, ▁new ▁owner ▁says ." ▁ ▁B irmingham ▁Business ▁Journal . ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁International ▁Sp ir its ▁Compet ition . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁C one cu h ▁R idge ▁Official ▁website ▁The ▁Alabama ▁State ▁Al co hol ic ▁B ever age ▁Control ▁Board ▁ ▁Category : Wh isk ies ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Symbol s ▁of ▁Alabama <0x0A> </s> ▁Julia ▁K avan agh ▁( 7 ▁January ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁– ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁novel ist , ▁born ▁at ▁Th ur les ▁in ▁Ti pper ary , ▁Ireland — then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁Ireland . ▁Her ▁numerous ▁contributions ▁to ▁literature ▁have ▁class ified ▁her ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁non - can on ical ▁minor ▁novel ist ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁period ▁( 1 8 3 7 - 1 9 0 1 ). ▁Although ▁she ▁is ▁mainly ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁novel ▁and ▁tales ▁she ▁wrote , ▁she ▁also ▁published ▁important ▁non - f iction ▁works ▁that ▁expl ored ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁female ▁political , ▁moral ▁and ▁philosoph ical ▁contributions ▁to ▁society . ▁The ▁appeal ▁of ▁her ▁works ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁several ▁of ▁her ▁works ▁have ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁French , ▁German , ▁Italian ▁and ▁Swedish . ▁Her ▁texts ▁also ▁reached ▁North ▁America , ▁where ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁works ▁appeared ▁in ▁L ittel ' s ▁Living ▁Age , ▁an ▁American ▁magazine .