Matilda was the consort of the Holy Roman emperor Henry V and afterward claimant to the English throne in the reign of King Stephen. She was the only daughter of Henry I of England by Queen Matilda and was sister of William the Aetheling, heir to the English and Norman thrones. Both her marriages

Maud, poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, composed in 1854 and published in Maud and Other Poems in 1855. The poem’s morbid narrator tells of his father’s suicide following financial ruin. Lonely and miserable, he falls in love with Maud, the daughter of the wealthy neighbour who led his father into

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Major literary work of Alfred, Lord Tennyson: …Balaklava, published in 1855 in Maud and Other Poems. Maud itself, a strange and turbulent “monodrama,” provoked a storm of protest; many of the poet’s admirers were shocked by the morbidity, hysteria, and bellicosity of the hero. Yet Maud was Tennyson’s favourite among his poems.

nuclear weapon: Atomic weapons: …of scientists known as the MAUD committee was set up in the Ministry of Aircraft Production in April 1940 to decide if a uranium bomb could be made. The committee approved a report on July 15, 1941, concluding that the scheme for a uranium bomb was practicable, that work should…

John Greenleaf Whittier: …of this period is “Maud Muller” (1854), with its lines “Of all sad words of tongue and pen/ The saddest are these, ‘It might have been.’ ” Most of his literary prose, including his one novel, Leaves from Margaret Smith’s Journal (1849), was also published during this time, along…

Television in the United States: M*A*S*H: …the Family inspired spin-offs (Maude [CBS, 1972–78]), which themselves inspired spin-offs (Good Times [CBS, 1974–79]), and by the mid-1970s, prime-time TV was rife with programs made in the brash Lear style. The influence of MTM (the production company that made The Mary Tyler Moore Show) was even more enduring.…

World War I: Mesopotamia, summer 1916–winter 1917: …second half of 1916; and Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, who became commander in chief in August, did so much to restore their morale that by December he was ready to undertake the recapture of al-Kūt as a first step toward capturing Baghdad.

Christian-Jaque was one of the most commercially successful and prolific French motion-picture directors, who was able to depict both drama and comedy effectively. Christian-Jaque was educated at the School of Fine Arts and the School of Decorative Arts, both in Paris. He started his career as a

Bon: …sutra relates the story of Maudgalyāyana, a disciple of the Buddha, who secured his mother’s release from hell by having monks offer food, drink, and shelter to the spirits of his ancestors. Though observed as a Buddhist festival, Bon is not exclusively so and reflects the ancient theme of close…

Ethan Hawke: …the 1960 classic western, and Maudie, about Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis. Hawke also was featured in the horror movies Daybreakers (2009), Sinister (2012), and The Purge (2013). He later starred as a small-town reverend who faces a moral crisis when he counsels a radical environmentalist in First Reformed (2017).

Denys Arcand: …with La Maudite Galette (Dirty Money) in 1972. He directed the film Le Crime d’Ovide Plouffe (Murder in the Family) in 1984 and the television miniseries based on it that followed the next year.

Henry Maudslay was a British engineer and inventor of the metal lathe and other devices. The son of a workman at the Woolwich Arsenal, Maudslay was apprenticed to Joseph Bramah, who manufactured locks. Maudslay soon became Bramah’s foreman, but, when refused an increase in pay, he left to go into

Abū al-Aʿlā al-Mawdūdī was a journalist and fundamentalist Muslim theologian who played a major role in Pakistani politics. Mawdūdī was born to an aristocratic family in Aurangabad under the British raj. His father briefly attended the Anglo-Mohammedan Oriental College, established by Sayyid Ahmad

Mauer, Pleistocene locality on the Neckar River of Germany and the name of a Pleistocene deposit, the Mauer Sands (the Pleistocene Epoch began about 2,600,000 years ago and ended about 11,700 years ago). The Mauer Sands are about 64 feet (20 metres) thick and contained the fossil remains of the

Heidelberg jaw, enigmatic human mandible, thought to be about 500,000 years old, found in 1907 in the great sandpit at Mauer, southeast of Heidelberg, Germany. Elephant and rhinoceros remains found in association with the fossil indicate a warm climate; the jaw has been assigned to an interglacial

Gisela Mauermayer was a German athlete who won a gold medal for the discus throw at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, where she was portrayed by Germany’s Nazi government as an ideal model of Aryan womanhood. Mauermayer began participating in track-and-field competitions at the age of 13. By 1930

India: Central Asian rulers: …the early Shaka kings was Maues, or Moga (1st century bce), who ruled over Gandhara. The Shakas moved southward under pressure from the Pahlavas (Parthians), who ruled briefly in northwestern India toward the end of the 1st century bce, the reign of Gondophernes being remembered. At Mathura the Shaka rulers…

Robin Maugham was an English novelist, playwright, and travel writer, who achieved some fame and no little notoriety with his first novel, The Servant (1948). The only son of the 1st Viscount, Lord Chancellor Herbert Romer Maugham (whom he succeeded in 1958), Robin Maugham was educated at Eton and

W. Somerset Maugham was an English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer whose work is characterized by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and a shrewd understanding of human nature. Maugham was orphaned at the age of 10; he was brought up by an uncle and educated at King’s

W. Somerset Maugham was an English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer whose work is characterized by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and a shrewd understanding of human nature. Maugham was orphaned at the age of 10; he was brought up by an uncle and educated at King’s

Charles Mauguin was a French mineralogist and crystallographer who first studied the structure of the mica group of minerals by X-ray-diffraction analysis. His work was one of the earliest contributions to the systematic study of the silicate minerals. Mauguin was educated at the École Normale

Charles Mauguin was a French mineralogist and crystallographer who first studied the structure of the mica group of minerals by X-ray-diffraction analysis. His work was one of the earliest contributions to the systematic study of the silicate minerals. Mauguin was educated at the École Normale

nature worship: Fire: The Maori hero Maui seizes it from his ancestress Mahuike in the depth of the earth and puts it into a tree. Since that time it has been possible to get fire from the wood of the trees (e.g., the fire borer). In areas practicing a definite ancestor…

Maui, volcanic island, Maui county, Hawaii, U.S. It is separated from Molokai (northwest) by the Pailolo Channel, from Hawaii (southeast) by the Alenuihaha Channel, and from the small islands of Lanai and Kahoolawe (both to the west) by the Auau and Alalakeiki channels, respectively. With an area

Maui: …a single landmass known as Maui Nui (“Great Maui”). Tourism is the biggest contributor to the local economy. Notable attractions include pristine beaches, Wailua Falls, and Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge (which protects one of the few remaining natural wetlands in the state). Haleakala National Park contains the beautiful ‘Ohe‘o…

Maui wildfires of 2023, a series of wildfires that burned parts of the island of Maui in the U.S. state of Hawaii in August 2023. The fires, which began on August 8, struck hardest the historic resort town of Lahaina, on Maui’s western peninsula, reducing most of the town to ash and ruins. 98

Maui wildfires of 2023, a series of wildfires that burned parts of the island of Maui in the U.S. state of Hawaii in August 2023. The fires, which began on August 8, struck hardest the historic resort town of Lahaina, on Maui’s western peninsula, reducing most of the town to ash and ruins. 98

Oceanic literature: Polynesia and Micronesia: …that of the trickster figure Maui-tiki-tiki, who was a fisherman of the islands and who discovered fire. He can be recognized, on the fringes of the Polynesian area, as the god of the first fruits of the yam harvest. He was sometimes revered under a symbolic manifestation or sometimes as…

Mauke, easternmost of the southern Cook Islands, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean. Known for its rich soil, Mauke is called the “garden” of the Cook Islands. It is a raised coral atoll of low formation (100 feet [30 metres] high) and oval in

Maukhari dynasty, Northern Indian rulers of the 6th century ce. Though originally feudatories of the Guptas, the Maukhari established their independence at Kannauj in the 6th century. The Maukharis ruled over most of what is now Uttar Pradesh, and had some control over Magadha (now in southern

rugby: Principles of play: …is known as a “ruck.” In this situation, teams must approach the ball from their own side of the ball only and must remain on their feet while playing the ball. When the player with the ball is stopped but not taken down to the ground, the struggle for…

hand tool: Hammers and hammerlike tools: >maul, pestle, sledge, and others. The best known of the tools that go by the name hammer is the carpenter’s claw type, but there are many others, such as riveting, boilermaker’s, bricklayer’s, blacksmith’s, machinist’s ball peen and cross peen, stone (or spalling), prospecting, and tack…

P.D. James: James’s nonfiction works include The Maul and the Pear Tree (1971), a telling of the Ratcliffe Highway murders of 1811 written with historian T.A. Critchley, and the insightful Talking About Detective Fiction (2009). Her memoir, Time to Be in Earnest, was published in 2000. She was made OBE in…

Abul Kalam Azad was an Islamic theologian who was one of the leaders of the Indian independence movement against British rule in the first half of the 20th century. He was highly respected throughout his life as a man of high moral integrity. Azad was the son of an Indian Muslim scholar living in

Western painting: Central Europe: Painting in Austria flourished, and Franz Anton Maulbertsch is arguably the greatest painter of the 18th century in central Europe. The vast majority of his brilliant fresco cycles are located in relatively inaccessible areas of Bohemia, Moravia, and northern Hungary. But the mystical intensity of his religious scenes and the…

Bill Mauldin was an American cartoonist who gained initial fame for his sardonic drawings of the life of the World War II combat soldier and who later became well known for editorial cartoons dealing with a wide range of political and social issues. After studying cartooning at the Chicago Academy

Bill Mauldin was an American cartoonist who gained initial fame for his sardonic drawings of the life of the World War II combat soldier and who later became well known for editorial cartoons dealing with a wide range of political and social issues. After studying cartooning at the Chicago Academy

Maule, región, central Chile. It faces the Pacific Ocean on the west and borders Argentina on the east. Created in 1974, it comprises Curicó, Talca, Cauquenes, and Linares provincias. Its area spans coastal mountains, the Central Valley, and the Andean cordillera. The region is drained in the north

Maule: …the Andes, and by the Maule River in the central part, which is said to have been the southern limit of the Inca empire.

Fox Maule Ramsay, 11th earl of Dalhousie was a British secretary of state for war (1855–58) who shared the blame for the conduct of the last stage of the Crimean War. Originally named Fox Maule, he became 2nd Baron Panmure in 1852 and the earl of Dalhousie in 1860. In 1861 he assumed the Dalhousie

Maumee River, river formed near Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S., by the confluence of the St. Joseph and St. Marys rivers. It flows northeast into Ohio, past Defiance and on to Toledo, where it enters Lake Erie through Maumee Bay. About 130 miles (210 km) long, the Maumee is navigable for about 12 miles

Great Lakes: Geology: …southern Lake Michigan basin, and Lake Maumee, in present-day western Lake Erie and its adjacent lowlands, originally drained southward into the Mississippi River through the Illinois and Wabash drainages, respectively. As the ice retreat continued, Lake Maumee was drained into Lake Chicago through a valley that now contains the Grand…

Maun, village, northwestern Botswana. It lies at the southern edge of the Okavango Swamp (the inland delta of the Okavango River), northeast of Lake Ngami. The traditional capital of the Tswana people, Maun is the centre of the safari and game industry for the Okavango delta region and the Moremi

Mauna Kea, dormant volcano, north-central Hawaii island, Hawaii, U.S. The focus of a state forest preserve, it is the highest point in the state (13,796 feet [4,205 metres] above sea level). Mauna Kea (Hawaiian: “White Mountain”), which last erupted about 4,500 years ago, is often snowcapped. Its

Mauna Kea Observatory, astronomical observatory in Hawaii, U.S., that has become one of the most important in the world because of its outstanding observational conditions. The Mauna Kea Observatory is operated by the University of Hawaii and lies at an elevation of 4,205 metres (13,796 feet) atop

Mauna Loa, the world’s largest volcano, located on the south-central part of the island of Hawaii, Hawaii state, U.S., and a part of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. One of the largest single mountain masses in the world, Mauna Loa (meaning “Long Mountain” in Hawaiian) rises to 13,677 feet (4,169

sunspot: …chart is sometimes called the butterfly diagram because of the winglike shapes assumed by the graph. Each solar cycle begins with small spots appearing in middle latitudes of the Sun. Succeeding spots appear progressively closer to the Sun’s equator as the cycle reaches its maximum level of activity and declines.

Maunder minimum, unexplained period of drastically reduced sunspot activity that occurred between 1645 and 1715. Sunspot activity waxes and wanes with roughly an 11-year cycle. In 1894 the English astronomer Edward Walter Maunder pointed out that very few sunspots had been observed between 1645 and

sunspot: Annie Russel Maunder in 1922 charted the latitude drift of spots during each solar cycle. Her chart is sometimes called the butterfly diagram because of the winglike shapes assumed by the graph. Each solar cycle begins with small spots appearing in middle latitudes of the…

solar cycle: In 1894 the English astronomer E. Walter Maunder pointed out that very few sunspots were observed between 1645 and 1715, a period now known as the Maunder minimum. This period coincided with the coldest part of the Little Ice Age (c. 1300–1850) in the Northern Hemisphere, when the River Thames…

Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter, observed in commemoration of Jesus Christ’s institution of the Eucharist during the Last Supper. The name is thought to be a Middle English derivation taken from a Latin anthem sung in Roman Catholic churches on that day: “Mandatum novum do vobis” (“a

Pagan: …1851 Pagan’s governor in Yangon, Maung Ok, charged the captains of two British merchant ships with murder, embezzlement, and evading customs fees. They were forced to pay several hundred rupees before being allowed to return to Calcutta, where they demanded compensation from the Myanmar government. Dalhousie sent an emissary with…

Édouard Maunick was an African poet, critic, and translator. Maunick grew up on Mauritius Island, where, as a métis (mulatto), he experienced social discrimination from both blacks and whites. After working briefly as a librarian in Port-Louis, he settled in Paris in 1960, writing, lecturing, and

Édouard Maunick was an African poet, critic, and translator. Maunick grew up on Mauritius Island, where, as a métis (mulatto), he experienced social discrimination from both blacks and whites. After working briefly as a librarian in Port-Louis, he settled in Paris in 1960, writing, lecturing, and

Celtic literature: The three major periods of Breton literature: …have begun in 1659, when Julien Maunoir introduced a more phonetic orthography, but works of the Middle Breton type appeared until the 19th century. The bulk of Breton literature in this period consisted of mystery and miracle plays treating subjects from the Old and New Testaments, saints’ lives, and stories…

First Battle of the Marne: Clash on the Marne: Michel-Joseph Maunoury’s Sixth Army to be ready to strike at the exposed German right flank. The next day, with some difficulty, Gallieni won Joffre’s sanction. Once convinced, Joffre acted decisively. The whole left wing was ordered to turn about and return to a general offensive…

Guy de Maupassant was a French naturalist writer of short stories and novels who is by general agreement the greatest French short-story writer. Maupassant was the elder of the two children of Gustave and Laure de Maupassant. His mother’s claim that he was born at the Château de Miromesnil has been

Guy de Maupassant was a French naturalist writer of short stories and novels who is by general agreement the greatest French short-story writer. Maupassant was the elder of the two children of Gustave and Laure de Maupassant. His mother’s claim that he was born at the Château de Miromesnil has been

René-Nicolas-Charles-Augustin de Maupeou was the chancellor of France who succeeded in temporarily (1771–74) depriving the Parlements (high courts of justice) of the political powers that had enabled them to block the reforms proposed by the ministers of King Louis XV. By rescinding Maupeou’s

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis was a French mathematician, biologist, and astronomer who helped popularize Newtonian mechanics. Maupertuis became a member of the Academy of Sciences in Paris in 1731 and soon became the foremost French proponent of the Newtonian theory of gravitation. In 1736 he

Armistead Maupin is an American novelist best known for his Tales of the City series, which chronicles the lives of the eccentric inhabitants of an apartment complex, affectionately called by its address, 28 Barbary Lane, in 1970s San Francisco. Maupin grew up in North Carolina. He showed an early

Îles Sous le Vent: The other inhabited islands are Maupiti (Maurua), known for its black basaltic rock deposits, and Bora-Bora. Three of the westernmost coral atolls (uninhabited) are planted in coconuts used for copra.

George Sand: …her early works, including Lélia, Mauprat (1837), Spiridion (1839), and Les Sept Cordes de la lyre (1840), show the influence of one or another of the men with whom she associated.

Massachusetts Association of Universal Restorationists (MAUR), in American religious history, a short-lived Universalist denomination professing restorationism, a theological position that upheld universal human salvation while proclaiming that the human soul would experience a time of punishment

Antonio Maura y Montaner was a statesman and five-time prime minister of Spain whose vision led him to undertake a series of democratic reforms to prevent revolution and foster a constitutional monarchy. His tolerance and lack of knowledge of human nature, however, tended to obscure his otherwise

Antonio Maura y Montaner was a statesman and five-time prime minister of Spain whose vision led him to undertake a series of democratic reforms to prevent revolution and foster a constitutional monarchy. His tolerance and lack of knowledge of human nature, however, tended to obscure his otherwise

Maureen O’Toole came out of retirement at age 38 to compete for the United States in the first women’s water polo event ever held at the Olympics, at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia. A winner of numerous awards and medals from the age of 17, O’Toole waited for more than 20 years for the chance

Victor Maurel was a French operatic baritone and outstanding singing actor, admired for his breath control and dramatic artistry. Maurel studied voice at the School of Music in Marseille then continued at the Paris Conservatoire, where in 1867 he won first prize. In the following year he made his

Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, count de Maurepas was the secretary of state under King Louis XV and chief royal adviser during the first seven years of the reign of King Louis XVI. By dissuading Louis XVI from instituting economic and administrative reforms, Maurepas was partially responsible for the

Albert C. Barnes: In 1912 he commissioned artists Alfred Henry Maurer and William J. Glackens, the latter a former high-school classmate, to collect some Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings in France. He was sufficiently encouraged by their success to begin his own personal buying trips to Paris; he never again used an intermediary. His…

Switzerland: Recent developments: …2008, however, the legislature chose Ueli Maurer of the SVP to replace an outgoing member of the Federal Council, thereby returning the far right to the country’s traditional coalition government.

Amélie Mauresmo is a French professional tennis player who won two Grand Slam titles—the Australian Open and Wimbledon—in 2006. Mauresmo was not yet four when she watched countryman Yannick Noah win the French Open, and his victory inspired her to take up the game. She took to tennis easily, and in

Mauretania: …ocean liner with the name Mauretania was launched in 1938 by the Cunard White Star Line. It made its maiden voyage the following year and, like its predecessor, was noted for its luxury and service. With the outbreak of World War II, the Mauretania became a transport ship but resumed…

Mauretania, transatlantic passenger liner of the Cunard Line, called the “Grand Old Lady of the Atlantic.” It was launched in 1906 and made its maiden voyage in 1907; thereafter, it held the Atlantic Blue Riband for speed until 1929, challenged only by its sister ship, the Lusitania (sunk by a

Mauretania, region of ancient North Africa corresponding to present northern Morocco and western and central Algeria north of the Atlas Mountains. Its native inhabitants, seminomadic pastoralists of Berber stock, were known to the Romans as the Mauri (i.e., Moors) and the Massaesyli. From the 6th

North Africa: The rise and decline of native kingdoms: …was divided into two provinces, Mauretania Caesariensis, with its capital at Caesarea, and Mauretania Tingitana, with its capital at Tingis (Tangier, Morocco).

North Africa: The rise and decline of native kingdoms: …its capital at Caesarea, and Mauretania Tingitana, with its capital at Tingis (Tangier, Morocco).

Anastasia: …French play, Anastasia, written by Marcelle Maurette (1903–72) and first produced in 1954. An American film version appeared in 1956, with Ingrid Bergman winning an Academy Award for her title role.

Sénégal River: People and economy: …small groups of Fulani and Mauri (Maure or Moors) are found.

Claude Mauriac was a French novelist, journalist, and critic. He was a practitioner of the avant-garde school of nouveau roman (“new novel”) writers, who, in the 1950s and ’60s, spurned the traditional novel. A son of the novelist François Mauriac, he was able to make the acquaintance of many

François Mauriac was a novelist, essayist, poet, playwright, journalist, and winner in 1952 of the Nobel Prize for Literature. He belonged to the lineage of French Catholic writers who examined the ugly realities of modern life in the light of eternity. His major novels are sombre, austere

Maurice was an outstanding general and emperor (582–602) who helped transform the shattered late Roman Empire into a new and well-organized medieval Byzantine Empire. Maurice first entered the government as a notary but in 578 was made commander of the imperial forces in the East. Distinguished by

Maurice, novel by E.M. Forster, published posthumously in 1971. Because of the work’s homosexual theme, the novel was published only after Forster’s death. Maurice Hall, a student at the University of Cambridge, reaches maturity and self-awareness when he accepts his homosexuality and also

Maurice was the hereditary stadtholder (1585–1625) of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, or Dutch Republic, successor to his father, William I the Silent. His development of military strategy, tactics, and engineering made the Dutch army the most modern in the Europe of his time. Maurice was

Maurice was the duke (1541–53) and later elector (1547–53) of Saxony, whose clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity. Maurice succeeded his father, Duke Henry of Saxony, in 1541. Although a Protestant,

Merchant and Ivory: …followed by three Forster adaptations—Maurice (1987), A Room with a View (1986), and Howards End (1992)—all of which won awards. For the latter two films, Ivory received Academy Award nominations for best director, and both were nominated for best picture. By the time The Remains of the Day was…

United Kingdom: Lloyd George: Although this controversy, the so-called Maurice Debate (which took place on May 9), strengthened Lloyd George temporarily, it also made clear his dependence upon the Conservatives. Soon afterward, in the summer of 1918, he began to plan what he expected to be a wartime general election to be entered into…

Australian literature: Nationalism and expansion: Her Maurice Guest (1908), set in Leipzig, Germany, is an antiromantic novel about ordinariness caught up with genius, provincialism among the exotic, the tragedy of an insufficiently great passion. Her three-volume masterpiece, The Fortunes of Richard Mahony (1917–29), traces the fluctuating fortunes of the immigrants who…

Millville, city, Cumberland county, southwestern New Jersey, U.S. It lies at the head of navigation on the Maurice River, 45 miles (72 km) south of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Union Lake, formed by a dam (1806), is to the northwest. The earliest settlers were woodcutters who built cabins along the

Paula Fox: Writing career: These include Maurice’s Room (1966), Portrait of Ivan (1969), The Western Coast (1972), The Little Swineherd, and Other Tales (1978), The Moonlight Man (1986), Western Wind (1993), and Amzat and His Brothers: Three Italian Tales (1993). Her book

Frederick Denison Maurice was a major English theologian of 19th-century Anglicanism and prolific author, remembered chiefly as a founder of Christian Socialism. Prevented from graduation in law at Cambridge by his refusal to subscribe to the Thirty-nine Articles, the Anglican confession of faith,

Furnley Maurice was an Australian poet, best known for his book To God: From the Warring Nations (1917), a powerful indictment of the waste, cruelty, and stupidity of war. He was also the author of lyrics, satirical verses, and essays. At age 14 Wilmot worked in a Melbourne bookshop, rising to the

Joan Robinson was a British economist and academic who contributed to the development and furtherance of Keynesian economic theory. Joan Maurice studied at the University of Cambridge, earning a degree in economics in 1925. In 1926 she married Austin Robinson, another Cambridge economist. She

Frederick Denison Maurice was a major English theologian of 19th-century Anglicanism and prolific author, remembered chiefly as a founder of Christian Socialism. Prevented from graduation in law at Cambridge by his refusal to subscribe to the Thirty-nine Articles, the Anglican confession of faith,

Maurice was the hereditary stadtholder (1585–1625) of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, or Dutch Republic, successor to his father, William I the Silent. His development of military strategy, tactics, and engineering made the Dutch army the most modern in the Europe of his time. Maurice was

Saint Maurice ; feast day September 22) was a Christian soldier whose alleged martyrdom, with his comrades, inspired a cult still practiced today. Among those martyred with him were SS. Vitalis, Candidus, and Exuperius. He is the patron saint of the Vatican’s Swiss Guard. Their story was recorded

Maurienne, high Alpine valley, about 80 miles (130 km) long, in southeastern France. Drained by the Arc River, a tributary of the Isère, it consists of a succession of large basins and narrow, wild gorges that are cut through outcrops of heavily folded and overthrust rocks. A bevy of hydroelectric

Daphne du Maurier was an English novelist and playwright, daughter of actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier, best known for her novel Rebecca (1938). Du Maurier’s first novel, The Loving Spirit (1931), was followed by many successful, usually romantic tales set on the wild coast of Cornwall, where

George du Maurier was a British caricaturist whose illustrations for Punch were acute commentaries on the Victorian scene. He also wrote three successful novels. Du Maurier’s happy childhood at Passy, France, is recalled in Peter Ibbetson (1891), and his full-blooded enjoyment of student life in

Sir Gerald du Maurier was an actor-manager, the chief British exponent of a delicately realistic style of acting that sought to suggest rather than to state the deeper emotions. A son of the artist and novelist George du Maurier, he won immense popularity, but the fact that he presented characters