Электронная книга: Маргарет Олифант «Royal Edinburgh: Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets»

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• Олифант, Маргарита — I (Маргарита Oliphant, род. в 1828 г.) английская писательница, урожденная Вильсон, прожила молодость в Шотландии и собрала богатый запас наблюдений, которым превосходно воспользовалась в своих романах. Первый из них: Passages in the life of Mrs …   Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона

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• English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …   Universalium

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium