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Word: victorian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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When the student arrives at 5 Phillips Place, he finds himself virtually in the backyard of Radcliffe, standing in front of a white-pillared yellow Victorian house. He is cordially welcomed and soon discovers, usually to his surprise, that there are nearly 200 other students chatting and singing in the rooms of this attractive private home...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foreign Students Center Offers Varied Social and Cultural Activities for 'Visitors' | 4/21/1950 | See Source »

After ten years of expansion, the Center is now seeking new quarters to replace the quaint but inadequate Victorian edifice. But, as one of the members remarked. "Let's hope that the new building will retain the friendly atmosphere always found in the Meads' home...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foreign Students Center Offers Varied Social and Cultural Activities for 'Visitors' | 4/21/1950 | See Source »

Charles Dickens and Early Victorian England, by Robin Cruikshank. Informal chapters on the sturdy characters and irritating characteristics of Queen Victoria's energetic subjects (TIME, March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Recent & Readable, Apr. 17, 1950 | 4/17/1950 | See Source »

...comedian who is equally convincing as a slot machine, a head-lolling infant, a British general or a Freudian psychiatrist just off the plane from Vienna. Caesar's comedy partner is pint-sized Imogene Coca ("No one knows how old she is"), who can switch from a prim Victorian to a stripteaser to a Wagnerian Valkyrie without missing a nuance or a laugh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: The Big Show | 4/10/1950 | See Source »

Charles Dickens and Early Victorian England, by Robin Cruikshank. Informal chapters on the sturdy characters and irritating characteristics of Queen Victoria's energetic subjects (TIME, March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Recent & Readable, Apr. 10, 1950 | 4/10/1950 | See Source »

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