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For a flavour, here is the entry for Charles Darwin:
''Darwin’s Origin of Species:<br>''''One of mankind’s greatest theses, <br>''''Upset monkeys by the dozens, <br>''''Treating them as people’s cousins.''
It's accompanied by a cartoon of some very cross primates pointing at Darwin, which I loved!
And then there's Dickens, explained via Bleak House:
''The story starts simply, but soon the plot thickens.<br> ''''A man catches fire; the heroine sickens.<br> ''''The closer the climax, the more the pace quickens,<br> ''''Till all is resolved. That’s what happens in Dickens. ''
I don't know about you, but I think that's as good a precis of Dickens as it gets.
And I found a lot of commonality with Mrs Noah in the bible stories section:
''Mrs Noah said: “Dear, would you mind?<br> ''''We’ve been told to take two of each kind;<br> ''''But these spiders and snakes''''Really give me the shakes.<br> ''''Don’t you think we could leave them behind?” ”''
We arachnophobes should stick together!
