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Ranked among the top artist-reporters of the last one hundred years, Paul Hogarth RA is one of Britain's most distinguished illustrators and graphic artists. Allied to his artistic talent is an adventurous spirit and a passion for travel. From working trips to China and the USSR in the 1950s through time spent in the USA and, more recently, in Croatia, his drawings are a unique record of sixty years of world history. This new edition adds 16 pages of tales and drawings to this enthralling and richly illustrated autobiography.

A personal description of Provencal life as seen through the eyes of the author and his wife when they move into an old farmhouse at the foot of the Luberon mountains between Avignon and Aix. The bestselling work of non-fiction in paperback of 1991 in the UK.

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This edition includes a list of illustrations and a preface by the editor discussing her work with the play. The introduction explores the tragicomedy genre, potential collaborators, authorship questions, and the role of collaboration and censorship during the play's creation, along with historical context. The editor examines the public, literary, and theatrical environments surrounding the play, its adaptations, and technical editing notes. Following the text are six appendices: "John Fletcher, 'Upon An Honest Man's Fortune'"; "The Portrait--Frontispiece of John Fletcher, 1647"; "Francis Beaumont, The Masque of the Inner Temple and Gray's Inn"; "Beaumont's 1613 Masque and The Two Noble Kinsmen"; "The Morris"; and "The Music." A reference section lists abbreviations, a catalog of Shakespeare's works, citations for modern productions, and additional reading materials. Renowned for its exceptional scholarship, the Arden Shakespeare offers a comprehensive introduction that contextualizes the play within its historical and cultural milieu, examining critical approaches. Detailed appendices tackle dating and casting issues and analyze Quarto and Folio sources. A full commentary by leading scholars illuminates the text, explaining unfamiliar terms and providing significant background information, making Arden's edition highly informative and accessible for readers.

Great book featuring artists who used their works to report then current events. 120 black and white illustrations of works of art - cartoons, drawings, prints, sketches of politics, social, morality, entertainment, war and battle news and other subjects. Illustrated artists Hogarth, Homer, Kollwitz, Grosz, Toulouse-Lautrec, Munch, Perlin, Chagall, Kirchner, Rowlandson, and other artists. Softcover. 95 pages. Measures 6 1/2 by 7 3/4 inches. Interesting book, nicely illustrated.

A practical guide to every artistic medium including painting, drawing, designing and sculpting. Each medium is introduced and the range of equipment explored and techniques demonstrated in step-by-step photographs in order to help the professional, student or amateur artist.

This is Doris Lessing's account of a journey back to the land in which she grew up and in which so much of her concern is still invested. Her love of Africa is as strong as her hatred of the white supremacy rule that has haunted its past.

The New Penguin Shakespeare offers a complete edition of the plays and poems. Each volume hs been newly prepared from the original texts and includes an introduction, a list of further reading, a full and helpful commentary, and a short account of the textual problems of the play.

Da più di un secolo e mezzo, Jane Eyre affascina lettori e lettrici, e gli esperti si interrogano sul motivo del suo perdurante successo. Questo romanzo, che va oltre i colpi di scena romantici e gli elementi drammatici del gotico, presenta una protagonista ribelle che sfida le convenzioni della sua epoca. La scrittrice, con la sua audace eroina, ci invita a non confondere la convenzione con la morale. Il segreto della grande letteratura non è facilmente definibile, ma è chiaro che la voce della narratrice è straordinariamente autentica, le emozioni sono genuine e gli eventi sono esplosivi. La lotta della tenace e coraggiosa Jane contro la sua oppressiva tutrice, le dure condizioni della scuola e il rigido ordine sociale risuona profondamente, rivelando l'esperienza personale dell'autrice e il vissuto di una ragazza maltrattata dopo la perdita dei genitori. In questo epico racconto, l'amore trionfa su avversità e segreti terribili.

Humorný román o příhodách pana Pickwicka a jeho přátel. Výbor ze zápisů dochovaných z pozůstalosti Pickwickova klubu, v nichž se ve stručnosti líčí nebezpečenství, dobrodružství, cesty a šprýmovné počínání dopisujících členů tohoto klubu v letech 1827-1828. Pro mládež od 11 letupravili a doslov napsali Emanuela Tilschová a Emanuel Tilsch st.