ADAM BELCIKOVSKI
\ˈadəm bˌɛlsɪkˈɒvskɪ], \ˈadəm bˌɛlsɪkˈɒvskɪ], \ˈa_d_ə_m b_ˌɛ_l_s_ɪ_k_ˈɒ_v_s_k_ɪ]\
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A Polish dramatist; born in Cracow, 1839. Among his numerous historical dramas and comedies are: "King Don Juan" (1869); "Hunyadi" (1870); "Francesca da Rimini" (1873); "The Oath" (1878); "King Boleslav the Bold" (1882). He also wrote valuable essays on Polish literature.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
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