Letter, Diaries

Richard II – William Shakespeare – The sensitive and poetic Richard II is undoubtedly the rightful king of England, but he is unscrupulous and weak. When his cousin Henry Bolingbroke returns from …

Set on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, the plot follows William Legrand, who was recently bitten by a gold-colored bug. His servant Jupiter fears Legrand is going insane and goes to Legrand’s …

Arthur Christopher Benson’s novel, ‘The Upton Letters’, is a collection of fictional letters written by a group of friends discussing literary and social topics of the time. The book is presented in …

John Singleton Copley (1738 – 1815) was an American painter, active in both colonial America and England. He was probably born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Richard and Mary Singleton Copley, both …

Mary Cassatt was an American impressionist painter who depicted the lives of women, chiefly the intimate bond between mother and child. Her works are painted with quick brushstrokes in a pastel …

Jacques Tissot was born to a middle class family. He initially studied art at Beaux-Arts in Paris. He decided to move to London in 1871. Here Tissot started to paint highly finished pictures of …

Plautilla Nelli and her Last Supper Sister Plautilla Nelli’s magnificent painting, the Last Supper, has returned to the museum spotlight at Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy. In Renaissa …

In ‘The Collected Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman’, Anne Gilchrist’s captivating correspondence with the renowned poet Walt Whitman provides readers with profound insights into the …

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Letters of F. Scott Fitzgerald’ offers readers a unique and intimate glimpse into the life of one of America’s most celebrated literary figures. Through a collection of …

”In Search of Lost Time’ is widely recognized as the major novel of the twentieth century.’ —Harold Bloom ‘At once the last great classic of French epic prose tradition and the towering precursor …