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From One Hundred and Seventh street it is identical with Brobdingnag (brob'ding-nag), or Brobdignag (brob'dig-nag). A country described in Swift's "Gulliver's Travels," famous for the gigantic size of the inhabitants and of all objects. Brock (brok), Sir Isaac. Born in Guernsey, Oct. 6, 1769: killed at Queens town, Canada, Oct. 13, 1812. A British major-general. He captured General Hull's army at Detroit, Aug. 16, 1812. For this exploit he was knighted. Brocken (brok'en), or Blocks berg (bloks'berg). The chief summit of the Harz Mountains, and the highest mountain in northern Germany, situated in the province of Saxony, Pru ia, in lat. 51° 48′ N., long. 10° 26′ E.: the Roman Mons Bructerus. It is the traditional meeting-place of the witches on Walpurgis Night, and is famous for the optical phenomenon called the "specter of the Brocken." Broekhuizen (brök hoi-zen), Jan van, Latindam, Nov. 20, 1649: died near Amsterdam, Dec. 15, 1707. A Dutch poet and cla ical scholar. He edited "Pro pert i us” (1702), “Tibullus" 1684). (1708), and published Latin poems (‘“Carmina,” Brofferio (brof-fa'rē-ō), Angelo. Born at Castelnuovo, near Asti, Italy, Dec. 24, 1802: died at Verbanella, near Lago Maggiore, Italy, May 26, 1866. An Italian poet and publicist. His works include "Canzoni Pie montes i" (6th ed. 1858), dramas, a history of Piedmont (1849-52), etc. Broglie (broly'), Achille Charles Léonce Victor, Duc de. Born at Paris, Nov. 28, 1785: died at Paris, Jan. 25, 1870. A French statesman and peer of France, a son of Claude Victor, Prince de Broglie. He was minister of the interior and of public worship and instruction 1830, and minister of foreign affairs Oct., 1832,-April, 1834, and Nov., 1834,-Feb., 1836. He married (1816) Albertine, daughter of Madame de Stael. Broglie, Duche e de (Albertine Ida Gustavine de Staël). Born at Paris, 1797: died Sept. 22, 1838. Daughter of Madame de Staël, and wife of Achille Charles Léonce Victor de Broglie. She wrote moral and religious e ays, collected after her death under the title of "Fragments sur divers sujets de religion et de morale" (1840). Broglie, Claude Victor, Prince de. Born at Paris, 1757: died at Paris, June 27, 1794. A French politician, son of Victor François de Broglie. He was president of the Constituent A embly in 1791, and afterward became adjutant-general in the army of the Rhine. Having refused to recognize the decree of Aug. 10, 1792, he was sent to the guillotine by the revolutionary tribunal. Broglie, François Marie, first Duc de. Born at Paris, Jan. 11, 1671: died at Broglie, France, May 22, 1745. A marshal of France, son of Comte Victor Maurice de Broglie. Broglie, Jacques Victor Albert, Duc de. Born 1821: died 1901. A French statesman, pub Height, 3,745 feet. Brockhaus (brok'hous), Fried rich Arnold. Born at Dortmund, Germany, May 4, 1772: died at Leipsic, Aug. 20, 1823. A German publisher, licist, and historian, son of Achille Charles the founder of the firm of F. A. Brockhaus at Leipsic. He purchased the copyright of the "Conversations-Lexikon" in 1808. Brockhaus, Hermann. Born at Amsterdam, Jan. 28, 1806: died at Leipsic, Jan. 5, 1877. A Léonce Victor de Broglie. He was amba ador to London in 1871, and prem iér 1873-74 and 1877. His chief work is “L'Église et l'empire romain au 4e siècle" (1856). Broglie, Comte Victor Maurice de. Born 1639: died Aug. 4, 1727. A marshal of France, distinguished in the wars of Louis XIV. des Plantes. He wrote "E ai d'une cla ification na- turelle des champignons" (1825), “His to ire des végétaux fo iles" (1828), "Prodrome d'une his to ire des végétaux fo iles" (1828), "Mémoire sur la structure et les fonctions des feuilles" (1871), etc. Brongniart, Alexandre. Born at Paris, Feb. 5, 1770: died there, Oct. 7, 1847. A noted French mineralogist, chemist, and geologist, son of Alexandre Théodore Brongniart. He be came profe or of natural history at the École Centrale de Quatre Nations in 1797; profe or of mineralogy at the Museum of Natural History at Paris in 1822; and director of the porcelain manufactory at Sèvres in 1800. He wrote "E ai d'une cla ification naturelle des reptiles" (1805), "Traité élémentaire de minéralogie" (1807), "Traité des arts céramiques, etc." (1845), etc. Brontë (bron'te), Anne: pseudonym Acton Bell. Born at Thornton, Yorkshire, Engla England, 1820: died at Scar borough, England, May 28, 1849. An English novelist and poet, sister of Charlotte Bronteren She wrote "Agnes Grey" (1847), Brontë, Charlotte (later Mrs. Nicholls): pseu- donym Currer Bell. Born at Thornton, York- shire, England, April 21, 1816: died at Haworth, Yorkshire, England, March 31, 1855. A famous English novelist. She was the daughter of Patrick Brontë, curate of Thornton and later of Haworth, with whom most of her life was spent. She wrote "Jane Eyre" (1847), "Shirley" (1849), "Villette" (1853), "The Profe or" (1855), and published poems (1846) conjointly with "Ellis" and "Acton Bell." Brontë, Emily: pseudonym Ellis Bell. Born at Thornton, Yorkshire, England, 1818: died at Haworth, England, Dec. 19, 1848. An English novelist and poet, sister of Charlotte Brontë. She was the author of "Wuthering Heights" (1846), and "Poems" (with her sisters). Bronte (bron'te). A town in the province of Catania, Sicily, situated at the western base 1868. She married M. Gheest, Belgian minister to France. Broke (brük), Sir Philip Bowes Vere. Born at Broke Hall, near Ipswich, England, Sept. 9, 1776: died at London, Jan. 2, 1841. A British rear-admiral. He was educated at the Royal Naval Academy in Portsmouth Dockyard; became a commander in 1799, and a captain in 1801; and was appointed to com- Cyclopes (which see). Boston, he sent a challenge to Captain Lawrence of the American frigate Chesapeake to fight an engagement. The Chesapeake, which stood out to sea before the chal- lenge could be delivered, was captured after an engage Population, 16,000. Bronte, Duke of. A title of Lord Nelson. Brontes (bron'tēz). [Gr. Βρόντης .] One of the Brooch of Vulcan, The. A name given to Chaucer's "Complaint of Mars." Brook (brúk), Master. The name a umed by Ford, in Shakspere's "Merry Wives of Wind- sor," for the purpose of fooling Falstaff, who is in love with Mrs. Ford and reports progre to Brooke, or Broke (brük), Arthur. Died 1563. An English writer, author of "The Tragical His- tory of Romeus and Juliett" (published 1562), translated from a French version of the work of Bandello. From this book the plot of Shak- spere's "Romeo and Juliet" was taken. Brooke, Celia. The sister of Dorothea in George Eliot's novel "Middle march." She is a pretty, practical girl whose common sense protests against the somewhat ideal philanthropy of Dorothea. Brooke, Dorothea. The heroine of George Eliot's novel "Middle march." She has a pa ionate ideal nature which demands expre ion in work which shall be of permanent benefit to others. She mistakenly marries a dried-up pedant, Casaubon, who hinders instead of helps her, and after his death abandons her high but vague ideal and marries a man who only satisfies the com- mon yearning of womanhood. She sinks into a happy ob- scurity with all her rare gifts unused. See Casaubon and Ladislaw . Brooke, Mrs. (Frances Moore). Born 1724: died at Sleaford, Lincoln shire, Jan. 23 (26%), 1789. An English novelist, poet, and dramatist. Brook line (brük'lin) A town in Norfolk County, Ma achusetts, 4 miles southwest of Boston. Population (1900), 19,935. Brooklyn (brük'lin). One of the boroughs of the new municipality of New York, situated at the western extremity of Long Island, on the East River and New York Bay, in lat. 40° 42′ N., long. 73° 59′ W. (See New York.) Its busine interests have always been largely connected with those of New York. It is called the "City of Churches" (among them are St. Ann's, Holy Trinity, St. Paul's, Plymouth Church, Church of the Pilgrims, St. Augustine). It has large docks and basins (Erie, Atlantic Dock, etc.), and con- tains a United States navy-yard. Brooklyn was settled about 1637, and was at first called Breukelen . It was the scene of the battle of Long Island (1776). It was in corp or- ated in 1834. Williams burg and Bushwick were annexed She was the wife of Rev. John Brooke, D. D., rector of Ma ., about 1795: died at Matanzas, Colney, Norfolk, and chaplain to the garrison at Quebec, Bromley (brum'li). A town in Kent, England, 10 miles southeast of London. Near it are Hayes Place and Chisel hurst. Population (1891), 21,685. Brompton (brompton). A district of London, S. W. It lies between Kensington and Pimlico, south of Hyde Park. The South Kensington Museum is in Brompton. Brömsebro (brėm'se-brö). A village in the län of Kalmar, Sweden. Here, Aug., 1645, a treaty was concluded between Sweden and Denmark, by which the latter renounced Jemtland, the island of Gothland, etc. Bröndsted (bren's ted), Peter Olaf. Born at Fruering, near Horsens, in Jutland, Nov. 17, 1780: died at Copenhagen, June 26, 1842. A noted Danish archæologist, profe or in the Uni- versity of Copenhagen. Brongniart (bron-nyär'), Adolphe Théo- phile. Born at Paris, Jan. 14, 1801: died at Paris, Feb. 19, 1876. Á French botanist, son of Alexandre Brongniart, profe or at the Jardin Emily Montagu" (1769), "The Excursion" (1777), etc. Brooke, Henry. Died Jan. 24, 1619. The tenth Lord Cobham, tried and convicted (1603) with Raleigh and others on the charge of conspiring led to the scaffold, but was reprieved and sent to the Tower, where he remained till 1617. It is said that he died in poverty at the house of his laundre . Brooke, Henry. Born at Rantavan, County Cavan, Ireland, about 1703: died at Dublin, Oct. 10, 1783. An Irish novelist, dramatist, and poet. He wrote "The Fool of Quality" (a novel, 1766-68), "Gustavus Vasa" (drama, 1739), etc. Brooke, Sir James, Rajah of Sarawak. Born at Benares, April 29, 1803: died at Burr at or, Devons hire, England, June 11, 1868. An Eng- lish adventurer. He was rajah of Sarawak, Borneo, 1841-63, and governor of Labuan under the British govern- ment 1848-52; and suppre ed piracy in the East Indian archipelago. Brooke, Stop ford August us. Born at Letter- kenny, County Donegal, Ireland, Nov. 14, 1832. An English clergyman and writer. He became curate of St. Matthew, Marylebone, London, in 1857; curate of Kensington in 1860; minister of St. James's Chapel, York street, in 1866; minister of Bedford Chapel, Brooks, Preston Smith. Born in Edge field County, S. C., Aug. 4, 1819: died at Washing- ton, D. C., Jan. 27, 1857. An American pol i- tician, notorious from his a ault on Charles Sumner in the senate-chamber at Washington, May 22, 1856. He was a member of Congre from South Carolina 1853-57. The Century Cyclopedia of Names Brooks's Brooks's (brük's ez). A London club (Conservative) established in 1764 by the Duke of Roxborough, the Duke of Portland, and others. It was formerly a gaming-house kept by Almack, and afterward by "Brooks, a wine merchant and money-lender," for whom it was named. Brooks of Sheffield. The imaginary person named by Mr. Murdstone when speaking of David Copper field, in his presence. Hence fre quently used for some person spoken of whose name it is not convenient to mention. "Quinion," said Mr. Murdstone, "take care, if you please. Somebody 's sharp." "Who is?" asked the gentleman, laughing. I looked up quickly, being curious to know. "Only Brooks of Sheffield," said Mr. Murdstone. I was quite relieved to find it was only Brooks of Sheffield; for at first I really thought it was I. Dickens, David Copper field, ii. Broome (bröm), William. Born at Has ling ton, Cheshire, England, May 3, 1689: died at Bath, England, Nov. 16, 1745. An English poet and divine. He a isted, as an accomplished Greek scholar, in Pope's translation of Homer. Having remained silent in respect to the indictment of Pope's originality implied in the following couplet by Henley, "Pope came off clean with Homer; but they say Broome went before, and kindly swept the way," he was given a place in the "Dunciad," "Hibernian politics, O Swift, thy doom, And Pope's, translating four whole years with Broome," which was altered, after a reconciliation had taken place, to IMG:content-0276.png:[blocks in formation] Brought on, Thomas. Born at London, July 5, 1704: died at Bed minster, England, Dec. 21, 1774. An English divine and miscellaneous writer. He wrote the lives marked "T" in the original edition of the "Biograph i a Britannica," was the author of "An Historical Dictionary of all Religions from the Crea- tion of the World to the Present Time" (1742), and fur- Handel. van .