Ill, p.292.fictionThe 'sketches' in this volume are more the substance and length of short stories illustrating the development of the tools of the Masters trade: farce, parody, irony, black humour and wonderful one liners which unerringly hit the mark. The ensuing narrative, however, brings the listener bumpily back to earth with a reminder of the mean and often tragic lives that were being endured in the busy, uncaring metropolis. The stories are in the following order and entitled; The Dancing Academy, Shabby Genteel People,The Prisoners Van, The Boarding House, Mr Minns and his Cousin, Sentiment, The Tuggses' at Ramsgate, Horatio Sparkins, The Black Veil, The Steam Excursion, The Great Winglebury Duel, Mrs Joseph Porter, A Passage in the life of Mr Watkins Tottle, The Bloomsbury Christening, The Drunkards Death.english fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870

Ill, p.288.fictionThe Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final, uncompleted novel by Charles Dickens. John Jasper is a choirmaster who is in love with one of his pupils, Rosa Bud. She is the fiancee of his nephew, Edwin Drood. A hot-tempered man from Ceylon also becomes interested in her and he and Drood take an instant dislike to one another. Later, Drood disappears, and as Dickens never finished the novel, Drood's fate remains a mystery indeed. english fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870

Index, p.450.non-fictionYou should know that men like Benvenuto, unique in their profession, need not be subject to the law.'" "Thus spoke Pope Paul III on learning that Cellini had murdered a fellow artist, so great was Cellini's reputation in Renaissance Italy. A renowned sculptor and goldsmith, whose works include the famous salt-cellar made for the King of France, and the statue of Perseus with the head of the Medusa, Cellini's life was as vivid and enthralling as his creations. A man of action as well as an artist, he took part in the Sack of Rome in 1527; he was temperamental, passionate, and conceited, capable of committing criminal acts ranging from brawling and sodomy to theft and murder. He numbered among his patrons popes and kings and members of the Medici family, and his autobiography is a fascinating account of sixteenth-century Italy and France written with all the verve of a novelart - italy - history, artists - florence - biography

Ill, p.80.non-fictionAn illustrated catalogue of the works of John Sargentpainting - english, john singer sargent 1856-1925

Ill, p.77.non-fictionAn illustrated catalogue of the works of Diego Velazquezpainting - spain, diego velazquez 1599-1660

Ill, p.262.fictionTatsu (Sessue Hayakawa) is a reclusive, tortured artist who continually paints brilliant pictures of a dragon that has the soul of a princess. When Tatsu meets the beautiful Ume Ko (Tsuru Aoki), he thinks that she is the living embodiment of the princess he has spent years imagining. He immediately falls for Ume Ko; initially overjoyed, Tatsu soon becomes despondent when he realizes he has lost his inspiration to paint. He must now somehow learn to balance love with artistic fervor.painting - japan, novels - japan

Ill, p.77.non-fictionAn illustrated catalogue of the works of August Johnpainting - english, augustus john 1878-1961

Ill, p.106.non-fictionAn illustrated catalogue of the works of El Grecopainting - spain, artists - spain

Ill, p.64.non-fictionAn illustrated catalogue of the works of Rembrandtdutch painters, rembrandt

Ill, p.371.fictionA fictional account of the romance of Leonardo da Vincipainters - italy, leonardo da vinci

Ill, p.368.fictionA fictional account of the romance of Leonardo da Vincipainters - italy, leonardo da vinci

Ill, p.65non-fictionA history of the artistic endeavors of the van Eyck brothers dutch painters, art history - netherlands

Ill, p.47.non-fictionAn illustrated catalogue of the paintings of Fra Angelicopainters - italy, christian art

Ill, p.70.non-fictionA catalogue of the paintings of Holbeinpainters - germany, hans holbein1497-1543

Ill, p.47.non-fictionAn illustrated catalogue of the paintings of Giottopainters - italy, christian art

Ill, p.232.non-fictionThe following addresses, though spoken at different times, are intentionally connected in subject; their aim being to set one or two main principles of art in simple light before the general student, and to indicate their practical bearing on modern design. The law which it has been my effort chiefly to illustrate is the dependence of all noble design, in any kind, on the sculpture or painting of Organic Form. art, design

Ill, p.372.non-fictionRuskin argues that recent painters emerging from the tradition of the picturesque are superior in the art of landscape to the old masters. The book was primarily written as a defense of the later work of J. M. W. Turner. Ruskin used the book to argue that art should devote itself to the accurate documentation of natureaesthetics, painting

Ill, p.64.non-fictionMurillo was the leading painter in Seville in the later 17th century. He remained one of the most admired and popular of all European artists in the 18th and early 19th centuries. His early works were much influenced by the early works of Velázquez, executed before Velázquez left Seville in 1623, and by the paintings of Zurbarán.painters - spain, art - spain

Index, p.601non-fictionVolume one of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership

Index, p.556.non-fictionVolume two of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership

Index, p.556.non-fictionVolume two of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership

Index, p.629.non-fictionVolume three of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership

Index, p.743.non-fictionVolume four of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership

Index, p.558.non-fictionVolume five of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership

Index, p.584.non-fictionVolume six of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership

Ill, p.859.non-fictionStanley Gibbons Postage stamp catalogue 1950, Part II Foreign countries Europestamp collecting, philately

Ill, p.132.non-fictionA regimental history of the 22nd Battalion 1st AIFworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france

Ill, p.304non-fictionA compilation of records of the work done by the schools of the Education Department of Victoria to assist the national cause during the anxious and strenuous years of the Great War. Includes portraits and biographical notes on "the men who fell" and "the men who returned".world war 1914-1918 - war work - schools, victoria - education department - military records

Ill, p.287.The Australian Light Horse in the Middle East during the First Warworld war 1914-1918 - australian light horse, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - middle east

Ill, p.127.non-fictionIn illustrated view of the Australian troops in France during World war Oneworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - flanders, world war 1914-1918 - pictorial works