Letter, Diaries

In ‘The Letters of F. Scott Fitzgerald, ‘ readers are provided with an intimate glimpse into the mind of the legendary author through his personal correspondence. The letters showcase Fitzgerald’s ly …

‘The Planter of Malata’ is a novella written by Joseph Conrad (1857-1924). First published in 1914, it is an exotic tale of love and death, set in the Far East. This edition is enriched with two othe …

Thomas Gainsborough (1727 – 1788) was an English portrait and landscape artist, the most versatile English painter of the 18th century. He was the most inventive and original, always prepared to expe …

Pierre-Paul Prud’hon (1758 – 1823) was a French Romantic painter and draughtsman best known for his allegorical paintings and portraits. Prud’hon’s artistic style contrasted starkly with the dominant …

"The Mind of the Artist" speaks for itself, and really requires no word of introduction. These opinions as a whole, seem to me to have a harmony and consistency, and to announce clearly tha …

Essential figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism, Edouard Manet was an influential painter who left his own unique mark on the art world. In 1856, in his early thirties, Manet opened …

Felicien Rops was a Belgian artist who spent most of his life in Paris. He worked in many mediums and was also a master printmaker utilizing various techniques. Rops was originally trained in lithogr …

José Victoriano González-Pérez (1887 – 1927), better known as Juan Gris, was a Spanish painter and sculptor born in Madrid who lived and worked in France most of his life. Closely connected to the in …

The Key of Solomon the King is the most famous and most significant of all known grimoires, or ancient spellbooks. Much of Western magical tradition rests on the book's charts of planetary align …

‘Morella’ is a short story in the Gothic horror genre by 19th-century American author and critic Edgar Allan Poe. An unnamed narrator marries Morella, a woman with great scholarly knowledge who delve …