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Author : Henry Chapman Mercer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781943910045
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (1 download)
Download or read book November Night Tales written by Henry Chapman Mercer and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The six origninal stories from the first edition of 1928 plus Well of Monte Corbo, found after his death.
Author : Donald M. Reynolds
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Fonthill Castle written by Donald M. Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Caroline Dakers
Publisher : UCL Press
ISBN 13 : 1787350452
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (873 download)
Download or read book Fonthill Recovered written by Caroline Dakers and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fonthill, in Wiltshire, is traditionally associated with the writer and collector William Beckford who built his Gothic fantasy house called Fonthill Abbey at the end of the eighteenth century. The collapse of the Abbey’s tower in 1825 transformed the name Fonthill into a symbol for overarching ambition and folly, a sublime ruin. Fonthill is, however, much more than the story of one man’s excesses. Beckford’s Abbey is only one of several important houses to be built on the estate since the early sixteenth century, all of them eventually consumed by fire or deliberately demolished, and all of them oddly forgotten by historians. Little now remains: a tower, a stable block, a kitchen range, some dressed stone, an indentation in a field. Fonthill Recovered draws on histories of art and architecture, politics and economics to explore the rich cultural history of this famous Wiltshire estate. The first half of the book traces the occupation of Fonthill from the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century. Some of the owners surpassed Beckford in terms of their wealth, their collections, their political power and even, in one case, their sexual misdemeanours. They include Charles I’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the richest commoner in the nineteenth century. The second half of the book consists of essays on specific topics, filling out such crucial areas as the complex history of the designed landscape, the sources of the Beckfords’ wealth and their collections, and one essay that features the most recent appearance of the Abbey in a video game.
Author : Kit Hinrichs
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 0307816737
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Long May She Wave written by Kit Hinrichs and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of the world's leading graphic designers comes a stunning tribute to America's most enduring icon-the Stars and Stripes.The Revolutionary Congress resolved in 1777 that "the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white, that the Union be 13 white stars in a blue field representing a new constellation." Since that time, the American flag has been raised high in wartime triumph and peacetime celebration; burned in fervent protest; sewn lovingly onto quilts, caps, pillows, and bags; appropriated by the commercial sphere to sell goods as varied as cigars, and designer clothing, and rock-and-roll albums; and faithfully honored every 4th of July to celebrate America's independence. This collection of more than 3,000 Stars and Stripes artifacts ranges from Civil War-era banners and Native American braided moccasins to an early 20th-century "friendship" kimono and original flag art by several of the world's leading designers. In its deluxe format with over 500 illustrations, LONG MAY SHE WAVE gives wide berth to the flag in all its manifestations, and the result is a stunning visual history of America'¬?s most treasured symbol.Full-color throughout, with over 500 illustrations in a deluxe 11 x 14-inch volume-LONG MAY SHE WAVE is the perfect gift for folk-art appreciators, history buffs, and collectors.Features the 3,000-piece exhibit that was displayed at the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the San Jose Museum of Art in 2000. From toy soldiers to collectable spoons, cigar blankets to historic flags—the breadth of the collection is unrivaled.For a list of appearances by this author, check out our Calendar of Events.
Author : Kerry Dean Carso
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1783161612
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (831 download)
Download or read book American Gothic Art and Architecture in the Age of Romantic Literature written by Kerry Dean Carso and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2014-11-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Gothic Art and Architecture in the Age of Romantic Literature analyses the impact British Gothic novels and historical romances had on American art and architecture in the Romantic era. Key figures include Thomas Jefferson, Washington Allston, Alexander Jackson Davis, James Fenimore Cooper, Washington Irving, Thomas Cole, Edwin Forrest and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne articulated the subject of this book when he wrote that he could understand Sir Walter Scott’s romances better after viewing Scott’s Gothic Revival house Abbotsford, and he understood the house better for having read the romances. This study investigates this symbiotic relationship between the arts and Gothic literature to reveal new interpretative possibilities. Contents Introduction Chapter One. Gothic Monticello: Thomas Jefferson’s Garden Narratives Chapter Two. ‘Banditti Mania’: The Gothic Haunting of Washington Allston Chapter Three. ‘Arranging the Trap Doors’: The Gothic Revival Castles of Alexander Jackson Davis Chapter Four. Old Dwellings Transmogrified: The Homes of James Fenimore Cooper and Washington Irving Chapter Five. Gothic Castles in the Landscape: Thomas Cole, Sir Walter Scott And the Hudson River School of Painting Chapter Six. The Theatrical Spectacle of Medieval Revival: Edwin Forrest’s Fonthill Castle Conclusion. ‘Clap It Into a Romance:’ Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Gothic Houses
Author : William Beckford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Vathek: an Arabian tale. (Memoir. By William North.-The Amber Witch ... Edited ... by W. Meinhold ... Translated from the German by E. A. Friedländer.) written by William Beckford and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Rutter
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781015524682
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (246 download)
Download or read book Delineations of Fonthill and Its Abbey written by John Rutter and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Edited by: Paul Bahn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781781555224
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (552 download)
Download or read book Chillingham written by Edited by: Paul Bahn and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chillingham-its location not only contributed some of the best archaeology in Northumberland but also a herd of wild white cattle unique in the history of the natural world, immortalised in songs, books, poems, and art. Chillingham castle with its famous and infamous inhabitants have combined to make this an interesting and fascinating tale.
Author : Terry A. McNealy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780910302142
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)
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Author : Emma McEvoy
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137391294
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)
Download or read book Gothic Tourism written by Emma McEvoy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Strawberry Hill to The Dungeons, Alnwick Castle to Barnageddon, Gothic tourism is a fascinating, and sometimes controversial, area. This lively study considers Gothic tourism's aesthetics and origins, as well as its relationship with literature, film, folklore, heritage management, arts programming and the 'edutainment' business.
Author : Terry A. McNealy
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ISBN 13 : 9781594160622
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (66 download)
Download or read book The Doan Gang written by Terry A. McNealy and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to popular perception, the American Revolution was not a unanimously patriotic fight against British oppressors, but a bitter civil war, in which nearly half the population opposed the movement for independence. Loyalty to the British Crown took many forms, but no story better represents this conflict than that of the Doan Gang, a loose confederacy of men from various states who robbed tax collectors, militia payrolls, and county treasuries, and threatened to kidnap state officials. In The Doan Gang: The Remarkable History of America's Most Notorious Loyalist Outlaws, Terry A. McNealy uses primary sources to cut through the fictional accounts and present an even more compelling history of this extraordinary story from the American Revolution.
Author : Kerry Dean Carso
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1783161620
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (831 download)
Download or read book American Gothic Art and Architecture in the Age of Romantic Literature written by Kerry Dean Carso and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2014-11-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Gothic Art and Architecture in the Age of Romantic Literature analyses the influence of British Gothic novels and historical romances on American art and architecture in the Romantic era.
Author : Amos van der Merwe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781781556597
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (565 download)
Download or read book Vital Remains written by Amos van der Merwe and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the dark years of apartheid, a boy grew up in a household with a terrible secret: although they were all of mixed origins, they had managed to `pass as white'. Young Winston Wicomb, however, was far too dark to fit in, and had to be hidden whenever someone knocked on their door. After struggling through school and even managing to obtain a university degree, he still remained unemployed due to his skin colour. To make ends meet, he serviced cars in their backyard, but never stopped dreaming about escaping the restraints of Apartheid. Then fate intervened. While distributing pamphlets advertising his mechanical skills, he found Professor Chris Barnard stranded next to the road. He offered to help even though he had no experience with the new Mercedes the professor drove. Barnard, surprised at the success of Winston's efforts and impulsive as ever, offered Winston a job in his research lab. It is here that Winston applied his knowledge and experience of matters mechanical to eventually produce the world's first apparatus to transport a living heart over long distances. `Vital Remains' tells to story of an unlikely hero, a huge risk, achievement ... and love."--
Author : Lewis Shiner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789541263
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (895 download)
Download or read book Slam written by Lewis Shiner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bright and acerbic depiction of the slacker culture of Texas and a testament to a lost and found generation. Dave stepped out of Bastrop Federal Prison after a six-month stretch for tax evasion and into the home of one Margueritte Johnson, a.k.a. the Old Lady. The Old Lady passed on, leaving her house and her fortune to her twenty-three cats. But the cats need a caretaker – or so he thinks. But there are others with an eye on the Johnson estate, and soon Dave is caught up in a whirlwind of anarchists, gold diggers, skateboard punks, lawyers, hackers, and arsonists – a population of dropouts and misfits who will do anything to avoid doing anything.
Author : George MacReynolds
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258800635
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (6 download)
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Author : Mark Girouard
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ISBN 13 : 9780300034721
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (347 download)
Download or read book The Victorian Country House written by Mark Girouard and published by . This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of Britain's great nineteenth-century houses examines their architects, and the social, technological, and economic conditions that made the massive structures possible
Author : William Rounseville Alger
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Life of Edwin Forrest, the American Tragedian written by William Rounseville Alger and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
