[T]here appears a seeming mount, made up of trees rising one higher than another, in proportion as they approach the centre.

Here Christian, or Jew, Sun-worshipper or Pagan implore their several gods unmolested.

Recently, growing patient and parental concerns about the stigma associated with the term intersex, along with advances in treatment and diagnosis, have led to the adoption of the term disorders of sex development (DSD) in its place.

What was that gleaming greenly on Mother's hand? A ring . . . Dad's present. All very well, but rings were common things . . . even Sissy Flagg had one. But a pearl necklace! “A necklace is such a nice birthdayish thing,” said Mother.