Ma·cau·lay (m -kô l ), Dame Rose 1881-1958. British writer whose witty, urbane novels include Potterism (1920) and The World My Wilderness (1950). |
| Macaulay, Thomas Babington. First Baron Macaulay. 1800-1859. British historian, writer, and politician whose works include the popular History of England (1849-1861), numerous essays for the Edinburgh Review, and a volume of narrative poems, Lays of Ancient Rome (1842). |
Macaulay [məˈkɔːlɪ]
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1. (Biographies / Macaulay, Rose (1881-1958) F, British, WRITING: novelist) Dame Rose. 1881-1958, British novelist. Her books include Dangerous Ages (1921) and The Towers of Trebizond (1956)
2. (Biographies / Macaulay, Thomas Babington, 1st Baron (1800-1859) M, English, HISTORY: historian, WRITING: essayist, POLITICS: statesman) Thomas Babington, 1st Baron. 1800-59, English historian, essayist, and statesman. His History of England from the Accession of James the Second (1848-61) is regarded as a classic of the Whig interpretation of history
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| Noun | 1. |  Macaulay - English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859) |
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