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the klondike stampede
- Author: tappan adney
- Genre: Arts & Photography
Edwin Tappan Adney (1868 - 1950) was an artist, a writer, a photographer. In 1897-1898 he travelled to the Klondike to report on the Gold Rush for Harper's Weekly. Later, in 1899, Adney gave an account of his observations and adventures during this travel in a book “The Klondike Stampede”. A remarcable first-hand look into the Gold Rush period.
the world of king arthur and his court people places legend and lore
- Author: kevin crossley holland
- Genre: Medieval
Kevin John William Crossley-Holland, an English children's author and poet, is known as a creator of the Arthur Trilogy, covering the whole series of legends about the legendary English ruler. Collection of articles about the mythology of King Arthur has drawn phenomenal attention of public all over the world and was published in many countries. The work excellently reproduces the spirit of the epoch, its characters being strikingly vivid. They transport us to the past, giving a chance to feel the atmosphere and see people’s life in the middle Ages, their wars and beliefs. The author describes fascinating events of Arthur’s life, as well as the real lives of knights and their duties, and discusses the Crusades, the Round Table, and heraldry.
Pictures Every Child Should Know
- Author: Bacon Mary Schell Hoke
- Genre: Arts & Photography
Pictures Every Child Should Know [A Selection of the World's Art Masterpieces for Young People] by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon.Table of ContentsPublisher's Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Andrea Del Sarto; Michael Angelo (buonarroti); Arnold BÖcklin; Marie-rosa Bonheur; Alessandro Botticelli; William Adolphe Bouguereau; Sir Edward Burne-jones; John Constable; John Singleton Copley; Jean Baptiste Camille Corot; Correggio (antonio Allegri); Paul Gustave DorÉ; Albrecht DÜrer; Mariano Fortuny; Thomas Gainsborough; Jean Leon Gerome; Ghirlandajo; Giotto (di Bordone); Franz Hals; Meyndert Hobbema; William Hogarth; Hans Holbein, The Younger; William Holman Hunt; George Inness; Sir Edwin Henry Landseer; Claude Lorrain (gellee); Masaccio (tommaso Guidi); Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier; Jean FranÇois Millet; Claude Monet; Murillo (bartolome Esteban); Raphael (sanzio); Rembrandt (van Rijn); Sir Joshua Reynolds; Peter Paul Rubens; John Singer Sargent; Tintoretto (jacopo Robusti); Titian (tiziano Vecelli); Joseph Mallord William Turner; Sir Anthony Van Dyck; Velasquez (diego Rodriguez De Silva); Paul Veronese (paolo Cagliari); Leonardo Da vinci; Jean Antoine Watteau; Sir Benjamin West
gaudier brzeska
- Author: Pound Ezra
- Genre: ( G-I )
Written by one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, this is a documented example of an artist determined to go against the poverty and obscurity to create his passion in art. Henri Gaudier, killed in WWI, who had created a lot of works at an age when most people were still trying to understand what to do in life, probably would have fallen from existence completely if it was not for the tireless promotions done by Ezra Pound. Pound's quest in bringing to light the few of worthy talent who would otherwise be lost in the sludge of mediocracy is an example of the "rather than looking at the master's finger, look at what the finger points at" belief by following in example rather than observing what is shown. Instead of fawning over the man brought to the attention of the world of art, you are convinced to become aware of those who have yet to be recognized.
french ways and their meaning
- Author: Wharton Edith
- Genre: Arts & Photography
Edith Wharton was a very perceptive writer and a great novelist. Her observations on the French in most cases are right on target. However, people going to France for work or pleasure need to understand that she is writing about France in the early part of the 20th century before and during World War I. When a person writes about a culture there observations only refer to that particular time and that particular place. Another thing to remember is that she also writes about upper-class French life. This is a very entertaining and insightful book on the French.