ANNIE FIELDS (ADAMS)
\ˈani fˈiːldz ˈadəmz], \ˈani fˈiːldz ˈadəmz], \ˈa_n_i f_ˈiː_l_d_z__ ˈa_d_ə_m_z]\
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An American poet and essayist, wife of James T. Fields; born in Boston, 1834. She has been a leader in charity organization and work. She published: "Under the Olive", poems (1881); "Biography of James T. Fields" (1884); "How to Help the Poor" (1885); "The Singing Shepherd"; "Authors and their Friends"; "A Shelf of Old Books" (1896); "Life and Letters of Harriet Beecher Stowe" (1897); "Orpheus" (1900).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.