| 单词 | well-read |
| 例句 | They were obviously cut from the same well-read, well-bred, lunatic cloth. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He was a short, friendly, black-haired, well-read fellow with hanging lips and bulging eyes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She was very smart, and extremely well-read, but she wasn’t after intellectual pursuits in the same way the Horner girls were. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The Horner girls were clever young women, well-read and educated, with promising intellectual futures. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He plucked a well-read copy of Face Value out of the bag in front of him and pitched it into the Toss pile. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z There was a sizable number of well-read inmates, especially the popular debaters. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Both were learned men; both were especially well-read on America. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Longo had been caught and would soon face charges in the U.S. for murdering his wife and three children, but was apparently a well-read fugitive who thought Finkel's swashbuckling reputation worth claiming. As 'True Story' weaves a web of ambiguity, whom can we believe? 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Elisabeth is charming because she’s a resolute and witty and well-read woman whose life, like an oxford cloth shirt, will not stay tucked in. He’s 101, She’s 32, and It’s the End of the World 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Oswalt is a thoughtful, well-read and passionate progressive, and despite the long-standing feud, it always seemed like we might agree on more than we disagreed. Salon’s Patton Oswalt peace summit 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Geiss, a well-read man who never lost a child’s playfulness, wrote for “Sesame Street” for three decades and went on to write popular animated films for young audiences. Tony Geiss, 86, Writer for ?Sesame Street,? Dies 2011-01-30T17:25:53Z He read voraciously and argued vehemently with other well-read kids his age, wrote hundreds of pages of fiction and traveled widely. A comprehensive study of a Nobel laureate 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z As if a well-read society weren’t a happier society. It’s good to be pretentious! 2012-06-28T00:00:00Z Monroe’s personal library, auctioned by Christie’s in 1999, featured more than 400 titles, “the books of a well-read and inquiring mind,” according to the auction catalogue. Perspective | Books have become the new ‘it’ fashion accessory. Is that such a bad thing? 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z It conveys a satisfying, informative portrait of a well-read man who looks back at his life, good decisions and bad, with wisdom and intelligence. Review: Israel Is the Focus of ‘The Settlers’ and ‘Ben-Gurion: Epilogue’ 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z He is a college graduate, well-read in the classics. Roxana Robinson’s ‘Sparta’: a warrior’s perilous homecoming 2013-06-19T23:12:50Z He was, in every way, a more liberal figure—well-read, curious, sensitive—than he is remembered as today. India in Pieces 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z He also admires its passionate and well-read population. Overnighter: Norwich, England ? a Getaway for Book Lovers 2011-01-21T19:55:00Z For something so dreadfully asinine to be written about a man as well-traveled and well-read would be almost obscene if it were not true. What Hitchens got wrong: Abolishing religion won’t fix anything 2013-12-07T12:30:00Z Speaking of well-read: Seattle Public Library issued 61,413 new library cards from Jan. 1 to Nov. 30. 10 books most-often borrowed from Seattle Public Library 2010-12-10T19:11:00Z Hence his initial approving description of Mattis as “Mad Dog” and his disgust at discovering that the Marine is a soft-spoken, well-read and judicious combat commander. The Military’s Illusions About Donald Trump 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z A basic literacy in science should be essential to not only being well-read as such, but to any education of our children and of ourselves as a society. Is the Cox Effect a good thing? 2013-01-14T09:15:44Z Ultimately, Happyish shares Thom’s problem: it’s smart, it’s well-read and shows talent, and once that would have been enough, in an earlier age when the market allowed in less competition. Review: Happyish Suffers from First-World Problems 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z He’s an erudite, lyrical, enthusiastic and exceptionally well-read guide. Review: ‘Landmarks,’ a Book on Language and Landscape 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z I learned during that time that to win, I needed to be the most well-read person in the room. Dana Perino of Fox News: It's a 'gift to live in a free country with choices to make' 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z He was well-read; he was, it often seemed, the only funny Republican alive. P.J. O’Rourke Wrote With High, Cranky Style in a Shrinking Tradition 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Back then he was new to it all, and everything was coming right for him – and it felt good and right to root for him, this hyper-intelligent, well-read, enormously charming kid. Jason Schwartzman: ‘This guy is so obnoxious, so abrasive, just off-putting’ 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z “There are people who are well-read and well-versed in royal weddings,” she said. The Royal Wedding: A Royal Wedding? She?s Been There 2011-04-01T19:00:45Z Its purpose: To discover the true identity of the Lit Killer, the well-read murderer who terrorized Tig’s hometown, Hollow Falls, a decade ago. Five Great Podcasts From 2018 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z But Americans overall are still fairly well-read, averaging 12 books per year, or a book per month, a Pew Research Center survey reports. 28% of Americans Have Not Read a Book in the Past Year 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z I remember David as being extremely well-read in the areas that interested him. Bowie and me 2013-02-23T08:00:24Z “I loved that Jessie is an empowered colored character, well-read and intelligent,” said Fisher, who earned her drama degree on the first day of lockdown in 2020. ‘Recipes for Love and Murder’ That Are to Die For 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z "I read slowly and selectively, but I don't consider myself well-read," he says at one point. 'Reality has surpassed satire' 2010-08-21T23:04:00Z Revolori's amiable turn as the band's well-read brainiac keeps a group that primarily depends on edged weapons and acrobatics connected to its large-heartedness. The "Willow" legend continues, only now the quest is open to all who would take it, including girls 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z The award for most beautiful bookshop must go to Topping & Company: It’s housed in an old William Playfair building and is a delightful warren of shelves and ladders, staffed by some seriously well-read booksellers. Read Your Way Through Edinburgh 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z If you think that was that, you aren't familiar with the ongoing craze for modern authors' sequels to well-read books, ranging from "Pride and Prejudice" to "Gone with the Wind" and beyond. 'Silver': courage and terror in the sequel to Treasure Island 2012-08-01T20:01:03Z With all this literary activity, one might think that Norwich is the most well-read place in all of England — and it may well be. Overnighter: Norwich, England ? a Getaway for Book Lovers 2011-01-21T19:55:00Z He was kind, he was well-read and well-informed. Stories from a revolution: The beauty of leaderless Tahrir Square 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z Mr Thiel is a broad thinker and well-read by Silicon Valley standards. From one who should know 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z She was a well-read rabble-rouser, too, dropped literary references to Rousseau and Leibniz while loudly declaring her right to speak up and talk back to those who would underestimate her. Le Butcherettes a riot on stage 2011-11-01T04:20:00Z She would recall that playing Rayette really was acting: The well-read, cerebral Black, raised in a comfortable Chicago suburb, had little in common with her relatively simple-minded character. 'Five Easy Pieces' star Karen Black dead at 74 2013-08-08T22:32:41Z More often, his titles will be recognized by only the most well-read. How many of the top 100 crimes novels of the early 20th century have you read? 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Though linked to this other, shinier New York via his well-read culture blog, Aidan is caught between worlds and lacking purpose. 'American Subversive': A suspenseful novel of domestic terrorism 2010-05-12T23:21:00Z The Broads themselves are a portrait sketched over 60 years of marriage: he the logical, get-it-done businessman; she the well-read, unpretentious patron. How Edye Broad's 'natural eye' drew her billionaire husband into the art world 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z A well-read woman, Edith wrote her lover many passionate letters, which were used against her at trial and which the author wisely quotes at length. Hunting Down the Best True-Crime Tales 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z The online giant ranked Cambridge, Mass., home to Harvard University, as the country's most well-read city. Cambridge, Mass. tops Amazon.com 'well-read' list 2011-05-26T16:01:05Z Turns out it has parallels to a little-known, Elizabethan-era play — and who better to join the hunt than the well-read Harry? New this week: Red Hot Chili Peppers and ‘Apollo 10½’ 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Goebbels, who was relatively well-read for a Nazi, controlled the German film industry. Book review: Philip Kerr’s ‘The Lady from Zagreb’ 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z Matthew himself is decorous, well-read and charming – but his character Tom is such a doofus. Succession star J Smith-Cameron: ‘Gerri is quite a badass but also relatable’ 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z That was the website’s sense of humor: well-read, absurd, knowing. Dear Prudence, how did Slate’s advice columnist find himself here? 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z I’m always amazed when I encounter well-read people unfamiliar with Iceberg Slim. The Fires That Forged Iceberg Slim 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z It is the currency of this campus; a poet may outlive the warrior, but the warrior, no matter how well-read, needs his battle. At West Point, warriors shaped through Plutarch and Shakespeare 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Quite simply, being well-read or educated, to most of us, doesn't mean that you understand basic physics; it just means you are relatively well-versed in the arts. Is the Cox Effect a good thing? 2013-01-14T09:15:44Z He wrote what became the most well-read book in the field, “Yanomamo: The Fierce People.” ‘Noble Savages’: fierce tribes and occupational hazards 2013-02-13T22:32:44Z He’s well-read, conversant with politics, philosophy and economics. In Michel Houellebecq’s ‘Serotonin,’ the Provocative Beat Goes On (and On) 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Photos of collections and the rooms they inhabit are accompanied by interviews with their well-read and often-notable owners. Social isolation (and video chat) is bringing renewed attention to the art of the bookshelf 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z My character is not an extremely well-read and educated man. Kevin Bacon finds his TV niche in "The Following" 2013-01-22T03:32:41Z Mischievousness was a big part of what he did, though it hid a fiercely intelligent, well-read and perceptive mind. Franz West: generous sculptural jester 2012-07-26T16:05:02Z There are fewer photographs from the late ’70s than from earlier eras; the pickings, for a learned and well-read observer, were slimmer. He Was the Visual Voice of the Village Voice 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Friends describe him as organized and detail-oriented, unbeatable at word games, well-read and funny. 50 So-So Dates Later, a Breakup Gets Unbroken 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Quickly she met a man who seemed ideal: He was handsome and interesting and well-read and liked good music and was really into her. Asexuals seek to raise awareness of the ‘invisible orientation’ Velma is well-read, interested in the sciences and has specific, encyclopedic knowledge — of Norse, for example — which always comes in handy. Why it matters that Velma has come out, and how it's different from Dumbledore 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z “Why is it that I so seldom want to read what everyone else wants to read?” he wonders, speaking for those who, however well-read, are forever one or two books behind the cocktail-party curve. Michael Dirda’s ‘Browsings’ offers meditations on the life of the mind 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z It's sad that people remember his struggle with drugs ... he has touched so many people," she said, calling Conaway a kind and intelligent man who was well-read and "always so interesting to talk to. 'Taxi,' 'Grease' star Jeff Conaway dies at 60 2011-05-27T19:32:29Z Above all, Micky was smart and funny, impressively well-read, endlessly fascinated by all aspects of popular and boho culture, a sparkling conversationalist and a world-class raconteur. Goodbye, Mick Farren, activist, rabble-rousing rocker and NME journalist 2013-07-29T16:32:50Z But those of us who know better embrace well-read audiobooks as books, even when more than one voice is in play. Perspective | Yes, audiobooks are books. But too many voices can muddle the experience. 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z In the years following its publication, Jünger completed an astonishing self-transformation into an exceptionally well-read and cosmopolitan intellectual, one particularly passionate about French culture, entomology, mysticism and philosophy. Review | A fascinating look inside the journal of a controversial German war hero 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Guthrie, not formally educated but a well-read bookworm, used a hillbilly sense of humor patterned after a fellow Oklahoman he admired, said Guy Logsdon, who began researching Guthrie in 1957. 100 years after singer Guthrie's birth, this land is his 2012-07-14T14:42:51Z She has lots of stories, is well-read and full of facts. 'She's 85 and can out-dance me': the joy of the age-gap friendship 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z “No, never. I guess I’m not that well-read.” Among the Majestic Trees in Congaree, Slipping Into Silence 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z My colleagues were impressive: charismatic raconteurs, supremely well-read and worldly wise. 'You've caused an international incident': how my work mistake came back to haunt me 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z In fact, it combines the two aspects of Clare, the self-aware and well-read literary artist, and the intensely local and watchful nature-poet. Poem of the week: Autumn by John Clare 2012-10-29T11:36:25Z We were among the stoners, booze hounds, skirt chasers and well-read wise-guy layabouts who survived the Vietnam War with college deferments, and the dark tide of existential angst with the help of lysergic acid. My long strange winter trip with John Perry Barlow, a legend in the making 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z These are incredibly smart, well-read, sophisticated people, and for years they have read the term “blacking out” and thought that it meant passing out. The drunkard’s loop: How one writer fought her way back from blackout alcoholism 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z “He was very learned, well-read and intellectual,” Pogue said, and a great wit and storyteller who was often the last to leave a party. 'L.A. Law' Actor Larry Drake Dies At 66 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Assistant editors at The New York Review of Books tend to be well-read people, but if Mr. Goulian has consumed more than a handful of books in his life, there’s no sign of it here. Books of The Times: Why Be a Tree Stump When You Can Soar? 2011-05-18T00:52:01Z I was not well-read in theology and was relying on my sense of logic, which was getting me nowhere. When is Eid al-Fitr? 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z The real man was much more complex, the son of a respectable pastor, well-read, fluent in three languages, who began his artistic career as an art dealer. Review | Vincent Van Gogh’s image is cemented in our cultural memory. His letters complicate the view. 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z My mother and father were respectable churchgoers, highly intelligent, well-read and deep-thinking people. ‘My parents’ life was a charade. Mum hated every minute of it’ 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z In his book Life on the Mississippi, he praised La Crosse as one of the great towns of "this amazing region", populated by an independent race, well-read, educated and enlightened. Mississippi yearning 2010-12-04T00:05:15Z The well-read Mr. Bowman does several important things quite well in “The Mormon People.” Books of The Times: ?The Mormon People,? Matthew Bowman?s Timely Church History ? Review 2012-01-24T18:40:40Z Rowling was the favorite, earning four votes from this well-read class. Class of KidsPost: Third-graders from Arlington Traditional School 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Amazon's list of the top 20 most well-read cities of populations 100,000 or higher was announced Thursday and based on the retailer's print and digital sales per capita of books, magazines and newspapers. Cambridge, Mass. tops Amazon.com 'well-read' list 2011-05-26T16:01:05Z Eladio, bright and well-read, cares deeply about the disabled young man whose parents pay him, but he’s knows that he’s both “indispensable” and as replaceable as a “Hefty bag.” Review: ‘In Treatment’ Thinks You Could Use a Session, America 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z Mr Tumnus is a polite well-read little faun, who carries an umbrella, and has books on his bookshelf called things like Is Man a Myth? Cressida Cowell's top 10 mythical creatures 2013-02-16T08:00:00Z In the version that debuted in 1957, the only character that doesn’t fall for the scheme is Marian Paroo, a well-read single woman who has a shy younger brother with a lisp, named Winthrop. ‘The Music Man’ Once Had a Disabled Character. Then He Was Erased. 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Well-loved and well-read copies of the book populate in countless children’s bedrooms. Apple TV+'s 'The Velveteen Rabbit' aims to retain the 'emotional heart' of a beloved tale 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z What this feels like is an eventful, rich, addictive conversation with your smartest, funniest and most well-read friend. Sigrid Nunez's flawless recipe for literary excellence: Throw in a parrot 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z “He was not your typical brother, or neighbor or citizen,” Brad Dunn said, describing his older brother as intelligent, articulate and well-read. Tennessee man who killed 8 gets life in prison in surprise plea deal after new evidence surfaces 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z We’re just as smart, sophisticated, well-read and worldly as any big city. The tragedy of our City of Literature's loss of Book-It Repertory Theatre | Melissa Davis 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Hawley graduated from Stanford University and Yale Law and is remembered by his professors as well-read even by the high standards of those schools. Fake "liberal" Twitter account exposed: We should worry less about AI, more about human stupidity 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z The magazine is still well-read at a time when other magazines have lost subscribers or folded their print publications entirely. National Geographic Lays Off More Writers 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Joseph, who lives on the edge of Kampala, Uganda’s capital, is a thoughtful, well-read man who has spent his whole life in the deeply conservative country. Proposed anti-gay law in Uganda leaves people 'almost in a panic mode' 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z “It’s the equivalent of a very well-read intern,” Mr. Dolkens, who is in London, said. Tinkering With ChatGPT, Workers Wonder: Will This Take My Job? 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Well aware of his longstanding reputation as "the most well-read man in Washington," I was interested in hearing his take on an author whose work I've associated with him in the past: George Orwell. Kari Lake, Steve Bannon and a side of Orwell: My adventures at CPAC 2023 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Elliott Bay was the literary heart of Seattle, a world-famous bookstore with a packed readings calendar that boasted the biggest authors in the world and a notoriously well-read staff. After a half-century, Elliott Bay Book Company is surviving and thriving 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z As Waldenbooks and other impersonal chain stores opened in malls around the Denver area, the Tattered Cover offered personal service from well-read employees fiercely loyal to books and Ms. Meskis. Joyce Meskis, whose Tattered Cover became a destination for book lovers, dies at 80 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z If you want to feel well-read in double-quick time, try Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering, which is set in a New York city tenement in the early days of the pandemic. Book 2023: Prince Harry's Spare kicks off publishing bonanza 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z He was well-read, fascinated by history and politics, and seemed to promise a “life of adventure,” Ms. Adams said. From Yale Law to Oath Keepers: Stewart Rhodes’s Unlikely Journey 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z But, he told the New York Times in 1999, he was a well-read thug who excelled in college. Gerald Stern, celebrated poet of nature, whimsy and memory, dies at 97 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z But, he told The New York Times in 1999, he was a well-read thug who excelled in college. Gerald Stern, prize-winning and lyrical poet, dies at 97 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z She was smart, funny, well-read and she loved to talk. Two podcasters set out to read every Agatha Christie book. It became much more than that 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z “A jaunty, smart, well-read guy, active — took an active part in our school. He also took part in artistic performances, he was also the secretary of the Komsomol organization” for communist youth, said Maria Ignatova. Gorbachev’s home village remembers him well 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z The site launched in 2017 and quickly grew into a well-read purveyor of news and analysis about politics, government, technology and media. Axios, valued at $525 million, to be sold to Cox Enterprises in major media deal 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z “He seems like a very good kid, very well-read but there’s a level of toughness, he’s got a little bit of an edge,” Unseld said. Johnny Davis brings edge, scoring for rebuilding Wizards 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z “I thought, ‘Wow, this guy is the smartest, most charming, well-read person,’” Ms. Wesko said. A Prominent Manhattan Doctor Is Accused of Sexual Assault 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Proudly nonmonogamous, well-read and quite frankly, ripped, Noah’s solitude is a choice. Review: In Hulu rom-com 'Fire Island,' love wins. But it's not an easy victory 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Colleagues say the lawyer by training is the most well-read and prepared lawmaker on the panel. Inside the Jan. 6 committee, key questions remain as hearings loom 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Favorite author and favorite book: Rick Riordan is the only author to receive more than one vote from this well-read class. Class of KidsPost: Fourth-graders at Breakthrough Montessori 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z The role leaves time for freelance teaching and dramaturgy, often working with the institutions she critiques in her well-read theater industry newsletter. In-person theater is back. A lost generation of artists chose not to return 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z By the end of that period, he had grown frustrated with the organization’s approach of “amiable persuasion,” in which activists sought to change people’s minds “by proving how well-read we were.” Todd Gitlin, activist and scholar who shaped and chronicled the New Left, dies at 79 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z The company also said it will release Buffett’s well-read annual letter to shareholders and Berkshire’s earnings report on its website on Feb. 26. Buffett’s Berkshire plans in-person shareholders meeting 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z One woman, an intelligent, well-read friend for whom I have great respect and affection, posed a serious question to me: “Is there anywhere you can go for just good news?” Opinion | All the news I intend to quit 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z "The vast majority of them have been opened. Some had not. … The ones that weren't open all contain books, and it appears the person is not very well-read." Oklahoma thief hijacks hundreds of Amazon Christmas packages before they reach Postal Service, sheriff says 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z “She stood up, and you get a sense of character. She spoke several languages; she was extremely well-read.” One actor's crucial advice for playing a real person? 'Don't be an idiot.' 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Like Holmes, Zhang was sure the genetic data he had would make a well-read paper in a high-profile journal, a goal of every researcher. Book excerpt: Sounding the first alarm on COVID-19 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z But he was also well-read, and surprised teachers with his writing and knowledge of literature. A deadly month: The lives and stories of 22 Californians who died in one brutal month in the war on terror 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Those comics — and the show — use the power of the hypothetical, remixing classic story lines and taking Marvel characters to places even the most well-read fans wouldn’t see coming. What to know about ‘What If...?,’ the Marvel series that features Chadwick Boseman’s voice 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z He was well-read — devouring any book about the Civil War — and adventurous. A premature goodbye leaves lingering anger for family members of coronavirus victim 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Apple Daily, a well-read tabloid, is frequently critical of Hong Kong and mainland Chinese leadership. Apple Daily: HK pro-democracy paper could 'shut within days', says adviser 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z The Millers used their own personal library for inspiration, consulted with well-read friends and perused the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association bestseller lists to fill the shop with around 4,200 titles. Meet Three Trees Books, the tiny bookstore that makes a big impact on its Burien community 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z “He was intelligent and well-read, and he kind of looked at everything going in with disbelief.” Remembering Frank Jacobs, the ‘poet lauridiot’ of Mad magazine who inspired comics like ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z I’m certain I’m not sufficiently well-read to recognize all the clever literary allusions in The Post’s headlines. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A caveat to condolences 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Couldn’t she engage with all these subjects and allusions and insights without remaking a well-read classic? Review: Edith Wharton in the time of Trump: a new novel reinvents 'Ethan Frome' 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Next Digital publishes Apple Daily, a well-read tabloid which is frequently critical of the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese leadership. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai ordered back to jail 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z An article on when pubs, cafes, and restaurants would reopen was also well-read. Covid, furlough and Topshop collapse: 2020 in business stories 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z But between the BookTube appearance and the Booker Prize ceremony, the well-read former commander in chief still carved out time to spotlight some of his favorite books of the year. Obama took a break from promoting his own book to highlight 17 of the year’s best 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Next Digital publishes Apple Daily, a well-read tabloid which is frequently critical of Hong Kong and mainland Chinese leadership. Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under security law 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Mr Lai is the founder of Next Digital which publishes Apple Daily, a well-read tabloid that is frequently critical of Hong Kong and mainland Chinese leadership. Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai detained for fraud 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z An unlikely friendship between the often outlandish footballer and the well-read revolutionary deepened at the start of the century when Maradona spent four years in Havana to shake an addiction to drugs. Maradona, football legend, was a champion of Latin America's left 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z He was smart, well-read, affable and energetic, but that isn’t what made him stand out. Opinion | What Barack Obama’s memoir leaves out 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Obama is also well-read, which probably accounts for his skillful way with words. Opinion | Obama’s memoir has stolen the show — and he has more chapters to write 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Like the young man I met in Virginia, Ambrose’s son was “intelligent, articulate, well-read, and charismatic,” Ambrose said in a 2016 speech after receiving an advocacy award. Perspective | In one Virginia courtroom, a judge tries to stop a revolving door 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z For years she had written a well-read blog about the craft she had learnt from her baker father. Meet the new faces hoping to make it on the High Street 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z "Honestly, in school, I wasn't aware. I wasn't as conscious as I am now, as woke as I am now, as well-read as I am now." Former NBA player, UNLV star says university did 'right thing' taking down controversial statue: 'I'm proud' 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z “There are contemporary parallels,” Shimerman said, “but we expect the audience to be smart enough, and well-read enough, to make the connection for themselves.” 'Measure for Measure,' the Shakespeare play for the #MeToo era? 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z There was this other side to him that was deep, curious, well-read. Bobby Gillespie remembers Andrew Weatherall: ‘He was a true bohemian’ 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z The authors said they first attempted to publish their work in the well-read journal Science. Frequency of intense floods and storms could double in 13 years, says study 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z In many ways, Imus was his own mixed message — a cranky, crude comedian one minute, a well-read authority on history and politics the next. Don Imus, popular and polarizing radio host, has died 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z He was well-read and had a genuine interest in “late antique culture.” Review | Searching for the man behind the legend of Charlemagne 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z I enjoy touring there, crisscrossing by train, talking to polite, well-read audiences in bookshops, halls and cultural centres. Being a crime writer doesn’t mean I condone murder. Do I even have to say it? | Garry Disher 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z “From the outset, CEO Jim Spanfeller has worked to undermine a successful site by curtailing its most well-read coverage because it makes him personally uncomfortable,” the Gizmodo Media Group Media Union wrote in a statement. Deadspin exodus continues after ‘stick to sports’ memo, and it might consume entire staff 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Asma, a sophisticated, well-read young woman who had been studying for a marketing degree, was charged with greeting those women at the Syrian border. From ‘our girls’ to ‘brides of Isis’ 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Of course, all well-read comic book fans know that Mysterio is a villain, and his powers are concocting grand illusions, a subplot that plays out perfectly in the film. ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ 4K Ultra HD review 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Eiolf was well-read, funny and knew where Malaysia was on a map. 'Mushroom foraging saved me from my grief' 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Pavlov is an irresistible lead: stony, well-read, tightly controlled, with a deep well of sadness. Review: A love note to Beirut and a lament for war — Rawi Hage's latest is a hell of a story 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z “Alek Sigley’s well-read columns presented an apolitical and insightful view of life in Pyongyang which we published in a bid to show vignettes of ordinary daily life in the capital to our readers,” O’Carroll said. North Korea accuses released Australian student of spying 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z “Alek Sigley’s well-read columns presented an apolitical and insightful view of life in Pyongyang which we published in a bid to show vignettes of ordinary daily life in the capital to our readers,” O’Carroll added. North Korea says freed Australian student had been spying: KCNA 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Tall, tough, well-read and engaged, Richardson is rarely without comment. Opinion | The bottom line of the Democratic debate: Women won 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Our well-read Italian friends, frequent visitors to the United States, asked us who was running against Trump. We fled the country to escape news about Trump. We failed 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z The far more well-read Chinese-language version of the paper did not carry the editorial. Taiwan urges China to 'repent' for Tiananmen, China paper says... 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z A more, say, well-read person would understand the folk song that made the phrase famous, and the person who wrote it, his politics, and the notion of irony. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z I think it is safe to say that most well-read people in the English-speaking world have not read “The Making of Americans.” Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, and “The Making of Americans” 2005-06-06T04:00:00Z Buffett’s letter is always well-read in the business world because of his successful investing track record and his talent for explaining complicated business subjects in entertaining terms. Investor Warren Buffett to make lengthy TV appearance Monday 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Not a fan of the Beat generation author he referenced, I didn’t get what he meant, other than to show he was well-read. Bundy’s deadly charm still polarizes, 40 years later 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z But the South Carolina native, one of the most introspective players in golf – and arguably the most well-read – is enjoying a resurgence that continues here at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Lucas Glover's confidence has been growing and now he shares the lead at Pebble Beach - Golf Digest 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z And many can’t resist telling a story about themselves as smart, worldly, and well-read. Independent bookstores are growing — and Instagram helped 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Howell was well-read and demure, still bearing the traces of her middle-class upbringing in northwest Baltimore. Falling Out: Inside America’s other opioid epidemic 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z I think it continues to reinforce that D.C. is such an incredibly well-read, well-educated, curious, well-funded community that is here to support business and business growth. 5 Minutes with: Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z The #MeToo movement has been an ongoing reminder - and for some a revelation - that the most well-read people aren’t necessarily the most civilized. #MeToo brings change, debate to literary magazines 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Some parts of it — without the priest’s name — were also on the well-read blog of Sipe and on other Catholic blogs from the mid-2000s that still circulate today. Vatican’s handling of sexual misconduct complaints about ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick reveals a lot about the Catholic Church 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z “She was a lovely, beautiful, well-read, sharp, street-smart woman. But there came a time when we went our separate ways.” Alejandro Escovedo’s Return to the Border 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z But I am a journalist for a well-read outlet. Media too quick to label U.S. Open umpire’s calls against Serena Williams as sexist 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z This was the first time we had seen our work as independent journalists published in well-read outlets. Outing the CIA’s Alfreda Bikowsky: An excerpt from “The Watchdogs Didn’t Bark” 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Isabel is the most well-read person I’ve ever met — and I’ve met a lot of very well-read people — and she manages to be the least pretentious person at the same time. IMDb file: Emily Mortimer on the perils of learning Aaron Sorkin dialogue and playing a not-so-perfect girl 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z In the following months, he falls for Nina, an intelligent, well-read American woman in his film class, with “short-cropped hair, large brown eyes, and impetuous lips.” Erotic Exploration in “Immigrant, Montana” 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Highly intelligent, sensitive, thoughtful, well-read — you couldn't ask for a better person to curate this, truly. True confessions: James Martin discusses his take on ‘Heavenly Bodies’ exhibition at the Met’s Costume Institute 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z “I am more well-read than you might think”; “I am a defender of the First Amendment.” Anthony Scaramucci talks Trump, Kanye and which former White House staffer ‘looks like a hobo’ 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Buffett’s letter is always well-read in the business world because of his remarkable track record over more than five decades and his talent for explaining complicated subjects in plain language. Investor Warren Buffett says good deals tough to find 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z The letter is always well-read in the business world because of Buffett’s remarkably successful track record leading Berkshire for more than five decades. Warren Buffett to release his shareholder letter on Saturday 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z “I wanted very badly to be in love with intelligent, well-read women,” Kailash says. Erotic Exploration in “Immigrant, Montana” 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z “Lee was the Chinese guy, and he plays stupid, but he’s very, very intelligent. Very, very well-read.” The book that changed my life … in prison 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Unlike Mr Trump, Mr Bannon is intellectually curious, obsessed with history and well-read. Banished Bannon 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Hargett-Aupetit said her father was well-read and scholarly and pragmatic about his activism. James Hester Hargett, pastor who marched with MLK in Selma and fought for social justice in L.A., dies at 87 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z “It is no accident that he is the single most well-read human being I’ve ever met.” A Sports Titan’s Strange and Sudden Abdication 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z God could have entered into humanity in a wealthy Galilean family, perhaps as the child of a well-traveled and well-read merchant or scholar. How can you be Christian without caring for the poor? 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z He is younger than Muhammad and similarly well-read. They left Islam and now tour the US to talk about it 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z “He had an outstanding sense of humor and was one of the most well-read people I ever met. You couldn’t play Scrabble with him,” Tritico said. 'Magnum, P.I.' actor John Hillerman dies at 84 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z “It’s definitely a change in tone from the primary,” said Lowell Feld, a well-read liberal Virginia blogger, while conceding that “firing up your base while not turning off others is tricky.” Not on the Ballot, but Dominating the Virginia Governor’s Race: Trump 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z People who know Mr. Wang describe him as well-read, intellectual curious, and unafraid to engage in fierce debates with his visitors. In Beijing and Abu Dhabi, Signs of Bannon’s Continued Influence 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Jefferson Davis was a highly educated, well-read Southern gentleman. Tempers Flare Over Removal of Confederate Statues in New Orleans 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Alongside the supremely well-read Bob Dylan, David Bowie was probably popular music’s most bookish star. Strange fascination: The best David Bowie books 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z “And after watching her in action, I can see why. She is well-read, hard-working, personable and has even more charisma than her husband! It’s an honor to work with her.” Jon Huntsman: is Trump’s new ambassador to Russia a selfless public servant or opportunistic people-pleaser? 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Ms. Parker seeks a leader who is well-read and erudite. Opinion | Want a ‘thinky’ leader? That’s Hillary Clinton. 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Enid Costley, the children’s and youth services consultant for Library of Virginia, summed up the rationale for starting to serve free food: “For kids to be well-read, they need to be well-fed.” Free Lunch at the Library 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z On the plus side, all that time on the bus means she’s never been so well-read. Seattle’s mega-commuters: We are spending more time than ever traveling to work 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The same is true of Obama, a well-read, funny, sports fan with eclectic musical taste. Editorials from around New England 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z “The Warrior Monk,” a more fitting nickname than the “Mad Dog” moniker preferred by Trump, is also respected by elites as a well-read intellectual and strategic thinker. Analysis | The Daily 202: James Mattis emerges as the most un-Trumpian member of the cabinet 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The actor was witty and well-read, but often preferred listening to others rather than telling stories of his own. The Spy Who Loved Us 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z They are both well-read and erudite conspiracy mongers who found their way into the most powerful offices on Earth. Neocons ride again! With Paul Wolfowitz whispering in Trump’s ear — and claiming Iraq was not a failure — what fresh hell awaits? 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Speaking as someone who finishes about four books a year, it’s not a requirement that my partners are well-read. Open thread: what books do you find most attractive in a potential partner? 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Mailer isn’t shocking so much as something of a well-read fossil. Women's lib, safe spaces and no-platforming: how the Town Hall affair still defines our discourse 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Both are well-read, broadly educated, deep thinkers on U.S. and global security. What will be the purpose of President Trump’s Navy? 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z He added: “I think he really followed his passion. He’s a real byproduct of his upbringing — a well-rounded kid, a well-read kid.” Devils Have a Piano Man Who Plays Right Wing 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z They were all cultured and well-read in a nation where federal officials estimate that 70 percent of blacks and 10 percent of whites were illiterate as late as 1880. Opinion | Black and privileged until Jim Crow came and crushed a sense of dignity 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z However, while well-read men received almost 20% more messages than their peers, women who listed reading as a hobby received 7% less. Open thread: what books do you find most attractive in a potential partner? 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Both graduated from prominent schools, “but they’re not well-read,” he told me. Trump’s Flailing Foreign Policy Bewilders the World 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z One reporter – a former daily newspaperman who runs his own well-read and scoop-serving news website – showed up. The big journalism void: 'The real crisis is not technological, it’s geographic' 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Because, on the evidence available, the incoming resident of the White House looks to be the least well-read president of modern times. Recommended reading for President Trump 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z He faced no hostile questions from Republicans or Democrats, receiving bipartisan praise for his reputation as a straight-talking, well-read man of integrity and intelligence. Gen. James Mattis Wins Overwhelming Support to Run Pentagon in First Senate Vote 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z One evening in 1959, a well-read man walked into a small bookstore in Greenwich Village where he often shopped. Robert A. Wilson, 94, Whose Bookshop Was Writers’ Sanctuary, Dies 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z It didn’t matter that this guy was so kind, caring, and well-read. I Fell in Love Across Afghanistan's Battle Lines 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z It’s no wonder, also, that Seattle is one of the nation’s most well-read cities, regardless of genre. Finding light in Seattle’s winter darkness requires an attitude adjustment 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z He died in Samoa at age 44 of a stroke, leaving many well-read treasures behind. Book-It’s ‘Treasure Island’ aims for theatrical gold 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z The Washington area is home to some of the most well-read people in the country. Do those dynamic message signs above highways speed us up or slow us down? 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z He is an extremely intelligent and well-read person, with mostly libertarian views. Can Republicans be rational? 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Giuliani is a well-read student of history who absorbs himself in the details of policy debates. For Rudy Giuliani, Embrace of Donald Trump Puts Legacy at Risk 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z If you consider yourself well-read, you might consider becoming a book reviewer. Free Ways to Read More Books This Month 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z This was news to a lot of well-read people. Your guide to discovering the best literary detectives on TV 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Many of these ideas will seem familiar, particularly to those who consult Tunguz’s well-read blog. Investors' new book prescribes data to thrive as a start-up 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Three out of 10 times, I had men tell me that I was too well-read for a woman. What Happened When I Tried to Dress to Avoid Catcalls 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Roberts prays daily, she prays for her friends, asks forgiveness for her soul and takes comfort in the words of her well-read Bible. Man raises money to keep former babysitter, 104, in her home 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z The new court records shed light on what Adebayo found appealing: Bricker is well-read and is consistently described as smart and funny. Maryland man who shot his ex in Target parking lot wants to recant guilty plea 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z More than just offering a few lectures, speakers now are told to be ready for a diverse and well-read audience that wants to interact beyond the podium. Wanted: Cruise Lecturers Who Mingle and Take Good Selfies 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Buffett’s letter is one of the most well-read documents the business world each year because of his successful track record and his knack for explaining complicated subjects in simple terms. Warren Buffett: U.S. Economy Better Than Presidential Hopefuls Say 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Buffett's letter is one of the most well-read documents the business world each year because of his successful track record and his knack for explaining complicated subjects in simple terms. Warren Buffett says the United States' economy is in much better shape than presidential candidates make it seem 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z On a rainy day, a succession of elegant customers trailed in and out as Dunne chatted about the store, providing a fine snapshot of the typical customer: well-turned-out, well-read, well-spoken. The Tiny London Shop Behind Some of the Very Best Libraries 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z A well-read collector since he was 10 who still hunts at least once a week, he’s amassed more than 3,000 flint projectiles and stone tools. EXCHANGE: Indian artifact collector offers tips 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Saeed never got past high school but he was exceedingly well-read, and after school he found a job as a book salesman for a company that sent him to its Peshawar branch. A Storied Bookstore and Its Late Oracle Leave Imprint on Islamabad 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z But there is also the “Other China” — one that is educated, informed, skeptical, well-read, often well-traveled and part of a modern global society. Q. and A.: Geremie R. Barmé on Understanding Xi Jinping 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Seattle was also ranked earlier this year as America's most well-read city by none other than Amazon.com. Why Would Amazon Open a Real Bookstore? 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Raised “at the edge of the grid,” home-schooled and denied normal social interactions, Bergdahl was “bright” and “well-read,” Dahl said, but introverted, with outsized expectations of himself and others. Jail would be 'inappropriate' for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, general says during desertion hearing 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z The song “Lucifer Sam” is a nod to Christopher Smart’s poem Jubilate, “Dark Globe” is pinched from Tolkien, there’s Lear, Belloc and Joyce, all the typical influences of a well-read 21-year-old of that time. Musicians and writers choose their favourite book about music 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Why do the opinion programs scuttle the well-read in favor of those who can barely decipher a teleprompter? William F. Buckley would have loathed Fox News: Inside the right-wing media’s intellectual downfall 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z The well-read Bush said, “Wow,” and quickly compiled a short list that included the Bible’s New Testament. Bush suggests literature, from Bible to historical thriller 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z The well-read Bush said, "Wow," and quickly compiled a short list that included the Bible's New Testament. Bush suggests literature, from Bible to historical thriller 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Polling some random, well-read people of my acquaintance, I hear the following words: “fraud”, “glib”, and “opportunistic”. Freakonomics 10 years on: Stephen J Dubner and Steven D Levitt on what they got right and wrong 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Tall and blue-eyed, honest and involved in civic affairs, athletic and helpful around the house, well-read with a steady profession. This Is How Women Once Described the Ideal Husband 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z “There’s no reason Malta should engage a private company to sell its citizenship,” said Daphne Caruana Galizia, a columnist at The Malta Independent newspaper and the author of a well-read blog on the island. Malta Offers Citizenship and All Its Perks for a Price 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z I met him in a pub, where he immediately struck me as one of those sharp, thoughtful, well-read autodidacts - tinged with natural shyness. Viewpoint: Who are the people in the dark corners? - BBC News 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z As sheriff, Masters famously penned a well-read book slamming the insanities of the War on Drugs. Photographer chronicles Telluride’s rebellious heyday 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z “I considered myself somewhat well-read and conscious of right and wrong,” she said. One Woman’s Mission to Free Laos From Millions of Unexploded Bombs 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z I consider myself reasonably well-read on the subject of presidential speeches and high-profile political speeches by leaders of both parties. Quora Question: In Our Partisan Politics, Will There Ever Be Another 'Great Speech'? 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z For anyone who wants to attain the vaunted title of “being well-read,” it’s more about breadth than depth. 29 Books That Will Enrich Your Inner Literati 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z OK, it’s actually even more fun, especially for a well-read DC Comics fan. Blu-ray reviews: The Breakfast Club, Lego Justice League versus Bizarro League and The Interview 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z As we talked about journalism, she struck me as a normal would-be writer — earnest, well-read, a bit of a goofy sense of humor. Amanda Knox is engaged to be married, but her future is still stuck in the past 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z President Obama, like many well-read inhabitants of public life, is a professed admirer of Reinhold Niebuhr, the famous mid-20th-century Protestant theologian. Obama the theologian, partisan and progressive 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z He holds nothing back and is well-read and connected in uncommon ways, allowing him to identify unusual trends and opportunities. How Marc Andreessen Gets Honest Feedback And What It Means For You 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z “I expect to be a well-read member of Congress,” he said, referring to the long plane flights home. As Power in Congress Shifts to G.O.P., Lives of Freshmen in Transition 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Parkinson was, and no one wanted to admit that in front of the very intellectual and well-read governor. Mario Cuomo Embodied a Rare Breed of Public Servant 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Lloyd Webber said he would miss a “life-enhancing,” well-read and intelligent woman. Key Profumo scandal figure Mandy Rice-Davies dies 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Those documents, prosecutors wrote, show Severance to be “intelligent, well-read, calculating, and focused on violence.” Prosecutors: Accused Alexandria serial killer was motivated by child custody case These management experts and consultants are often well-read, well-paid, wise and witty. The Trouble With Management Consultants 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z Faced with an elderly patient who was anxious, withdrawn and never medicated, a well-read doctor might weigh many potential sources of guidance, this vignette among them. Why Doctors Need Stories 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z As a reasonably well-read Frenchman, it was often uncanny how Japanese I met had read more French literature than I had. Japan Must Open-Up To Asia And The World: Urgently! 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z As for Israelis, they travel widely and are generally well-educated and reasonably well-read. Tel Aviv Diary: Why Are Israelis Dazed and Confused? True to his well-read reputation, Schwartz sat at his locker following Thursday’s practice in front of an open laptop computer while working on a crossword puzzle. Browns offensive line has brains, brawn 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z He might be the loveliest man I have ever met — and among the smartest, funniest and most well-read. I’m the biggest ‘West Wing’ fan you’ll ever meet He begins every post from his well-read blog post with a hip hop quote. The Authenticity And Genius Of Ben Horowitz's Hip Hop Persona 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z “I am not a well-read or a well-educated person,” he told The Times. Steve Post, Sardonic Wit on WNYC, Is Dead at 70 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z He almost immediately ran into opposition from the well-read progressive Democratic blog, BlueVirginia, which objected to his choice for his top economic policy adviser, a Republican who works for the National Association of Manufacturers. A look at the 7 Democrats vying to replace Rep. Jim Moran He wrote that he was taking a year off his job as a snarky, well-read staff writer at Seattle-based green magazine Grist.org. His year of online silence: A popular blogger braces for reentry 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z A well-read Queens blogger who goes by the name George the Atheist followed last month with his own conclusion. For an Excited Nude Statue, Finally a Little Bit of Privacy 2013-12-28T03:11:34Z The word that eluded this extremely well-read crowd was toad. What the Word 'Toad' Says About China's Modernization 2013-08-16T05:50:22Z But she is very smart, cultured, and well-read — all things that are still extremely important to the Japanese elite, so I think she will fit in very well. Tokyo Doesn't Care Who the U.S. Ambassador Is 2013-08-06T07:05:24Z He was spied upon by a well-read blog in the lobby of his building last month. Samardzija on Marmol, Sveum 2013-06-20T05:00:00Z Those high-profile ad buys included sponsoring Politico's Playbook, an influential site that is well-read by administration officials. Canadian government doubles advertising spend on tar sands 2013-05-16T12:27:08Z Amazon’s definition of “well-read” leaves plenty to be desired, of course, since it’s based on sales alone. The 'Most Well-Read Cities' in America 2013-04-26T07:50:00Z “Charismatic, an eloquent speaker, well-read, the kind of guy who could bulls**t for hours about anything and be witty and brilliant.” Sibling Psychology and the Bombing Suspects 2013-04-20T01:05:22Z Lucky him to be so well-connected to the well-read and interested, but free-riding is not a serious option for everyone. Rolf Dobelli's ideas about not needing news are dangerous 2013-04-18T19:15:01Z So he wrote the financial world’s most well-read breakup note.” Goldman Sachs tell-all tells little 2012-10-22T14:21:00Z So he wrote the financial world’s most well-read breakup note. Greg Smith and Goldman Sachs: A Bad Romance 2012-10-22T09:59:35Z Despite being open about their influences, he denied Mumford and Sons are any more well-read than their contemporaries. Mumfords 'lift' line from Mantel 2012-09-14T15:48:31Z A State Department cable from that year, later made public by WikiLeaks, described Mr. Shawkat as “tough, extremely intelligent, well-read, quiet and a self starter.” Profiles of Syrian Officials Targeted in Damascus Blast 2012-07-18T22:39:48Z With thanks to my well-read friends for introducing me to some of these, and more. Thinking through health care reform: a compilation of diverse perspectives 2012-07-02T19:45:04.757Z This morning, Union Square Ventures partner Fred Wilson weighed in on the subject on his well-read blog. Facebook: At 10x Revs, Richly Priced, Says VC Fred Wilson 2012-06-05T16:39:51Z That includes luxury retail and e-commerce, says Jing Daily, a well-read digital publication on China luxury and culture. China On Track To Be World's Largest Luxury E-Commerce Market By 2015 2012-05-31T12:12:16Z Alexandria was one of three Virginia cities on the Amazon.com list of the 20 most well-read cities. Virginia, Florida have most well-read cities in US: poll 2012-05-16T19:38:44Z "He is getting too old for cabwork," argued the well-read driver. Punch, or the London Charivari, October 21st 1893 2012-04-04T02:01:00.747Z Next to being a man of talent, a well-read man is the most agreeable in society, and no investment of money or time is so profitable as that spent in good, useful books, and reading. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z He loved every soul, and being an acknowledged well-read scholar, he was more popular among his people than anyone who tried to gain popularity. Geoffery Gambado A Simple Remedy for Hypochondriacism and Melancholy Splenetic Humours 2012-03-14T02:00:27.650Z Her father is a well-read man for his opportunities. The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods 2012-02-13T03:00:18.927Z Many, very many, could be mentioned, who are superior in every way — well-read, strong-minded, with excellent natural talents, and unexceptionable, both in public and private life. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z "What does he want to do with the brute?" the well-read cabman asked himself again and again. Punch, or the London Charivari, October 21st 1893 2012-04-04T02:01:00.747Z He was a well-read, genial, and very efficient priest, and acted as temporary Administrator of Nashville after Rt. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z He appeared to be a wonderfully well-read man, with a fund of information on every subject. Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts 2011-12-17T03:00:14.840Z It keeps me in journalism working for a major, well-read brand. Forbes Contributors Talk About Our Model for Entrepreneurial Journalism 2011-12-01T11:36:45Z Dean Farrar's book contains nothing that is new to fairly well-read sceptics. The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z The well-read politician will see that a contest similar to those thus indicated is going on almost all over Europe. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z He was a gentleman in manners, intelligent, well-read, interested, in common with myself, in African philology and ethnology, and his river steamers often generously helped me in my itinerations. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z You are a living saint, a very pious man, well-read in the Quran. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z You may speak of a well-informed, well-read, talented, intellectual, accomplished lady; but call her not learned, unless she is well-versed in the Greek and Latin classics, and able to discuss them from their original language. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z But, in addition, he was an extremely clever and well-read man and a most interesting talker. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Although not a graduate, Miss Spencer was a well-read young lady of refined instincts and excellent character; she had taught school for some time, and was of French ancestry. Alter Ego A Tale 2011-10-13T02:00:41.707Z He is a well-read historian, and possesses an admirable faculty of communicating his ideas. Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z I ask any well-read American, who is acquainted with the private history of Cardinal Richlieu, whether he was not one of the greatest profligates of his day? Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z By his side there were several tattered, well-read volumes—‘Vanity Fair,’ ‘Elia,’ some of Bret Harte’s books; and Whyte Melville’s ‘Bones and I,’ and in his hand he had a crumpled home letter. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z Not only was she beautiful and fascinating, but well-read, well-mannered, modest, and unaffected, and a friend in whose discretion implicit reliance could be imposed. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z She affected to consider him as well-read as she was—what did he think of Meredith, and Ibsen? Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z Mrs Chadwick wore the vaguely distressed look that a well-read woman wears on discovering an unsuspected limitation in her literary attainments. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z On meeting him, people often could not conceal their surprise that so intelligent and well-read a man should be an American, and a frontier tradesman at that. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z A well-read fool is one of the most pestilential of blockheads. Every Man His Own University 2011-08-04T02:00:22.623Z It was a thing impossible that this delicate girl, educated, well-read, accomplished, should mate with an African brute, with his Oriental ideas of the servitude of woman. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Let your reading extend over a wide range, certainly—the wider the better, so long as you can cover the ground thoroughly—for an author should be well-read. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z It is evidently written by a well-read, cultivated, and refined woman, with warm feelings and strong religious convictions. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z He is well-read, widely travelled, fond of outdoor sports, and is very popular. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Another well-read blog, Inside Facebook, called it “a spectacularly failed attempt at undermining the competition.” Facebook, Foe of Anonymity, Is Forced to Explain a Secret 2011-05-14T01:30:36Z By a lucky chance I had rooms opposite a well-read and obliging bookseller, whose name was Marcus Aurelius, and who gave me the run of his library. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z She was a very well-read woman, and was able to follow Butler into the remotest recesses of his studies. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z He was also, notwithstanding his youth, a well-read lawyer, of excellent judgment and discrimination, and his opinions were always regarded with the greatest respect, alike by Bench and Bar. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z The stock of Alpine jokes is scanty; indeed, a well-read author can get them all, with a little arrangement, into the compass of one short description of a day in the mountains. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z Not a single English tourist, with his well-read Murray under his arm, was to be seen there; not a carriage driver broke the stillness of the place with his polyglot solicitations to ride. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z Bodemeyer, like all German journalists, was a well-read man, but had never been outside Hanover. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z From the house, she ran the New York Poets Theatre and Poets Press, and wrote “Floating Bear,” a well-read newsletter. East Village Journal: Preservationists Focus on a Little Brick House 2011-02-19T04:28:29Z There is, as I am well aware, a widespread but erroneous impression that the Blue Grass Region is older than this; but no well-read person could possibly fall into such an unaccountable error. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z With the perverse instinct of her sex, she despises the well-read, dog's-eared volume, full of high thought and purpose, and longs for a newer work—inferior, possibly, as it may be, but with uncut pages. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z The boy who will buy a book with his own money, will read aloud from it to his family, will reread it, is safely started on the way to becoming a well-read man. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z It requires to be accentuated that Miss Cavell, apart from her profession, was a well-read woman. A Noble Woman The Life-Story of Edith Cavell 2011-01-27T03:00:42.663Z Although a very well-read man—for in his distant home he had kept himself well supplied with the current English literature, and with scientific works of every description—he knew very little of real life. A Search For A Secret (Vol 1 of 3) A Novel 2011-01-22T03:00:18.233Z Colonel Williams had seen much of the world, having travelled extensively in Europe early in the century, and he was a cultivated, well-read man. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z He was passionate about politics, always had been, and was knowledgeable and well-read. The notorious case history of Jared Loughner's lawyer 2011-01-11T22:12:00Z In some cases, little literature existed to help guide the thinking and shape the preparations of even the most well-read participants. At War: What They Are Reading: "My Life With The Taliban." 2010-12-24T02:32:32Z That there were many well-read, respectable and honorable men among the parochial clergy at this period, it would be wrong to deny. A Sketch of the Life and Labors of George Whitefield 2010-12-24T03:00:34.583Z You discover that he is well-read, this man who says I come for I came, you was, you didn't ought, I don't know as I do, etc. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z He's a good thinker, very well-read and very serious. The Ashes 2010: How calamity led to conquest for England's Andy Flower 2010-11-23T19:50:00Z Prescient praise from perhaps the most well-read naturalist of that or any century. 2010-02-15T19:12:00Z For a well-read woman like Bayrak it is also an intellectual journey. 2010-01-13T21:42:00Z It is well for the young husband to be intelligent and well-read along these and kindred lines, but if he employs a physician he should accept the physician's judgment and have his instructions followed. What a Young Husband Ought to Know The well-read, well-bred American is the most delightful of men; good society in America is the wittiest, most genial, and most hospitable I have met with. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z On either side of the cluster of windows are built-in bookcases which have been painted white to match the trim and are filled with well-read books. Remodeled Farmhouses “A piece of good and thorough work, the work of a sound and well-read expositor, and especially of an orthodox Scotch divine.” The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews It fell open of itself at the well-read page, and his eyes rested for one rich moment on the words: Captain: Josiah Evans. The Star Lord The independent, fairly well-read American girl will not sell her labor to women who insist on her giving any part of her personality but the work of her hands. Maids Wives and Bachelors He enjoyed the formidable reputation of being well-read; but it is only just to explain that he was well read chiefly in the archaic sense—in the bores and pedants of antiquity. Eden An Episode As for the morals of our highlanders, they are precisely what any well-read person would expect after taking their belatedness into consideration. Our Southern Highlanders He could hardly be called a well-read man, nor were his intellectual interests numerous. Studies in Contemporary Biography If she had been a well-read woman, he would have been afraid to risk such a plot; but he knew that she scarcely ever scanned the columns of a newspaper. Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday De Bure describes this first protestant Bible not only as rare, but, when found, as usually imperfect, much soiled and dog-eared, as the well-read first edition of Shakspeare, by the perpetual use of the multitude. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 “But police detective work is never any good,” as Henry, a well-read person in some respects, remarked. Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings The hexameter verses are anonymous; perhaps one of your well-read antiquaries may be able to assign to them the author, and be disposed to annotate them. Notes and Queries, Number 215, December 10, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Browne, a well-read man, was educated at Oxford, Montpellier, Padua, and Leyden, and he was thoroughly imbued with the teaching of the prophets of the "new learning." Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England Papers Read at a Clark Library Seminar, October 14, 1967 It is worth noting that the well-read Athenaeus, conversant with most authors of Antiquity makes no mention of the Apicius book. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome Doubtless both are excellent citizens, men of considerable position and influence, certainly very pleasant companions, and, to all appearance, well-read, well-informed men. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Mr. Stubbs was a good mechanic, an intelligent, well-read man, and ten years before had been to California in search of gold. A Gold Hunter's Experience She was a well-read girl, and at home it was but seldom that she met any men who had interests outside their business or their sports. People of Position "Professor Wahrmund is preparing a paper on the subject," said Leopold, who, as remarked, is a very well-read chap and a student. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess The editor reveals himself to be a better scholar, well-read in the classics, than a practical cook, well-versed in kitchen practice. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome Though there were 'some well-read men and good scholars among us, even they had little taste for the ponderous reading in which Fitzjames delighted.' The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice All, intellectually, belong to the class called in America more or less well-read men; information acquired by reading, but which in itself is not much. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 It was not all frivolity, and he found she was wonderfully well-read for a girl of that day. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia When the Department went into operation he was one of its principal teachers, and in this sphere he left upon his pupils the impress of a well-read chemist and a devotee to his profession. The History of Dartmouth College And well-read as the writer was in other respects, it was plain that she was also learned in both the books Faith had had at Neanticut. Say and Seal, Volume I She's so bookish and well-read, takes such an interest in all the latest movements—runs up to town for matinées of intellectual dramas—quite the modern type of girl. In Brief Authority He was an honest, kind-hearted, and fairly well-read man, whose odd sayings and quaint phrases were proverbial. Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast An evangelical preacher is not obliged to be well-read. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete He was well-read, and had his own opinions. A Romantic Young Lady The old Bible, with the edges of its leaves all brown and ragged—and most brown and ragged where the well-read psalms lay—was always on the farthest window-sill with Father MacAllister's glasses beside it. 'Lizbeth of the Dale He was well-read, very decided in his views that the people were made to be governed, not to govern. Louis Philippe Makers of History Series When that actress is intelligent, well-read, artistic and up-to-date, as Miss Annie Russell surely is, her plight is even more melancholy. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 It appears that there had been a dreamer in this family, a well-read man whose acres and interests had got away from him, long ago. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation If well-read, so much the better, provided she is not too fond of her book to neglect overseeing her affairs and suffering the hole in her stocking to go unmended. A Portrait of Old George Town No one could say of him that he was witty, well-read, or given to much thinking; but he knew just what was wanted at this point of time or at that, and could give it. Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite I found her a pleasant woman, well-read, well-educated and widely travelled. The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance Yet, if a well-read, modern playwright cannot improve upon the eighteenth century, with his sublime knowledge of all that has occurred since—then he must indeed be rather small potatoes. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 The surgeon was a clever little dapper man, well-read, shockingly irritable, fond of controversy on ethics, etymology, and giving the blue pill. A Sailor of King George He was a well-read man, though like others of his kind he made no pretense at scholarship, and used the broad, burring dialect when he spoke in his mill. Lorimer of the Northwest Quiet and unassuming in manner, Ballance, who was a well-read man, always seemed fonder of his books and his chessboard than of public bustle; yet his loss to New Zealand political life was great. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" He is a clever, well-read man, but learning, you know, can only do harm. The Light Shines in Darkness It would be a difficult matter for a well-read American to recall the names of more than four or five notable Indians, leaving, of course, contemporaneous red men out of the question. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History In this delightful work she had the company and help of Dr. Jones, himself a well-read and enthusiastic botanist. Dorothy on a Ranch It is written generally in the laborious unreadable, well-read style—the book about the book. The Lost Art of Reading Poor Jack was always a good-natured, honourable fellow, uncommonly clever and amusing—a well-read man, too; and Owen is safe enough—no one could try to borrow of him.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster W. K. Bull, who presided over so many municipal elections, and was a very well-read man, also took part, giving a reading on Australia, and ending up with a recitation. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria Did no memory come to either of those well-read priestly refugees of a familiar question—“Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with Thee?” It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot He had received his education in France and Germany, and not only spoke the languages of those countries fluently, but was well-read in their literature. The Call Of The South 1908 He can be good company when he likes—he's real well-read and intelligent. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 Also you are a man of intellect and education, well-read, musical, and with an inexhaustible fund of intensely interesting conversation, so that I think Captain Brown will find in you a very agreeable companion.” Turned Adrift He was a well-read man and an accurate thinker. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada He spoke five, languages, and was a well-read man for his time. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot It's too bad, too bad," he said; "Campbell is a very clever man—far cleverer than I am; a well-read man, too; but he has no tact, no tact. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert If they are nothing more than well-read men, or men of information, they have not what specially deserves the name of culture of mind, or fulfils the type of Liberal Education. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin Yet Stinson, of a good Indiana family, was a bright and studious and well-read boy, of whom many good things had been predicted. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado The writer shows a talent for invective, but there is a good deal of evidence that he was well-read in other Pope attacks. Two Poems Against Pope One Epistle to Mr. A. Pope and the Blatant Beast He was an intelligent, well-read man and something of a politician, an ardent supporter of the British rule in Egypt. There was a King in Egypt As to manners he was really charming, and so well-read that Mr. Winthrop Adams took to him at once. A Little Girl in Old Boston I suppose it is fully understood that the nobility of England are not necessarily either cultured or well-read. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators He was a charming companion, not alone was he exceedingly well-read, but he was sympathetic and helpful to a degree. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer Being a very well-read man himself, he had been the first to learn from the newspapers of the approach of that dangerous contagious sickness, the antidotes against which were still unknown. The Day of Wrath Though Mr. Ramsay, her builder, was a ship carpenter, he was a very intelligent and well-read man. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder Your well-read readers will remember some similar tales relative to the death of Cardinal Mazarine. Notes and Queries, Number 72, March 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Although never a college student, he was always what may justly be termed a well-read man, and, indeed, a learned one. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 I was given to understand that the fellow-spirit was an exceedingly well-read man, and something of a wanderer. The Book-Hunter at Home F what value is it to a community to contain—still more to be composed of—well-read people? The Booklover and His Books Caroline obeyed the injunction; she became a very well-read woman, and never wrote stories for publication. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record She was a cultivated, well-read woman, and her conversation was very different to that to which I had been accustomed. Dwell Deep or Hilda Thorn's Life Story That he apologised for it indicated a very high degree of culture indeed in rural America, and, in fact, I found that he was a well-read and modest man. Memoirs A fairly well-read man himself, for a sea-adventurer, he glimpsed a wide-ness of range and catholicity of taste that were beyond him. A Son Of The Sun Well-read Scotland is peculiarly unanimous in the custom, and well-read America follows suit. Immortal Memories "I should judge Mrs. Carstairs to be a well-read woman," he said, endeavouring to change the subject while ostensibly pursuing it. Afterwards Moreover, he was cultivated and well-read, and his society was agreeable. The Daughters of Danaus "Quite an original:" A phrase, we fancy, rather oftener used by the young, or the unlearned, or the untraveled, than by the old, or the well-read, or the man who has made the grand tour. The Confidence-Man He was one of the old well-read school, and was never without his edition of Shakespeare, the Globe one, which he took with him on his journeys. John Forster He has an acknowledged place in the history of literature, but there pretty well even well-read people are content to leave him. Immortal Memories Her behavior is all you could desire; she is well-educated and well-read and you cannot imagine what a comfort she has been to me. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories He was a Cambridge man; a thorough gentleman; well-read; wholly devoted to his sacred calling; and fearless in his assertion of what he believed to be right. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography My well-read friend Douce had collected materials for such a work. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 "The popular-class composer nowadays is not infrequently a thoroughly competent and well-read musician who, if he chose, could write really solid and substantial music." Spirit and Music They are well-educated people, speaking English and French, and well-read and accomplished. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 He was a well-read boy, and therefore did not appear as "green" as he might otherwise have done. The Young Bridge-Tender or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle Cervantes' "Don Quixote" is so widely known that any well-read man should know it. Pushing to the Front He had a good deal to say, too, for Mr Marline was a well-read man and took a great interest in all matters of science. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea They display him as a very well-read man, intimately acquainted with the Scriptures, and the translations from the Fathers of the Church, and the Russian Chronicles, as well as with general history. A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections General Johnston is a very well-read man, and agreeable to converse with. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 They had the look of well-read, cherished volumes but no mark of possession. Rebel Spurs Hawthorne's "Mosses from an Old Manse" are stories of unique interest, and "The Scarlet Letter" is known to all well-read people. Pushing to the Front One of them was unwell, or feeble, and the other tended him very tenderly: and both were very gentlemanly and well-read. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in Two Volumes Vol. II She discussed current events with her cousin Seth on long drives in the country, finding him a delightful companion, well-read, understanding, and interested in people and causes. Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian They are the record of a stubborn, prejudiced, well-trained musician and well-read man, one who was not devoid of irony. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques The doctor was an intelligent, well-read man, affable and kind, and deeply interested in the welfare of those over whom he had an oversight. The Bobbin Boy or, How Nat Got His learning There is a wealth within the reach of the poorest mechanic and day-laborer in this country that kings in olden times could not possess, and that is the wealth of a well-read, cultured mind. Pushing to the Front She was young and beautiful, well-read and accomplished. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Awfully clever and well-read, but shut up inside a sort of compartment of life. Quisanté I do not pretend to be a well-read theologian myself, but I say this on the authority of a theological professor of Breda, quoted in the M�langes Th�ol. for 1850-1. Apologia pro Vita Sua It is a fault which could not be avoided without falsifying chronology at a period familiar to every well-read person, or losing sight of the admonitory lesson which the tale was intended to convey. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel This old man had once had artistic tendencies, had tried his hand at various things, and was well-read and well-travelled. Heart and Soul by Maveric Post Neither parent was college-bred, yet Charles' father was a well-read man, a keen thinker, and a master of debate. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro His father, a military and well-read man, educated him equally for war and literature. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution In this way a weary, well-read novel-reader, worn out in all lines of light letters, enters a circulating library, and queruously asks: "Have you any new books?" The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future Napier said that no example can be shown in history of a great general who was not also a well-read man. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 It is just this inability or carelessness in plays attempting to reproduce literary works upon the stage that annoys so many intelligent, well-read people who attend theatrical productions of material which they already know. Public Speaking Frederick's mother was a well-read woman, passionately fond of the theatre and an enthusiastic lover of Goethe and the poets of the romantic school. Atlantis Mr. Bomford is also," she went on, "extremely pleasant and remarkably well-read. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton Moreover, though Wesley was an able man and a well-read man, and could write in admirably lucid and racy language, he can by no means be ranked among theologians of the first order. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century Napier says that there is no instance on record of a successful general who was not also a well-read man. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 The visitors were evidently generous-minded, wholesome sort of people, with no high development of the critical faculty, travelled, well-read, merry, and kind. What Necessity Knows It seems, however, agreed, that no one would quote if he could think; and it is not imagined that the well-read may quote from the delicacy of their taste, and the fulness of their knowledge. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 The packer at Rigger's, intelligent and well-informed and well-read, discoursed in good French about English and French politics and on the pleasure it would be to travel and see the world. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls Mr. Newton, besides being an ingenious mechanic, was well-read in books, and was considered one of the first mathematicians in New York. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made A fresh suit of clothes, some personal and bed linen, towels, shoes, family photographs, flea powder, ginger-snaps, beef essence, soap, my little down pillow, and his beloved and well-read Shakespeare. A Woman's Part in a Revolution But, ah, she was sweet and pleasant, though possibly not well-read, The excellent wife who cheered your life, And vanished at ten to bed. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, June 18, 1892 Mr. Lee gives one the impression of being a well-read man, as, in fact, he is. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 Many otherwise well-read people, while admitting that Lutherans are Protestants, suspect that their system is still imbued with the leaven of Romanism. The Lutherans of New York Their Story and Their Problems Books and magazines furnished the only mental stimulants in the valley and it was a surprisingly well-read community. Judith of the Godless Valley And his new comrades would appeal to her, Dermot, strong, capable, one who would always stand out from his fellows; Hunt grave, kindly, well-read; Burke witty, clever and good-hearted. The Jungle Girl They were all clever, and well-read, without a tinge of the bluestocking, and most of them were musical to the tips of their slender fingers. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, November 14, 1891 Mr. Benfy was too "well-read" to be wholly popular with the staff. Romance Island Mirza-Schaffy's opinion concerning these compositions is embodied in quite a number of songs, of which space must be found for one: Forsooth! is Mirza-Jussuf a very well-read man! Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 My friends and daily companions are the pupils whom Cratippus brought with him from Mitylene, well-read men, of whom he highly approves. Roman life in the days of Cicero She was an educated girl, clever and well-read, and I had even forgotten my Latin, one may say, completely. Best Russian Short Stories You were pleased to observe yourself that I am a clever, well-read man, and to teach one who knows does nothing but harm. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories He never got out of the tenements in his life; he was crushed and kept under; yet he was a well-read man and a magnificent talker; he could talk Marx and Tolstoi supremely. The Gibson Upright Under Dr. Brown's P. 20direction, and stimulated by his notice, she soon became—not a blue-stocking—but well-read, well-informed above the average. The Life of John Ruskin Gay without levity, well-read without pedantry, and good-looking without vanity. The Idler in France A Socialist and labor agitator, of the most dangerous type, because intellectual and well-read. The Air Trust As Hittell points out, even well-read lawyers who happened to be made alcaldes soon came to pay little attention to technicalities and to seek the merit of cases without regard to rules or forms. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado "How well-read they all are in the national literature," Sidney murmured to Addie. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People It is a well-worn, well-read volume, of no value whatever as an edition,—but it belonged to Abraham Lincoln. Yesterdays with Authors A university graduate and well-read thinker and student, he turned out to be the one consistent Social Democratic politician in Germany on the question of the war. The Land of Deepening Shadow Germany-at-War She had a pious, a well-read, a not meanly-descended woman for her nurse, who with her milk, as Mrs. Harlowe says,* gave her that nurture which no other nurse could give her. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9 Brother Hulce was a well-read man, a good thinker, and earnestly devoted to his work, but his health was not equal to the toil and exposures of the Itinerancy. Thirty Years in the Itinerancy They were both charming, well-mannered, well-educated, well-read women, and trusted each other to the uttermost with every thought and feeling and purpose of their hearts. Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel She was not well-read, like Miss Minorkey; she was not even very smart at her lessons: but she was sweet. The Mystery of Metropolisville The daughter of the house, a well-read girl of nineteen, blazed up at the sight of this photograph, and showed it to her mother, who was equally surprised. The Land of Deepening Shadow Germany-at-War Mr. Hartley has a widow-sister at Pensylvania, with whom he will undertake you may board, and who is a sober, sensible, well-read woman. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8 Old Man Fewkes said they named him this because a well-read man had told them it might give him force of character; but it failed. Vandemark's Folly If they are nothing more than well-read men, or men of information, they have not what specially deserves the name of culture of mind, or fulfils the type of liberal education. English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice She was also—if that had been necessary to obtain her purpose—well-read and accomplished. Bred in the Bone The population is a vigorous, intelligent, highly moral and well-read community, as I could not fail to notice on attending service on the Sabbath at different places of worship. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's Bourdaloue's comrade, who assumed the well-read air, and who had fastened on to Despreaux and Corbinelli, asked him what in the world this book could be that was so remarkably clever. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 How fondly do we turn the pages of the well-read essays, with their pictures of good Sir Roger de Coverley, Will Honeycomb, and the rest of that happy crew. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Mr. Linden's acquirements are to receive peculiar lustre from a triumph over no ordinary competitor,--over the intelligent and well-read Doctor Harrison. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 He had several hobbies, and was a well-read man and superior to those around him; and perhaps this was the cause of his holding himself aloof from most of the villagers. His Big Opportunity Nor has he neglected those more solid attainments which should ever distinguish the well-bred gentleman, for he is an excellent general scholar, and particularly well-read in the literature of the middle ages. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 12, No. 349, Supplement to Volume 12. He is a well-read zoologist, an intelligent botanist and a general physiologist, and has been for a long series of years the focus of the diffusion of knowledge on a great variety of subjects. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Then there was Mr. Stark, minister of another Secession church in the village—a much younger man than Mr. Ure, but a good scholar and a well-read theologian. Principal Cairns The best heads that ever existed, Pericles, Plato, Julius Caesar, Shakspeare, Goethe, Milton, were well-read, universally educated men, and quite too wise to undervalue letters. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 The boy lost his mother during his infancy, and was brought up by his paternal grandmother, a well-read, intelligent woman, of a religious turn. Heroes of the Telegraph Mr Verloc was not a well-read person; his range of allusive phrases was limited, but there was a peculiar aptness in circumstances which made him think of rats leaving a doomed ship. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale Himself a well-read man and a writer of very fair verse, he recognized the decided promise of Kendall's work and gave him a place in his office. The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens He was fond of all sorts of philosophy, and was well-read and expert in them all. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans He was a witty, intelligent, well-read man, rivalling Captain Jim himself in the knack of telling a good story. Anne's House of Dreams She knew no romances, and had only a feeble share in the feelings which are the source of romance, so that well-read ladies may find it difficult to understand her state of mind. Adam Bede The abstinence of this class is the most significant, for well-read, refined, fastidious citizens are the pride of a community, and their influence for good is far-reaching. The Ways of Men Otherwise he is an agreeable companion, well-read and entertaining, and as gallant a seaman as ever trod a deck. The Captain of the Polestar She is a very well-read woman is the mother; she keeps up to date in French literature as well as in English, and can talk by the hour about the Goncourts, and Flaubert, and Gautier. The Stark Munro Letters He was a melancholy, well-read man, who had travelled, and to whom the idea of liberty was a passion. Remember the Alamo To the well-read spectator, the portrait stands confessed as the likeness of the first Governor of Upper Canada, and the founder of the Town of York. Canadian Notabilities, Volume 1 "Your conversation indicates that you are well-read and well-informed." From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin When he chooses he can be a most fascinating companion, being remarkably well-read, and having the power of expressing his opinion forcibly without appearing to be dogmatic. The Captain of the Polestar Men of gain, Wise in success, well-read in feeble books, No nigher come, I pray: your air is drear; 'Tis winter and low skies when ye appear. The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 1 He's a well-read man, for all his queer talk, and many's a wise thing he says when you're not expecting it. The Foolish Lovers For these people are well-read and well-bred, and truly ladies in all things. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 It was more a girl's well-read lesson than a Queen pronouncing her speech. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 Although the opportunities for hearing music would not be very liberal in a town like Halle, Handel, under Zachow, became a well-read musician as well as an accomplished one. Handel The present chief editor is Dr. Zaayer, formerly a Liberal member of the Second Chamber of the States-General, a shrewd, well-read Dutchman, with a splendid University education; and the manager, J.C. Dutch Life in Town and Country Although she was well-read, she lacked the delicate observation, the ingenious comparisons, the jingling of brilliant phrases or words which compose what in France is called wit. The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise They are all men of culture; all possessed of the two languages, Greek and Latin, well-read and interested in the problems and half-solutions of their skeptical time. Europe and the Faith "Sine auctoritate nulla vita" From the number of books found in his rooms it could be gathered that he was a well-read man. The Possessed (The Devils) But they were men of the world, pleasant, and both well-read: and Lauber's conversation was always interesting on any other subject than music. Jean-Christophe, Volume I This means that he is no swashbuckler, but a genial, well-mannered, open-minded and well-read gentleman, with a somewhat scientific turn of mind and a rare freedom from military prejudice. Dutch Life in Town and Country Columbus was a well-read man, and in Aristotle, Ptolemy, and other ancient authorities he found apparent confirmation of his grand idea. Early European History Having got over the first shock of the disaster, Hal wanted information, and he questioned Big Jack, a solid and well-read man who had given thought to every aspect of the industry. King Coal : a Novel He is always a travelled man, and nearly always a well-read man. First and Last Clever, well-read, lively in manner and witty in conversation, she was invariably agreeable, despite the fact that her speech was apt to be too frank and her determination too unswerving to render her universally popular. The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 Why you'll be chronicled,—there's nothing on record like it, that ever I heard of; I am well-read in romances too. The Bride of Fort Edward Their education, carefully begun by their parents, is often completed in Scotland, and they are well-read, intelligent people, as proud of their Indian as of their European descent. A Trip to Manitoba And what a really well-read and agreeable man he is, all the while! Two Years Ago, Volume II. The Armenian Hayton, though evidently a well-read man, possibly could not write in Roman characters. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 Men of gain, Wise in success, well-read in feeble books, Do not come near me now, your air is drear; 'Tis winter and low skies when ye appear. A Hidden Life and Other Poems Hyacinth left the Rectory that night with three well-read numbers of the Gleaner in his pocket. Hyacinth It is not common for actors to be gifted with great conversational powers, any more than for artists, as a general thing, to be well-read people, especially in history. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women Puttenham was a bad poet, a well-read man, and a courtier. Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance A Study of Rhetorical Terms in English Renaissance Literary Criticism Indeed, like many another well-read and intelligent person, he had never heard of pauper's badges. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) A well-read and soiled copy of the handsome edition of Mr. Hawthorne's "Blithedale Romance"! Memories of Hawthorne |
| 随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。