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THE VIRTUAL VICTORIAN: ALPHONSE MUCHA ~ ART NOUVEAU

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ALPHONSE MUCHA ART NOUVEAU. Alphonse Mucha July 24 1860 - July 14 1939. Precious Stones and Flowers. In 1881, at 21, Mucha found himself travelling in search of work and was commissioned by Count Khuen Belasi to decorate his Moravian castle, mainly with murals of himself and other family members. The count was then so pleased and impressed that he sponsored the talented young man to go on and study more seriously at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. A play featuring Sarah Bernhardt. From the Zodia series.

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Some Festival Festivities This Autumn | Savidge Reads

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Mother Island Bethan Roberts. Deep Water Patricia Highsmith →. August 13, 2015 · 4:00 pm. Some Festival Festivities This Autumn. I have mentioned before how much I enjoy going to and indeed on occasion being part of a book festival. I told you a few weeks ago that I was going to be heading to Gladfest at Gladstone’s library when it is one over the first weekend in September, more info here. Small comedown after I get back from America and ‘Readers Road Trip’ with Thomas. Where , on Saturday the 3. And ha...

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Guidelines | Savidge Reads

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Reading always comes before blogging as though I enjoy blogging it is reading that is my passion. Reading more may mean blogging less and that’s fine. Sometimes life is also allowed to come before reading, sometimes. I will still be reading new stuff but not every ‘big book’ that is hyped to ridiculous proportions, yes I do mean. Which I am so bored of hearing about. At the same time there are authors who I love that are getting (from previous experience I have had) deserved hype like Ali Smith, Ian ...

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The Gordon Burn Prize Shortlist 2015 | Savidge Reads

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All Involved – Ryan Gattis. Mother Island Bethan Roberts →. August 11, 2015 · 2:59 pm. The Gordon Burn Prize Shortlist 2015. Sometimes it seems like it is another week and another book prize, however there are some quite different and unusual ones and for that reason (along with the fact that we all love a list of books don’t we? I wanted to mention the announcement of The Gordon Burn Prize shortlist for 2015. One of these will join previous winners. By Benjamin Myers and. I don’t have the books I ...

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The Persephone Project | Savidge Reads

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I have always loved a Persephone book and back in 2012. Do join in if you would like…. 1 William an Englishman by Cicely Hamilton. 2 Mariana by Monica Dickens. 3 Someone at a Distance by Dorothy Whipple. 4 Fidelity by Susan Glaspell. 5 An Interrupted Life: The Diaries and Letters of Ettie Hillesum 1941-43. 6 The Victorian Chaise-longue by Marghanita Laska. 7 The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. 8 Good Evening, Mrs Craven: The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes. 13 Consequences by E M Delafield.

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Essie Fox | Hilary Johnson Authors' Advisory Service

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Essie now divides her time between Bow in East London and Windsor – from where she pursues her writing career. Titles: The Somnambulist, Elijah’s Mermaid, The Goddess and The Thief. The Goddess and The Thief. Uprooted from her home in India, Alice is raised by her aunt, a spiritualist medium in Windsor. When the mysterious Mr Tilsbury enters their lives, Alice is drawn into a plot to steal the priceless Koh-i-Noor diamond, claimed by the British Empire at the end of the Anglo-Sikh wars.

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THE VIRTUAL VICTORIAN: THE TRUE VALUE OF THE PENNY BLACK

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THE TRUE VALUE OF THE PENNY BLACK. Today, when we can send and receive a text message or email in seconds, it's hard to imagine the impact on social communication that was brought about by the manufacture of one little black penny stamp, which, when affixed to an envelope ensured a postal delivery to any part of British Isles. This is why many historical letters were written with vertical and horizontal lines which crossed each other on the page. Parliament passed the Penny Postage Bill in the August of ...

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THE VIRTUAL VICTORIAN: THE NOTORIOUS MADAME X...

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THE NOTORIOUS MADAME X. When John Singer Sargent was living in France he painted the society beauty, Virginie Gautreau - after which, when he showed that portrait at the Salon of 1884, he had high hopes of being hailed as the darling of the Parisian artworld. Virginie was an American who had married a wealthy French banker, and Sargent wrote to a friend at the time –. Worked on a very large canvas – almost seven feet (2 meters) tall -. Hoping that way to ensure the. Greatest attention for his work. The m...

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THE VIRTUAL VICTORIAN: THE SEA PAINTINGS OF JOHN SINGER SARGENT...

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THE SEA PAINTINGS OF JOHN SINGER SARGENT. Setting Out to Fish, John Singer Sargent, 1878. John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) is best known for his glamorous society portraits. However, he also had an obsession for painting marine landscapes; a passion developed when still a young man when living in Brittany, Normandy, and Nice. Some of his earliest paintings show the influence of Turner, with the dark tonal sketches of riggings and sails, and the elemental power of the waves. The Notorious Madam X. Interest...