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The Solar Anus (French: L'anus solaire) is a short surrealist text by the French writer Georges Bataille, written in 1927 and published with drawings by André Masson in 1931.
The Birth and Death of the Sun is a popular science book by theoretical physicist and cosmologist George Gamow, first published in 1940, exploring atomic chemistry, stellar evolution, and cosmology. [1] The book is illustrated by Gamow. It was revised in 1952.
The Lifted Veil is a novella by George Eliot, first published anonymously in Blackwood's Magazine in 1859. [1] [2] It was republished in 1879. [2]Quite unlike the realistic fiction for which Eliot is best known, The Lifted Veil explores themes of extrasensory perception, possible life after death, and the power of fate.
Their work caught the eye of the director of the New York Public Library. Acting on her suggestion, the d'Aulaires decided to turn their talents to children's books and collaborated to create The Magic Rug in 1931. Shortly thereafter they became U.S. citizens. They lived and worked in Wilton, Connecticut, from 1941 until their deaths in the 1980s.
The 10th line begins with a common metrical variant, the initial reversal: / × × / × / × / × / After a thousand victories once foil'd, (25.10) The 6th line also has a potential initial reversal, as well as the rightward movement of the fourth ictus (resulting in a four-position figure, × × / / , sometimes referred to as a minor ionic ):
Charles Mair (September 21, 1838 – July 7, 1927) was a Canadian poet and journalist. He was a fervent Canadian nationalist noted for his participation in the Canada First movement and his opposition to Louis Riel during the two Riel Rebellions in western Canada .
George A. Maier (1926 – February 2015) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Iona College from 1970 to 1971 before being named the offensive coordinator at Fordham University in 1972. [ 1 ]
An astronomer named Ogilvy appears at the start of the story. An astronomer named Ogilvy also appears at the start of Wells's novel The War of the Worlds.. The early part of the story, before the dire danger had become obvious, includes a reference to a South African city where "a great man had married, and the streets were alight to welcome his return with his bride.