BARRETT WENDELL
\bˈaɹɪt wˈɛndɛl], \bˈaɹɪt wˈɛndɛl], \b_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_t w_ˈɛ_n_d_ɛ_l]\
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An American author and educator; born in Boston, Aug. 23, 1855. He has published: "English Composition" (1891); "Cotton Mather" (1891), in "Makers of America" series; and the novels "The Duchess Emilia" (1885), and "Rankell's Remains" (1886). His "Stelligeri, and Other Essays concerning America" (1893), and "William Shakspere: A Study" (1894); "The France of To-day" (1907), are widely known. He is American editor of Literature.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.