Eliška Krásnohorská (18 November 1847, in

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– 26 November 1926, in Prague) was a

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author. She was introduced to literature and

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. She wrote works of lyric poetry and literary criticism, however, she is usually associated with children's literature and translations, including works by

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and

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. Krásnohorská wrote the libretti for four operas by

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: '' The Kiss'', '' The Secret'', ''

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'' and ''Viola''. She also wrote the libretto for

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's opera ''

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''. In 1873, she founded the women's magazine , which she headed until handing it over to

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in 1912. In 1890 Krásnohorská founded the

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in Prague, the first '' gymnasium'' for girls in the

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. Its language of instruction was

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