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William Gilson Farlow

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

William Gilson Farlow 1844-1919, American botanist, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1866. His chief contributions were made in the study of cryptogamic and parasitic plants. Many eminent botanists received their training in his Harvard laboratory. The Farlow Herbarium at Harvard is named after him. ... Read more

Can Such Things Be?
The Oxford Companion to American Literature

Can Such Things Be?, 24 stories by Ambrose Bierce , published in 1893. Mainly concerned with episodes of the Civil War and the California frontier, they are marked by a psychological realism, sardonic humor, and clever use of surprise endings and effects of supernatural horror, exhibited in ...

Can Such Things Be?
The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature

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