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Baron Baltimore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (136 words) |
 | Baron Baltimore is a defunct title in the Peerage of Ireland. |
| The title was held by several members of the Calvert family who were the proprietors of the Province of Avalon in Newfoundland and the Province of Maryland, later the U.S. state of Maryland. |
| In the context of United States history, the name Lord Baltimore usually refers to Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore after whom the city of Baltimore, Maryland is named. |
| Reading Group Guide: Lord Baltimore (1380 words) |
| Lord Baltimore is a modest attempt at paying homage to the great road novels of the past, such as LeSage’s Gil Blas of Santillana, Victor Hugo’s Hernani, and Stevenson’s Kidnapped. |
| Lord Baltimore is a Knight Templar, whose duty is to guide people on their spiritual journeys. |
| Lord Baltimore was written in the picaresque tradition of novels such as Don Quixote, Tom Jones and Huckleberry Finn, in which a character encounters a series of usually humorous adventures. |
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