionmaidwhohadasmallfootandtwo

sistersinsociety.Historianshavequestionedherclaimstofame,butthey

mayeasilybesubstantiatedbymillionsofchildren.

CLAUS,Santa,poorfather.

CLEOPATRA,ofEgypt.AqueenwhopresentedEnglandwitha

threadlessneedle,fellinlovewithsomeforeigners,wasunsuccessfulin

herloveandnavalaffairs,andfinallybecameamummythroughthe

auspicesofanadder.Ambition:AnEgyptianSt.Patrick.AlsoRoyallovers.

Recreation:BargingwithAnthony.Epitaph:Pyramid.

CLIMBERS,T.H.E.,anAmericanmanandwomanwhohadmoney

andambition.Spenttheearlyportionoftheirlivesgatheringcash,andthe

laterinspendingit.Werewelcomedbymanypeople,butneve