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Description: Carlyle, Swinburne, John Stuart Mill, Rossetti, Whistler, Lewis Carol and and other characters come vividly to life in this extraordinary novel. Set along the Thames, in Chelsea, this is a glorious re-creation, based on historical fact, of the private and working lives of many of the 19h century's greatest writers and artists.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1981]
Call number: 608504
Creator: Disch, Thomas M(Opens in new tab)
ISBN: 0684166445; 9780684166445
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Chang and Eng : a novel

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The Rosy Crucifixion may be Miller's masterpiece. It is an extended account of Miller's efforts to become a writer and relates his struggles, financial and spiritual, in detail. At the same time, it recreates the tone and texture of Miller's environment, and brings alive his varied cronies. Written in a relaxed, naturalistic American prose, the book is at times uproariously funny, especially when Miller pokes fun at himself. Nexus, the last book of Henry Miller's trilogy, is widely considered to be one of the landmarks of American fiction. In it, Miller vividly recalls his many years as a down-and-out writer in New York City, his friends, mistresses, and the unusual circumstances of his eventful life. It is autobiographical and tells the story of Miller's bizarre second marriage and its development into an extraordinary and legendary ménage à trois.

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In search of Elizabeth

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Scrapbook compiled as a tribute to the life and writing of Elizabeth von Arnim; written and illustrated by Carol M. Chappell in Springfield, Missouri. This scrapbook was originally made for Mary Scott and contains personal remembrances, original artwork and printed material.

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Lana : photographs made of a single locale : a book

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"Terri Weifenbach has received international acclaim for her gorgeous, vividly colored landscape photographs--and deservedly so. She has been described as 'the Emily Dickinson of photography' and the work in this new book can only strengthen her reputation as a truly original force in contemporary art. Weifenbach creates images based on seemingly unexceptional pastoral scenes that become quite extraordinary through her masterful presentation of their subject matter. Sometimes a whole picture is shot out of focus, or perhaps just one detail--a leaf, a bud, a blade of grass--is sharply focused, commanding attention, while the rest gently recedes into a soft and mellow blur. The results are breathtaking as, dream-like and entrancing, they evoke gentle memories of hazy summer days. The images for this, the artist's third monograph, were made in Lana, a small Italian village nestling in the mountainous South Tyrol"--Publisher's description.

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Art deco 1910-1939

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The Victoria and Albert Museum's highly successful art nouveau exhibition is replaced in 2003 by an art deco exhibition. This volume focuses on one of the twentieth-century's most popular and distinctive styles.

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Thames Fire Insurance Co

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Image of an advertisement for Thames Fire Insurance Company of Norwich, Connecticut; elevated view of the city of Norwich and its harbor at center with three smaller views of Yantic Falls, Norwich from the Thames River, and the Cove below; elaborate scrolling decorative border with foliage framing the names of the company directors and officers.

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