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May 4, 2024 · Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, KStJ, DL (/ ˈ b eɪ d ən ˈ p oʊ əl / BAY-dən POH-əl; 22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941) was a British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of the ...
- 1876–1910
Apr 15, 2024 · The story centres on Jean Louise (“Scout”) Finch, an unusually intelligent girl who ages from six to nine years old during the novel. She and her brother, Jeremy Atticus (“Jem”), are raised by their widowed father, Atticus Finch.
Apr 13, 2024 · Robert Baden-Powell, British army officer who became a national hero for his defense of Mafikeng in the South African War. He later became famous as the founder of the Boy Scouts and as a cofounder of a parallel group for girls, the Girl Guides, whose American organization was the forerunner of the Girl Scouts.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 25, 2024 · Harper Lee’s father was Amasa Coleman Lee, a lawyer who by all accounts resembled the hero of her novel in his sound citizenship and warmheartedness. The plot of To Kill a Mockingbird is based in part on his unsuccessful youthful defense of two African American men convicted of murder.
Apr 30, 2024 · Scout To The End: An Interview With Mary Badham. “To Kill a Mockingbird” star Mary Badham talks about playing one of literature’s most beloved characters upon the paperback release of Go Set a Watchman. by Cerith Mathias.
