Ida Friedrich, countess of Hahn-Hahn was a German writer. She was born in 1805 and died in 1880. The daughter of Count Karl Friedrich of Hahn-Hahn, who squandered most of his means as an entrepreneur of dramatic companies, in 1826 she married a wealthy cousin, but three years later was divorced, after which she travelled extensively in Italy, Spain, and the Levant. In 1835 she made her debut in literature with Poems, followed by Venetian Nights (1836), Songs and Poems (1837). But her popularity is chiefly founded on her novels, especially those of social life, amongst which Aus der Gesellschaft (1838), Grafin Faustine (1841), Sigismund Forster (1843), may be mentioned. Research Countess of Hahn-Hahn
William Schwenk Gilbert was an English dramatist. He was born in 1836 at London and died in 1911. In 1857 he became a clerk in the Education Office; in 1862 he was called to the bar, but he subsequently devoted his time almost exclusively to literature. In 1875 he entered into partnership with Arthur Sullivan the composer, and in conjunction with him (as the famous partnership of Gilbert and Sullivan) produced a series of comic operas, Trial by Jury (1876), HMS Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1880), Patience (1882), Iolanthe (1883), Princess Ida (1884), The Mikado (1885), The Yeomen of the Guard (1888), The Gondoliers (1889), Utopia, Limited (1893), The Grand Duke (1896). Research William Schwenk Gilbert
In Greek mythology, Oenone was a nymph of MountIda and a daughter of the River Cebren. She married Paris, before he was aware that he was a Trojan prince, and later tried to dissuade Paris from seeking Helen, but he ignored her and deserted her. Years later, wounded Paris was brought to Oenone to heal, she refused because he had deserted her, and he was taken away. Repenting, Oenone went after Paris but it was too late, he was dead, and in her grief she hanged herself. Research Oenone
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