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Edgeworth, Maria
(Encyclopedia) Edgeworth, Maria, 1767–1849, Irish novelist; daughter of Richard Lovell Edgeworth. She lived practically her entire life on her father's estate in Ireland. Letters for Literary Ladies…Brewer's: Rack-rent
The actual value or rent of a tenement, and not that modified form on which the rates and taxes are usually levied. (Saxon, raecan, to stretch; Dutch, racken.) “A rent which is equivalent…The Castle
Director:Rob SitchWriters:Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Rob SitchMiramax; R; 85 minutesRelease:5/99Cast:Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry Living adjacent to an…castle
(Encyclopedia) castle, type of fortified dwelling characteristic of the Middle Ages. Fortification of towns had been in practice since antiquity, but in the 9th cent. feudal lords began to develop…Castles in the Air
Castles in the AirLaurie lay luxuriously swinging to and fro in his hammock one warm September afternoon, wondering what his neighbors were about, but too lazy to go and find out. He was in…The Last Castle
Director:Rod LurieWriters:David Scarpa and Graham YostDreamWorks; R; 120 minutesRelease:10/01Cast:Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo What would happen if people who spent time…Brewer's: Saxon Castles
Alnwick Castle, given to Ivo de Vesey by the Conqueror. Bamborough Castle (Northumberland), the palace of the kings of Northumberland, and built by King Ida, who began to reign 559; now…Brewer's: Perilous Castle
The castle of Lord Douglas was so called in the reign of Edward I., because good Lord Douglas destroyed several English garrisons stationed there, and vowed to be revenged on anyone who…Brewer's: Elephant and Castle
A public-house sign at Newington, said to derive its name from the skeleton of an elephant dug up near Battle Bridge in 1714. A flint-headed spear lay by the remains, whence it is…Brewer's: Enchanted Castles
De Saint Foix says that women and girls were subject to violence whenever they passed by an abbey quite as much as when they approached a feudal castle. When these victims were sought for…Trending
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