Chemically known as âcalcium sulfate dihydrate,â gypsum contains calcium, sulfur bound to oxygen, and water. Gypsum is an abundant mineral and takes forms including alabasterâa material used in decoration and construction as far back as ancient Egypt. The White Sands National Monument in New Mexico is the worldâs largest gypsum dunefield.
Laurence Olivier was the first actor to take the role of Mr. Darcy to the screen. He starred in the 1940 Pride & Prejudice with Greer Garson as his Elizabeth Bennet. Secretly, Olivier never liked the character.
Elizabeth tells her father that Darcy was responsible for uniting Lydia and Wickham. This is one of the two earliest illustrations of Pride and Prejudice. The clothing styles reflect the time the illustration was engraved (the 1830s), not the time the novel was written or set.lizabeth's father, Mr Bennet, is a bookish man, and somewhat neglectful of his responsibilities. In contrast Elizabeth's mother, Mrs Bennet, a woman who lacks social graces, is primarily concerned with finding suitable husbands for her five daughters.