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
The Little Governess back to the hotel, where she is told Frau Arnholdt came and left when the manager told her he did not know when she would be back. The Little Governess "The Little Governess" is a 1915 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in "Signature" on 18 October 1915 under the pen name of Matilda Berry, and later reprinted in "Bliss and Other Stories". The text is written in the modernist mode, without a set structure, and with many shifts in the narrative. After receiving advice from the lady at the Governess Bureau, a young and naive English