Classicly Books
How to Enjoy Paris in 1842
F. HervéHow to Enjoy Paris in 1842 by F. Hervé. Preface from the book:In offering the following pages to the public, the author has been principally influenced by a desire of uniting useful information with t..
How to See the British Museum in Four Visits
W. Blanchard JerroldThe money to found a British Museum was raised by a lottery in the middle of the last century. Sir Hans Sloane having offered his books and museum of natural history to Parliament, for less than half ..
Les femmes d'artistes
Alphonse DaudetIt was time for effusions, confidences. The lamp shone lightly under the lampshade, limiting its circle of flame to the intimacy of conversation, leaving barely distinct the capricious luxury of the v..
Letters to Helen
Keith HendersonExcerpts:These letters were never intended for publication. But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved. Then a certain pers..
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great
Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard is dead, or should we say, has gone on his last Little Journey to the Great Beyond. But the children of his fertile brain still live and will continue to live and keep fresh the memory ..
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 3
Giorgio VasariExcerpts from the book:There was at this same time in Florence a painter of most beautiful intelligence and most lovely invention, namely, Filippo, son of Fra Filippo of the Carmine, who, following in..
Modern Painting
George MooreExcerpts from the book Modern Painting by Modern Painting.I have studied Mr. Whistler and thought about him this many a year. His character was for a long time incomprehensible to me; it con..
Notes and Queries, Number 70, March 1, 1851
Various AuthorsNotes and Queries, Number 70, March 1, 1851 by various authors. A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc...