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Nothing contributes more to the elegance and refinement of a lady’s appearance than delicate hands; and it is surprising how much it is in the power of all, by proper care and attention, to…
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Judith Cohen Montefiore
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London, United Kingdom
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1846
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Catherine da Costa
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London, Kingdom of Great Britain
(London, United Kingdom)
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1745
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Rebecca Solomon
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London, United Kingdom
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1861
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As the first and most beautiful relationship in which woman is undeniably necessary to man—the object of his first affections, to whom he owes all of cherishing, happiness, and health, from infancy to…
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Grace Aguilar
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Brighton, United Kingdom
Date:
1844
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Wenceslaus Hollar
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Arundel, Kingdom of Great Britain
(Arundel, United Kingdom)
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1644
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Marie-Louise von Motesiczky
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1940
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Meanwhile Reb Zalman, all undeterred, was arranging a match for Deborah, and one evening he arrived with a brand new proposal, one that was—in these hard modern times—almost too good to…
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Esther Singer Kreitman
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London, United Kingdom
Warsaw, Poland
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1936
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The refugees sat with their spoons halfway to their mouths, apparently listening with great seriousness, and trying with all their might not to burst into gales of laughter. The long, skinny lady left…
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Esther Singer Kreitman
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London, United Kingdom
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1944
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Mr. Lumbik was the first guest to arrive, rather too early. He had a big bunch of flowers in tissue paper, and wore a tweed jacket with leather buttons, which gave him a jaunty air. “A happy birthday…
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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New York City, United States of America
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1960
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David Nieto
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London, Kingdom of Great Britain
(London, United Kingdom)
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1724