Classicly Books
Essays on Art
Arthur Clutton-BrockEssays on Art by Arthur Clutton-Brock. Preface from the book:These essays, reprinted from the Times Literary Supplement with a few additions and corrections, are not all entirely or directly conc..
Promenades of an Impressionist
James HunekerPromenades of an Impressionist by James Huneker. Excerpts from the book:After prolonged study of the art shown at the Paris Autumn Salon you ask yourself: This whirlpool of jostling ambitions, cr..
The Babylonian Legends of the Creation
British MuseumThe Babylonian Legends of the Creation by British Museum. Excerpts from the book:The baked clay tablets and portions of tablets which describe the views and beliefs of the Babylonians and Assyria..
Under the Greenwood Tree
Thomas HardyUnder the Greenwood Tree: A Rural Painting of the Dutch School is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published anonymously in 1872. It was Hardy's second published novel, the last to be printed without his name..
Albert Gallatin
John Austin StevensAlbert Gallatin biography by John Austin Stevens. Born to an aristocratic Swiss family, Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) immigrated to America in 1780. Elected to Congress in 1795 and serving until 1801, G..
Autobiography of Anthony Trollope
Anthony TrollopeAnthony Trollope was one of Victorian England's greatest and most prolific novelists. ... In addition, he wrote his posthumously published "Autobiography," which is being reissued, along with an assor..
Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
Benvenuto CelliniThe Life of himself which Cellini wrote was due to other motives than those which produced its chief competitors for first place in its class. St. Augustines aim was religious and didactic, Pepys note..
Autobiography of Black Hawk
Black HawkThis story is told in the words of a tragic figure in American history - a hook-nosed, hollow-cheeked old Sauk warrior who lived under four flags while the Mississippi Valley was being wrested from hi..