The Charmed Circle
Автор: Rebecca Gates-Coon
Год издания: 0000
In late eighteenth-century Vienna a remarkable coterie of five aristocratic women, popularly known as the «five princesses,» achieved social preeminence and acclaim as close associates of the reforming Habsburg Emperor Joseph II. They were Princess Maria Josepha Clary (1728-1801); Princess Maria Sidonia Kinsky (1729-1815); Princess Maria Leopoldine Liechtenstein (1733-1809); Countess, subsequently Princess, Maria Leopoldine Kaunitz (1741-1795); and Princess Maria Eleonore Liechtenstein (1745-1812). The group assumed a stable form by 1772, by which time Joseph II and two of his closest male associates, Field Marshal Franz Moritz Lacy and Count Franz Xavier Orsini-Rosenberg, had become accepted members of the circle as well. During the Viennese social season, members of the group made their way several times each week to the inner city palace of one of the «Dames,» as members of the group called themselves. During the summer months, when the women dispersed to visit country estates in Bohemia and Moravia or to travel, group members corresponded regularly. These were exciting, restless years in the Habsburg monarchy, as reforms were implemented to help the monarchy withstand threats to its stability and international stature from without and within. With assured access to the emperor and his closest advisors, the Dames enjoyed both a unique view of events and a chance to participate in public affairs (albeit informally and discreetly) as steadfast, acknowledged friends of the emperor. Through analysis of the correspondence of these women and of the published and unpublished commentaries of their contemporaries, this study scrutinizes the activities of this select group of women during the co-regency period (1765-1780) when Joseph shared responsibility with his mother, Maria Theresia, and during Joseph's decade as sole ruler (1780-1790) after Maria Theresia's death-years during which the women enjoyed their special position.
Broken Circle
Автор: Генри Лайон Олди
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BROKEN CIRCLE (rock opera) Personnel: Tigers: Radge Rocku Griss Mother-Tigress People: The Man Man's Wife Man's Son Three Friends of Man Author © Lyrics by Dmitry Gromov.
The Adventure of the Red Circle
Автор: Артур Конан Дойл
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Innkeeper Mrs. Warren is suspicious of her new guest. He never leaves the room and hasn't been seen in days. She has asked Sherlock Holmes and his partner Dr. John Watson to investigate the strange man. What Holmes uncovers is much more interesting than a reserved guest. Follow along as Holmes uncovers a mystery and murder in one investigation.
On an improved reflecting circle
Автор: Joseph de Mendoza Rios
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Полный вариант заголовка: «On an improved reflecting circle : from the philosophical translations / by Joseph de Mendoza Rios».
The circle of the mechanical arts
Автор: Thomas Martin
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Полный вариант заголовка: «The circle of the mechanical arts : containing practical treatises on the various manual arts, trades, and manufactures : illustrated by numerous engravings / by Thomas Martin, assisted by eminent professional mechanics and manufacturers».