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PORTER, WILLIAM SYDNEY (1862–1910). William Sydney Porter [pseud. O. Henry], writer, was born on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina, the son of Dr. Algernon Sidney and Mary Jane Virginia (Swaim) Porter.His middle name was originally spelled

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Dr John Lossing Buck

by 燕婷 | 2013-08-23

Agricultural Economist, Author. Dr. John Lossing Buck, known as Lossing to his friends, graduated from Cornell University in 1914. He later returned to Cornell and received an M.S. in 1925 and PhD in 1933. Lossing went to China in 1915 as an agricultural

Love Letter from Mark Twain to His Wife (2)

by 燕婷 | 2013-08-22

Break our engagement, darling? I would infinitely rather die. No, Livy, if note is taken of the deeds of men, our troth is writ in the eternal records of Heaven.

Love Letter from Mark Twain to His Wife (1)

by 燕婷 | 2013-08-22

How are you this morning? Forit is morning, I guess, in as much as it is only half past 9, and I have not got up yet. I only awoke a little while ago, and naturally thought of you the first thing. I don't intend to get up till noon.