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... success . Her jour- nals furnished material for Conversations of Lord Byron ( 1834 ) , The Idler in Italy ( 1839- 40 ) , and The Idler in France ( 1841 ) . She wrote several other novels and edited two annuals , The Book of Beauty and ...
... success . Her jour- nals furnished material for Conversations of Lord Byron ( 1834 ) , The Idler in Italy ( 1839- 40 ) , and The Idler in France ( 1841 ) . She wrote several other novels and edited two annuals , The Book of Beauty and ...
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... success- ful . At the age of two , an attack of scarlet fe- ver permanently destroyed her sight and hear- ing . Her case was brought to the attention of Samuel Gridley Howe , head of the Perkins In- stitution for the Blind at Boston ...
... success- ful . At the age of two , an attack of scarlet fe- ver permanently destroyed her sight and hear- ing . Her case was brought to the attention of Samuel Gridley Howe , head of the Perkins In- stitution for the Blind at Boston ...
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... success in 1947 when she sang the title role in La Gioconda in Verona , Italy . This began a brilliant career , centring at La Scala in Milan from 1950. She is probably remembered most for her acting ability . stylistic characteristics ...
... success in 1947 when she sang the title role in La Gioconda in Verona , Italy . This began a brilliant career , centring at La Scala in Milan from 1950. She is probably remembered most for her acting ability . stylistic characteristics ...
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