Bizenghast while Lalibela, a holy town in northern Ethiopia, inspired Bali Lali's. Another minor character, Dr. Morstan, takes his name from Mary Morstan, Dr. Watson’s wife. "марионетка", the Russian word for marionette, inspired the name of the antagonist Maphohetka. LeGrow comments that the series "is about life, death and fabulous outfits (not in that order)" and notes that there are "a lot of religious themes" present. The town of Bizenghast "represents a world cut off from that sort of constant access [of technology]." The series was initially written to span about fourteen volumes and be divided into three seasons: the first
Mary Hutchinson (writer) active patron of the arts throughout her life. She supported the publication of the literary and artistic magazine, "X". Mary Hutchinson (writer) Mary Hutchinson (née Barnes; March 1889 – 1977) was a short-story writer, socialite, model and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Hutchinson was born in India in 1889 to Sir Hugh Barnes and Winifred Strachey Barnes. After spending her early childhood in India, she was raised in Florence, Italy by her maternal grandparents, and later attended boarding school in England. Hutchinson moved to London in 1909 and in 1910 married barrister St John Hutchinson. Their marriage lasted until