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—Graustarkian, adj./grow"stahrk, graw"-/, n.a novel (1901) by George Barr McCutcheon about the romantic and melodramatic adventures of military and courtly figures in the fictional kingdom of Graustark.
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Graustark — This article is about the fictional country. For the American Thoroughbred racehorse, see Graustark (horse). Cover of 1901 edition of Graustark Graustark is a fictional country in Eastern Europe used as a setting for several novels by George Barr … Wikipedia
Graustark — noun Etymology: Graustark, imaginary country in the novel Graustark (1901) by George B. McCutcheon died 1928 American novelist Date: 1941 an imaginary land of high romance; also a highly romantic piece of writing • Graustarkian adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Graustark (horse) — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Graustark caption = sire = Ribot dam = Flower Bowl damsire = Alibhai sex = Stallion foaled = 1963 country = United States flagicon|USA colour = Chestnut breeder = John W. Galbreath owner = Darby Dan Farm … Wikipedia
graustark — grau·stark … English syllables
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Prince Ganlook of Graustark — The fictional Prince Ganlook was the earliest mentioned ruler of Graustark of the Graustark novels. Ganlook s wife, the princess, was sister to the country s later Count. In the 1870s Graustark was at war with the neighboring north country… … Wikipedia
George Barr McCutcheon — (July 26, 1866–1928) was an American popular novelist and playwright. His best known works include the series of novels set in Graustark, a fictional East European country, Brewster s Millions , a play and several films.Born in Tippecanoe County … Wikipedia
McCutcheon, George Barr — ▪ American author born July 26, 1866, near Lafayette, Ind., U.S. died Oct. 23, 1928, New York, N.Y. American novelist whose best known works are Graustark (1901; filmed 1915 and 1925), a romantic novel set in a mythical middle European… … Universalium
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