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A half-niece or half-nephew is the child of one's half-sibling, related by 12.5%. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] In some cultures and family traditions, it is common to refer to cousins with one or more removals to a newer generation using some form of the word niece or nephew.
Frances Catherine Austen Knight, Lady Knatchbull (23 January 1793 – 24 December 1882), later Lady Knatchbull was the eldest niece and correspondent of the novelist Jane Austen. Her recollections, in the form of letters and diaries, have been an important source for students of her aunt's life and work.
The Screwtape Letters is a Christian apologetic novel by C. S. Lewis and dedicated to J. R. R. Tolkien.It is written in a satirical, epistolary style and, while it is fictional in format, the plot and characters are used to address Christian theological issues, primarily those to do with temptation and resistance to it.
To my dearest niece, on your birthday, I want you to know that you are cherished more than you can imagine. Happy birthday! As you grow into a mature young lady, I wish you a journey full of joy ...
Nene was known to have been an intelligent woman who, at times, advised Hideyoshi on matters of governance by sending him letters. When Hideyoshi repealed the tax exemptions he had granted to the residents living in his headquarters at Nagahama , Nene appealed to him to reinstate the exemptions, and he did.
Two of the youngest are Amara and Leela Ajagu, who are newly minted VP Kamala Harris’ great-nieces. The girls wore adorable faux leopard coats to the inauguration ceremony where they were ...
Tina Knowles Lawson, mother to Beyonce and Solange, penned a Mother's Day letter to the two women and her two unofficial daughters Kelly Rowland and niece Angie Beyince. "I gave birth to two of ...
The Letters of Abelard and Heloise are two series of passionate and intellectual correspondences apparently written in Latin during the 12th century. The purported authors, Peter Abelard, a prominent theologian, and his pupil, Heloise, a gifted young woman later renowned as an abbess, exchanged these letters following their ill-fated love affair and subsequent monastic lives.