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  • Victorian Spectacular Theatre 1850-1910

    by Michael R. Booth ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Victorian Theatre
    Originally published in 1981. This study concentrates on one aspect of Victorian theatre production in the second half of the nineteenth century – the spectacular, which came to dominate certain kinds of production during that period. A remarkably consistent style, it was used for a variety of dramatic forms, although surrounded by critical controversy. The book considers the theories and practice ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

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    A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece

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    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Wall Street Journal Top 10 Nonfiction Book of 2016“As compelling and entertaining as a detective novel” (The Economist), the incredible true story—part art history and part mystery—of a Velázquez portrait that went missing and the obsessed nineteenth-century bookseller determined to prove he had found it.When John Snare, a nineteenth century provi... ... Read more

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  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    by Oscar Wilde ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.' When Dorian Gray has his portrait painted, he is captivated by his own beauty. Tempted by his world-weary, decadent friend Lord Henry Wotton, he wishes to stay forever young, and pledges his very soul to keep his good looks. Set in fin-de-siécle London, the novel traces a path from the studio of painter Basil Hallward to the opium dens ... Read more

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  • The Victorians

    by Jeremy Paxman ...
    Jeremy Paxman's unique portrait of the Victorian age takes readers on an exciting journey through the birth of modern Britain. Using the paintings of the era as a starting point, he tells us stories of urban life, family, faith, industry and empire that helped define the Victorian spirit and imagination.To Paxman, these paintings were the television of their day, and his exploration of Victorian ... Read more

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  • Illustrated History of Furniture: From the Earliest to the Present Time

    by Frederick Litchfield ...
    Frederick Litchfield created an enduring classic study of functional art with his Illustrated History of Furniture. This reprinting is presented out of a deep appreciation for the excellent scholarship and many illuminating insights that he so generously shared.The first chapter, which refers to Ancient Furniture and covers a period of several centuries, is introductory to those that follow, ... Read more

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  • The Face of Britain

    The Nation through Its Portraits

    by Simon Schama ...
    Simon Schama brings Britain to life through its portraits, as seen in the five-part BBC series The Face of Britain and the major National Portrait Gallery exhibitionChurchill and his painter locked in a struggle of stares and glares; Gainsborough watching his daughters run after a butterfly; a black Othello in the nineteenth century, the poet-artist Rossetti trying to capture on canvas what he ... Read more

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  • Sidetracks

    by Richard Holmes ...
    In this beautiful reissue, the author of 'Footsteps' collects the biographical curiosities he discovered while researching the romantic poets, creating a captivating mixture of biography and memoir.‘Sidetracks' is a sister book to 'Footsteps', conjured up from decades of 'wanderings from the straight and narrow' of his major biographies of Shelley and Coleridge. As Holmes himself says, 'to be ... Read more

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  • Pictures from Italy

    by Charles Dickens, Kate Flint ...
    'When Dickens has described something you see it for the rest of your life' George OrwellIn 1844, Charles Dickens took a break from novel writing to travel through Italy for almost a year, and Pictures from Italy is an illuminating account of his experiences there. He presents the country like a magic-lantern show, as vivid images ceaselessly appear before his - and his readers' - eyes. Italy's ... Read more

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  • Intentions (Mobi Classics)

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  • Mr Lear

    A Life of Art and Nonsense

    by Jenny Uglow ...
    Edward Lear's poems follow and break the rules. They abide by the logic of syntax, the linking of rhyme and the dance of rhythm, and these 'nonsenses' are full of joy - yet set against darkness. Where do these human-like animals and birds and these odd adventures - some gentle, some violent, some musical, some wild - come from? His many drawings that accompany his verse are almost hyper-real, as ... Read more

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    Edited by Kate Kennedy, Hermione Lee ...
    Notable writers—including UK poet laureate Simon Armitage, Julian Barnes, Margaret MacMillan, and Jenny Uglow—celebrate our fascination with the houses of famous literary figures, artists, composers, and politicians of the pastWhat can a house tell us about the person who lives there? Do we shape the buildings we live in, or are we formed by the places we call home? And why are we especially ... Read more

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  • Pictures Every Child Should Know

    Enriched edition. A Selection of the World's Art Masterpieces for Young People

    by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon, Zoe Parsons ...
    In "Pictures Every Child Should Know," Mary Schell Hoke Bacon presents a curated selection of artistic masterpieces that are vital to a child's visual education. Through a thoughtful and engaging literary style, Bacon employs clear, accessible language that invites readers of all ages to appreciate the richness of art. The book intertwines historical context with visual analysis, encouraging young ... Read more

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