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  • Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men

    Exploring Canada's Landscapes and Indigenous Cultures through a Colonial Perspective

    by Mrs. Anna Brownell Jameson ...
    In "Sketches in Canada, and Rambles Among the Red Men," Mrs. Anna Brownell Jameson offers a vivid narrative that intertwines personal travelogue with insightful cultural observations. Drawing from her experiences in mid-19th century Canada, Jameson employs a lyrical prose style that captivates the reader while elucidating her impressions of the Canadian landscape and its Indigenous peoples. The ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men

    Enriched edition.

    by Mrs. Anna Brownell Jameson, Peter Boyd ...
    In "Sketches in Canada, and Rambles Among the Red Men," Mrs. Anna Brownell Jameson masterfully weaves rich narratives that bridge the gap between travelogue and sociocultural observation. Published in 1838, the work exemplifies Romantic literary sensibilities, particularly in its appreciation for the natural world and the indigenous cultures of North America. Through her eloquent prose, Jameson ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Early Italian Painting

    From Giotto to Fra Angelico: the birth of perspective

    by Joseph Archer Crowe, Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle, Anna Jameson ...
    Oscillating between the majesty of the Greco-Byzantine tradition and the modernity predicted by Giotto, Early Italian Painting addresses the first important aesthetic movement that would lead to the Renaissance, the Italian Primitives. Trying new mediums and techniques, these revolutionary artists no longer painted frescos on walls, but created the first mobile paintings on wooden panels. The ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Romance of Biography or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from The Days of The Troubadours to The Present Age (Complete)

    by Anna Jameson ...
    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shakespeare's Heroines

    by Anna Murphy Jameson ...
    First published in 1832, Shakespeare’s Heroines is a unique hybrid of Shakespeare criticism, women’s rights activism, and conduct literature. Jameson’s collection of readings of female characters includes praise for unexpected role models as varied as Portia, Cleopatra, and Lady Macbeth; her interpretations of these and other characters portray intellect, passion, political ambition, and eroticism ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • The Alienated Intellectual – 5 Classic Existential Novels

    Enriched edition. The Diary of an Ennuyée, The Diary of a Chambermaid, The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft, The Diary of a Superfluous Man, Satan's Diary

    by Anna Jameson, Octave Mirbeau, George Gissing, Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, Leonid Andreyev, Chloe Brennan ...
    In 'The Alienated Intellectual – 5 Classic Existential Novels,' the reader is introduced to a profound exploration of existential themes, woven through a tapestry of distinct literary styles and contexts. The collection captures the essence of intellectual estrangement and the timeless quest for meaning in an indifferent world. The works arrayed within span both the breadth and depth of ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Commonplace book of thoughts Memories and fancies

    by Anna Jameson ...
    Delve into the rich tapestry of human experience with "Commonplace Book of Thoughts, Memories, and Fancies" by Anna Jameson. This enchanting collection invites you to explore the musings and reflections of a brilliant mind, weaving together thoughts that resonate across time.What if a single thought could spark a journey through the heart of creativity and introspection? Could these memories and ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Michelangelo : Life and Story of a Great Luminary of Art

    by Anna Jameson, Elbert Hubbard ...
    Michelangelo's place in the world of art is altogether unique. His supremacy is acknowledged by all, but is understood by a few only. In the presence of his works none can stand unimpressed, yet few dare to claim any intimate knowledge of his art…Michael Angelo was twenty-two years younger than Leonardo da Vinci, but the more severe and reflective cast of his mind rendered their difference of age ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada

    by Anna Brownell Jameson, Clara Thomas ...
    Series series New Canadian Library
    In 1836, Anna Jameson sailed from London, England, to join her husband in Upper Canada, where he was serving as attorney general. Shaking off the mud of Muddy York with mild disdain, young Mrs. Jameson swiftly sallied forth to discover the New World for herself.The best known of all nineteenth century Canadian travel books, Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada is Jameson’s wonderfully ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Discover the beauty of Early Italian art

    From Giotto to the Renaissance dawn

    by Joseph Archer Crowe, Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle, Anna Jameson ...
    Oscillating between the majesty of the Greco-Byzantine tradition and the modernity predicted by Giotto, Early Italian Painting addresses the first important aesthetic movement that would lead to the Renaissance, the Italian Primitives. Trying new mediums and techniques, these revolutionary artists no longer painted frescoes on walls, but created the first mobile paintings on wooden panels. The ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Summer Rambles

    Early Voices — Portraits of Canada by Women Writers, 1639–1914

    by Mary Alice Downie, Barbara Robertson, Elizabeth Jane Errington, Anna Brownell Jameson ...
    This selection of writings by twenty-nine women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the Far North. There is a range of voices from high-born wives of governors general, to an Icelandic immigrant and a fisherman’s wife in Labrador. ... Read more

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  • Characteristics of Women: Moral, Poetical, and Historical

    by Mrs. Anna Jameson ...
    In preparing for the press a new edition of this little work, the author has endeavored to render it more worthy of the approbation and kindly feeling with which it has been received; she cannot better express her sense of both than by justifying, as far as it is in her power, the cordial and flattering tone of all the public criticisms. It is to the great name of Shakspeare, that bond of sympathy ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus