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 Barbara Bailey Mary Barbara Bailey Sister Mary Barbara Bailey, C.R.L., (née Barbara Vernon Bailey), (28 June 1910 – 4 May 2003) was an English Roman Catholic canoness regular who illustrated the original Bunnykins tableware series which was manufactured by the Doulton & Co. factory. The manufacturing director of the factory was her own father, Cuthbert Bailey. Born Barbara Vernon Bailey at Bulkeley Hall, Woore, Shropshire, she was the second daughter of Cuthbert and Constance Bailey. She made drawings of the surrounding countryside and livestock as well as her six siblings' pets. Brought up in a privileged environment, she had a governess, and