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This reference book provides concise definitions of the contemporary meaning of each eponym or allusion, followed by a detailed explanation of the events that gave rise to it. More than 600 entries encompass allusions and eponyms from all eras of history.

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A reference on literary and dramatic censorship in Tudor and Stuart England. The 92 entries highlight the issues which could provoke the wrath of the censor; the ways in which works were modified in response to censorship; and the fate of the authors who roused the censor's ire.

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This volume fills a gap in traditional women's history books by offering fascinating details of the lives of early American women and showing how these women adapted to the challenges of daily life in the colonies.