Richardson

[ rich-erd-suhn ]

noun

1. Henry Handel Henrietta Richardson Robertson, 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
2. Henry Hob·son [hob, -s, uh, n], 1838–86, U.S. architect.
3. Jack (Carter), 1934–2012, U.S. playwright and novelist.
4. Sir Owen Williams, 1879–1959, English physicist: Nobel Prize 1928.
5. Sir Ralph (David), 1902–83, English actor.
6. Samuel, 1689–1761, English novelist.
7. Tony, 1928–91, English motion-picture and theatrical director.
8. Walter Hart, 1880–1961, U.S. journalist.
9. a city in northeastern Texas, near Dallas.

Richardson

/ ˈrɪtʃədsən /

noun

1. RichardsonDorothy M(iller)18731957FBritishWRITING: novelist Dorothy M ( iller ). 1873–1957, British novelist, a pioneer of stream-of-consciousness writing: author of the novel sequence Pilgrimage (14 vols, 1915–67)
2. RichardsonHenry Handel18701946FAustralianWRITING: novelist Henry Handel . pen name of Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson , 1870–1946, Australian novelist; author of the trilogy The Fortunes of Richard Mahony (1917–29)
3. RichardsonSir Owen Willans18791959MBritishSCIENCE: physicist Sir Owen Willans . 1879–1959, British physicist; a pioneer in the study of atomic physics: Nobel prize for physics 1928
4. RichardsonSir Ralph (David)19021983MBritishTHEATRE: stage actorFILMS AND TV: actor Sir Ralph ( David ). 1902–83, British stage and screen actor
5. RichardsonSamuel16891761MBritishWRITING: novelist Samuel . 1689–1761, British novelist whose psychological insight and use of the epistolary form exerted a great influence on the development of the novel. His chief novels are Pamela (1740) and Clarissa (1747)

Example Sentences

One of the few English authors he admired was Samuel Richardson.

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For a shorter introduction to Richardson, read Journey to Paradise: Short Stories and Autobiographical Sketches.

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Suffice it to say, we hoped, with Governor Richardson as our veteran QB, to advance the ball down the field a bit.

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I called it “ding-dong diplomacy”; Governor Richardson wisely pointed out that “basketball diplomacy” is better than none.

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“It has yet to receive the recognition it deserves,” said Richardson.

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Jonathan Richardson died; a celebrated English painter of heads, and an author.

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Some of Hills acerbity may have been absorbed from Richardson, hurt by the writers silence.

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In the fifth edition, Richardson seems chiefly concerned with redundancy, but he also diminishes some of the praise.

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In the passage introducing the new letters (page xv) Richardson now apologizes.

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In the fifth edition one detects a certain discomfort with the false editorship and the praise Richardson permits himself with it.

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