Maria Edgeworth (1 January 1768 – 22 May 1849) was a prolific Anglo-Irish writer of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and was a significant figure in the evolution of the novel in Europe. She held views on estate management, politics and education, and corresponded with some of the leading literary and economic …

Maria is a feminine given name.It is given in many languages influenced by Latin Christianity.. It has its origin as the feminine form of the Roman name Marius (see Maria gens), and, after Christianity has spread across the Roman empire, it became the Latinised form of the name of Miriam: Mary, mother of Jesus.. Maria (Greek: Μαρία) is a form of the name used in the New …

Belinda is an 1801 novel by the Anglo-Irish writer Maria Edgeworth. It was first published in three volumes by Joseph Johnson of London.The novel was Edgeworth's second published, and was considered controversial in its day for its depiction of an interracial marriage. It was reprinted by Pandora Press in 1986.. In its first (1801) and second (1802) editions, Juba, a Black servant, …

Charlotte Dod (24 September 1871 – 27 June 1960) was an English multi-sport athlete, best known as a tennis player. She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship five times, the first one when she was only 15 in the summer of 1887. She remains the youngest ladies' singles champion. In addition to tennis, Dod competed in many other sports, including golf, field …

La teoría económica neoclásica, economía neoclásica o escuela neoclásica es un concepto utilizado en economía para referirse a un enfoque económico que intenta integrar el análisis marginalista a algunas de las percepciones provenientes de la economía clásica. [1] [2] Este enfoque incluye, en gran principio la consideración y análisis de la oferta como la demanda en …

Maria Teresa Carlotta di Borbone (Versailles, 19 dicembre 1778 – Frohsdorf, 19 ottobre 1851), duchessa d'Angoulême, delfina di Francia (ed anche, per alcuni minuti nel 1830, Regina di Francia), quindi in esilio Contessa di Marnes, nota anche come Madame Royale, era la figlia primogenita di Luigi XVI di Francia e di Maria Antonietta d'Asburgo-Lorena.. L'esperienza …

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (/ ˈ l ʌ t w ɪ dʒ ˈ d ɒ dʒ s ən /; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet and mathematician.His most notable works are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass (1871). He was noted for his facility with word play, logic, and fantasy.

Pamela Colman Smith (16 February 1878 – 18 September 1951), nicknamed "Pixie", was a British artist, illustrator, writer, publisher, and occultist. She is best-known for illustrating the Rider–Waite tarot deck (also called the Rider–Waite–Smith or Waite–Smith deck) for Arthur Edward Waite.This tarot deck became the standard among tarot card readers, and remains the …

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Poitín is a trope in Irish poetry and prose of the nineteenth century. The Irish critic Sinéad Sturgeon has demonstrated how the illegality of the substance became a crucial theme running through the works of Maria Edgeworth and William Carlton. Many characters in the work of contemporary Irish playwright Martin McDonagh consume or refer to poitín, most notably the …