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
Catherine Davies (governess) Catherine Davies (governess) Catherine Davies (1773 – after 1841), was an English Governess and autobiographer. She served as governess to Joachim Murat and Caroline Bonaparte, who were the King and Queen of Naples. Davies later sold her story in a book in 1841. Davies was born in Beaumaris in 1773. The family was poor, and she was brought up by a foster family in Liverpool until she left to live with her sister, who was married to an artist in London. After the Peace of Amiens in 1802, she left for Paris in France, employed in the household of an