Gil Blas—zhēl bläss, not jĭl blä nor jeel bläz.
Gotham—gō´tham, not gŏth´am. A name applied to New York City.
Haidee—hī´dee, not hā´dee. One of the heroines in "Don Juan."
Iachimo—yăk´i-mo, not ī-ăk´i-mo. A prominent character in "Cymbeline."
Iago—e-ä´go, not ī-ā´go. One of the principal characters in "Othello."
Jacques—zhäk, not jăk´kwĕs. A character in "As You Like It."
Klaus, Peter—klowss, not klawz. The hero of a German tradition similar to that of "Rip Van Winkle."
Lalla Rookh—lä´la rōōk, not lăl´la rŏŏk. The heroine of Moore's poem of the same name.
Laodamia—la-ŏd-a-mī´a, not la-o-dā´mi-a. The wife of Protesilaus slain by Hector, and the name of a poem by Wordsworth.
Lara—lä´ra, not lā´ra nor lăr´a. The hero and name of Byron's poem.