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Lucinda may refer to: * Lucinda (given name), people with the given name ''Lucinda'' * Lucinda, Queensland, a town in Australia * ''Lucinda (steam yacht)'', a steam yacht of the Queensland Government * ''Lucinda'' (novel), a novel by P. D. Manvill first published in 1807 * Lucinda, a fictional fairy character in ''Ella Enchanted ''Ella Enchanted'' is a Newbery HonorOrphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards'' {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucinda (given Name)
Lucinda is a female given name of Latin origin, meaning ''light''. It can be abbreviated as Lucy or Cindy. The name may refer to: People * Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Australian actress * Lucinda Ballard (1906–1993), American costume designer * Lucinda Banister Chandler (1828–1911), American social reformer, author * Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne, Scottish chef and writer * Lucinda Collins, Australian pianist * Lucinda Cowden (born 1965), actress on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Lucinda Creighton (born 1980), Irish politician * Lucinda Foote, American student * Lucinda Barbour Helm (1839–1897), American author, editor, women's religious activist * Lucinda Jenney (born 1954), American actress * Lucinda Pullar (born 1998), Australian rules footballer and former soccer player * Lucinda Riley (1965–2021), Northern Irish author and actress * Lucinda Todd (1903–1996), African-American teacher and education activist * Lucinda Williams (born 1953), American rock, folk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucinda, Queensland
Lucinda is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Lucinda had a population of 406 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the east by the Coral Sea, to the north by the southern end of the Hinchinbrook Channel (which separates Hinchinbrook Island from mainland Queensland), to the west by the Herbert River which flows in the Seaforth Channel and then into the Hinchinbrook Channel, and to the south by Gentle Annie Creek which flows into the Coral Sea. The cape Lucinda Point is the north-eastern corner of the locality (). The town of Lucinda developed along the east coast from the point and extending south. The Herbert River () flows into the sea in 3 different ways: * the main outlet goes north into the Seaford Channel ( ) and then into the Hinchbrook Channel () * a second lesser outlet goes east into the Enterprise Channel () through the locality and then into the Coral Sea * the small Gentle Annie Creek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucinda (steam Yacht)
The ''Lucinda'' was a Queensland Government owned, 301-ton paddle steamer built by William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1884. Description The Queensland Government ordered ''Lucinda'' from the Scottish shipyard of William Denny & Brothers at Dumbarton in January 1884 to replace an earlier steam yacht ''Kate'' from 1864. She was designed as a paddle yacht and lighthouse tender with a steel hull of length overall, beam and depth; the steamer measured 301 gross register tons and had a service draught of . Her two side paddles were powered by an oscillating two-cylinder compound engine of 114 nhp, made by Denny, and she was equipped with electric light. She had a female figurehead and her accommodation was well fitted out. The press reported that "Although technically designated as only as lighthouse tender, the Lucinda is in reality one of the most magnificent upholstered and effectively equipped steamers afloat." The forward saloon was fitted with sofas and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucinda (novel)
''Lucinda; or, The Mountain Mourner'' is an epistolary novel by P. D. Manvill (1764–1849), first published in 1807. A bestseller at the time, it was widely distributed and went through numerous editions. In ''Lucinda'', the eponymous protagonist is raped, becomes pregnant, descends into poverty, and dies shortly after giving birth. Booher classifies ''Lucinda'' as a work of sentimental fiction. In particular, following Nina Baym, she describes it as a "novel of seduction", in which the female protagonist becomes pregnant and comes to a tragic end as a result. Cathy Davidson, following Helen Papashvily, argues that ''Lucinda'' marks an end of the seduction plot in American literature—with Hester Prynne as one outlier in this regard. Booher likens ''Lucinda'' to '' The Coquette'' (1797), noting that both works are preoccupied with the protagonist's so-called virtue, or abstinence from premarital sex. The work is set in upstate New York, in Saratoga Springs Saratoga Spring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Enchanted
''Ella Enchanted'' is a Newbery HonorNewbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present . Association for Library Service to Children. Accessed on June 29, 2010. book written by and in 1997. The story is a retelling of '''' featuring various mythical creatures including fairies, |
