Talk:Araminta Garlick: Difference between revisions

From Discworld & Terry Pratchett Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(reaching...)
 
No edit summary
 
Line 3: Line 3:
*American abolitionist Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Harriet Ross.
*American abolitionist Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Harriet Ross.
*In the Enid Bagnold novel National Velvet, Araminta is the name of the central character's mother.<br> --[[User:Old Dickens|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens|talk]]) 04:33, 25 August 2013 (GMT)
*In the Enid Bagnold novel National Velvet, Araminta is the name of the central character's mother.<br> --[[User:Old Dickens|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens|talk]]) 04:33, 25 August 2013 (GMT)
:: Also note the existence of the novel ''Araminta Station'' (1987) by Jack Vance, set on a planet of outstanding natural beauty whose inhabitants are restricted by decree to a strictly limited custodial staff. --[[User:Lias Bluestone|Lias Bluestone]] ([[User talk:Lias Bluestone|talk]]) 15:12, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 15:12, 13 July 2021

Further to the argument that TP never makes anything up:

  • It (the name "Araminta") was created by the versatile Sir John Vanbrugh, architect of Blenheim Palace as well as a playwright, for his comedy The Confederacy.
  • American abolitionist Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Harriet Ross.
  • In the Enid Bagnold novel National Velvet, Araminta is the name of the central character's mother.
    --Old Dickens (talk) 04:33, 25 August 2013 (GMT)
Also note the existence of the novel Araminta Station (1987) by Jack Vance, set on a planet of outstanding natural beauty whose inhabitants are restricted by decree to a strictly limited custodial staff. --Lias Bluestone (talk) 15:12, 13 July 2021 (UTC)