Besant
Annie (Wood), 1847–1933, English theosophist.
Sir Walter, 1836–1901, English novelist.
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How to use Besant in a sentence
Indeed Mr. Walter Besant assures us that now our publishers have no risks, not even financial!
Books Fatal to Their Authors | P. H. DitchfieldIt was the first of the series to be inserted, and was unveiled by Sir Walter Besant in 1896.
Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral | George WorleySir Walter Besant regarded it as the "greatest historical novel in the language."
The World's Greatest Books, Vol VII | VariousBut of Sir Walter Besant's single-mindedness in this voluntary work there is no shadow of doubt.
My Contemporaries In Fiction | David Christie MurrayI have read a story by the late Sir Walter Besant, in which he presents the specific craving as if it were a specific magic curse.
Mankind in the Making | H. G. Wells
British Dictionary definitions for Besant
/ (ˈbɛzənt, bɪˈzænt) /
Annie, née Wood . 1847–1933, British theosophist, writer, and political reformer in England and India
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