Agbarus or Abgarus, the alleged author of a spurious letter to Jesus Christ. Edessa is in Mesopotamia
Alboin, King of the Lombards, 561-573, he invaded Italy as far as the Tiber
Alcina, the personification of carnal pleasure in the Orlando Furioso
Aldus, the famous Venetian printer (1447-1515), who issued the Aldine editions of the classics and invented italic type
Alfieri, Italian dramatist, and one of the pioneers of the revolt against eighteenth-century literary and society models (1749-1803)
Algarotti, Francesco, a litterateur, friend of Voltaire. Frederic made him a count (1764)
Alnaschar, see “The History of the Barber’s Fifth Brother,” in the Arabian Nights
Alva, Duke of, the infamous governor of the Netherlands (1508-82)
Amadeus, Victor, “the faithless ruler of Savoy,” who for a bribe deserted Austria, whose troops he was commander-in chief of for France, in 1692
Arbuthnot, Dr., author of the History of John Bull, friend of Swift and Pope (1679-1735)