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5 days ago · In 1793, she traveled to revolutionary France and began an affair with the American adventurer Gilbert Imlay. She became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter out of wedlock, which scandalized polite society back home. When Imlay abandoned her, the heartbroken Wollstonecraft attempted suicide twice.
2 days ago · — William Godwin to Mary Shelley After her husband's death, Mary Shelley lived for a year with Leigh Hunt and his family in Genoa, where she often saw Byron and transcribed his poems. She resolved to live by her pen and for her son, but her financial situation was precarious. On 23 July 1823, she left Genoa for England and stayed with her father and stepmother in the Strand until a small ...
2 days ago · KANE'OHE — Yesterday on the 20th anniversary of 6-year-old Maile Gilbert's kidnapping and murder, the statewide Maile Amber Alert was tested on Maui. "Every time there's a missing child, Maile is missing again for us," said Maile's father, Tip Gilbert, as he prepared to visit his daughter's memorial on Coconut Island.
1 day ago · List of largest houses in the United States. This is a list of the 100+ largest extant and historic houses in the United States, ordered by area of the main house. The list includes houses that have been demolished, houses that are currently under construction, and buildings that are not currently, but were previously used as private homes.
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6 hours ago · Dustin Poirier shares prediction for Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler. Dustin Poirier recently made his official prediction for the UFC 303 main event between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler.
5 days ago · New York, 1910. "Singer Tower from Liberty and Nassau streets." At 612 feet, the Singer Building, headquarters of the famous sewing machine manufacturer, was the world's tallest from 1908 to 1909, when it was surpassed by the Metropolitan Life tower. 11x14 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
