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  2. Maria Susanna Cummins - Wikipedia

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    The Lamplighter (1854) Maria Susanna Cummins (April 9, 1827 – October 1, 1866) was an American novelist. She authored the novel The Lamplighter (1854). Biography

  3. Lamplighter - Wikipedia

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    A lamplighter or gaslighter is a person employed to light and maintain street lights. These included candles , oil lamps , and gas lighting . Public street lighting was developed in the 16th century. [ 1 ]

  4. List of obsolete occupations - Wikipedia

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    Lamplighter: Lamplighters toured public streets at dusk, lighting outdoor fixtures by means of a wick on a long pole. At dawn, the lamplighter would return to extinguish the lights using a small hook on the same pole. [122] Electric street lighting, which does not require lamplighters, replaced candles and oil and gas lamps. Additionally, gas ...

  5. The Lamplighter - Wikipedia

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    The Lamplighter was Cummins's first novel and was an immediate best-seller, selling 20,000 copies in twenty days. The work sold 40,000 in eight weeks, and within five months it had sold 65,000. The work sold 40,000 in eight weeks, and within five months it had sold 65,000.

  6. Lamplighter group - Wikipedia

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    The standard presentation for the lamplighter group arises from the wreath product structure ,, [,],, , which may be simplified to ,, (), . The growth rate of the group, the function describing the number of group elements that can be formed as a product of generators for each , is generally defined with respect to these two generators and .

  7. Lamplighter (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    The Lamplighter, an 1854 novel by Maria Susanna Cummins "The Lamplighter" (poem), a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson; Monster Blood Tattoo: Lamplighter, a 2006 novel by D. M. Cornish; The Lamplighter, a 1929 collection of poems by Irish poet Seamus O'Sullivan "Lamplighter", a 1987 children's story by Bernice Thurman Hunter

  8. Lamplighter Theatre - Wikipedia

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    Lamplighter Theatre is a series of audio dramas based on classic Christian fiction produced by Lamplighter Ministries. Lamplighter Theatre airs on hundreds of radio stations around the world, [1] including Bible Broadcasting Network [2] and VCY America. [3] The series is hosted by John Rhys-Davies.

  9. Bentleyville Tour of Lights - Wikipedia

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    Bentleyville is a free light display in Duluth, Minnesota.It is a non-profit organization open every day from November 18,2023 through December 26, 2023, from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm Sunday-Thursday, and 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.