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111Agrippina (opera) — Agrippina (HMV 6) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel, set to a libretto by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani. [According to Dean, Grimani owned the theatre where the opera was first produced.] The opera tells the story of Agrippina …
112Phèdre nó Delaunay — The main character of Jacqueline Carey s Kushiel s Legacy series, Phèdre nó Delaunay is an anguissette, pricked by Kushiel s Dart, who works as a Servant of Naamah in the City of Elua. Her marque is of a very old design, a briar rose in stark… …
113Cup-bearer — A cup bearer was an officer of high rank in royal courts, whose duty it was to serve the drinks at the royal table. On account of the constant fear of plots and intrigues, a person must be regarded as thoroughly trustworthy to hold this position …
114Chekhov, Anton — ▪ Russian author Introduction in full Anton Pavlovich Chekhov born Jan. 29 [Jan. 17, Old Style], 1860, Taganrog, Russia died July 14/15 [July 1/2], 1904, Badenweiler, Ger. major Russian playwright and master of the modern short story. He was a …
115Mariage dans les romans de Jane Austen — Trois mariages concluent Emma : Jane Fairfax et Frank Churchill, Emma Woodhouse et Mr Knightley, Harriet Smith et Robert Martin (Chris Hammond, 1898). Le thème du mariage, thème central d Orgueil et Préjugés, est un thème majeur dans tous… …
116MUBARAK, MUHAMMAD HUSNI SA'ID — (1928– ), third president of egypt , following abdul nasser and anwar sadat . A successful career officer in the Egyptian air force and its commander (since 1972), he was appointed vice president of Egypt (1975) and vice chairman of the National… …
