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One of "The Eight"--a major group in the history of American
painting--John Sloan was also an illustrator and cartoonist. Sloan
kept an almost daily diary for eight years, for the most part to
entertain his first wife, Dolly. Sloan's second wife and widow,
Helen Fan Sloan, turned over the diaries and his letters, as well
as notes and drawings to Bruce St. John of the Delaware Art Center,
which houses the Sloan collection.
John Sloan was interested in every social issue that went on
around him: the people across the street, the people in the parks,
and the policies of his country. He and Dolly entertained almost
every night, though they were so poor that often the only dish was
spaghetti, and their guests included Robert Henri (Sloan's mentor)
and Walt Kuhn, Walter Pach, Rollin Kirby, Stuart Davis (and his
father), Alexander Calder (and his father), Rockwell Kent, John
Butler Yeats, William Glackens, and George Luks.
Even if John Sloan had not been such an important figure in the
American art world, these diaries would be splendid reading: they
reveal a perceptive man and the city that fascinated him during one
of its most interesting epochs. The editor writes that Sloan "was a
direct and honest man, not afraid of expressing his opinions." This
fascinating, unique, first-person view of New York City is a
masterpiece. This edition includes a new introduction by Herbert I.
London, providing insight into the social and political vision that
animated Sloan's art.
One of "The Eight" a major group in the history of American
painting John Sloan was also an illustrator and cartoonist. Sloan
kept an almost daily diary for eight years, for the most part to
entertain his first wife, Dolly. Sloan's second wife and widow,
Helen Fan Sloan, turned over the diaries and his letters, as well
as notes and drawings to Bruce St. John of the Delaware Art Center,
which houses the Sloan collection. John Sloan was interested in
every social issue that went on around him: the people across the
street, the people in the parks, and the policies of his country.
He and Dolly entertained almost every night, though they were so
poor that often the only dish was spaghetti, and their guests
included Robert Henri (Sloan's mentor) and Walt Kuhn, Walter Pach,
Rollin Kirby, Stuart Davis (and his father), Alexander Calder (and
his father), Rockwell Kent, John Butler Yeats, William Glackens,
and George Luks. Even if John Sloan had not been such an important
figure in the American art world, these diaries would be splendid
reading: they reveal a perceptive man and the city that fascinated
him during one of its most interesting epochs. The editor writes
that Sloan "was a direct and honest man, not afraid of expressing
his opinions." This fascinating, unique, first-person view of New
York City is a masterpiece. This edition includes a new
introduction by Herbert I. London, providing insight into the
social and political vision that animated Sloan's art.
Oscar Wilde was already famous as a brilliant wit and raconteur
when he first began to publish his short stories in the late 1880s.
Admired by George Orwell and W. B. Yeats, the stories include
poignant fairy-tales such as "The Happy Prince" and "The Selfish
Giant," the extravagant comedy of "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" and
"The Canterville Ghost," and the daring narrative experiments of
"The Portrait of Mr. W. H.," Wilde's fictional investigation into
the identity of the dedicatee of Shakespeare's sonnets. John
Sloan's Introduction argues for Wilde's originality and literary
achievement as a short-story writer, emphasizing his literary skill
and sophistication, and arguing for the centrality of Wilde's
shorter fiction in his literary career. The collection includes a
useful and up-to-date bibliography and extensive and helpful
explanatory notes, and an Appendix reprints an important passage
from the book-length version of "The Portrait of Mr. W. H." on the
Neo-Platonic ideal of friendship between men, an important key to
the short story's meaning.
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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1913 Edition.
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Mitch Miller (Paperback)
Edgar Lee Masters; Illustrated by John Sloan
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R883
Discovery Miles 8 830
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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1920 Edition.
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
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++++ BARON TRIGAULT'S VENGEANCE7 JOHN SLOAN
Full colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Center of
Military History publication CMH 70-118-1. Describes the
achievement from 1989 through 2005 of the United States Army of a
centrally directed and institutionally driven transformation
relevant to ground warfare that exploited Information Age
technology, adapted to post-Cold War strategic circumstances, and
integrated into parallel Department of Defense efforts. Combines
participant observation with solid scholarship. Explains what
happened in the transformation of the Army over the past twenty
years, why it happened, and who was involved. Presents the hard
choices, accepted risks, processes of decision making and
institutional results.
Full colour illustrations throughout. Center of Military History
publication CMH 70-118-1. Describes the achievement from 1989
through 2005 of the United States Army of a centrally directed and
institutionallydriven transformation relevantto ground warfare that
exploited Information Age technology, adapted to post-Cold War
strategic circumstances, and integrated into parallelDepartment of
Defense efforts. Combines participant observation with solid
scholarship. Explains what happened in the transformation of the
Army over the past twenty years, why it happened, and who was
involved. Presents the hard choices, accepted risks, processes of
decision making and institutional results.
1913. Gaboriau was the first French novelist to write detective
novels. His character Monsieur Lecog, private detective, first
appeared in the novel, The Widow Lerouge as well as four other
books. Baron Trigault's Vengeance is part of Gaboriau's novel in
two parts. The novel begins: Vengeance! that is the first, the only
thought, when a man finds himself victimized, when his honor and
fortune, his present and future, are wrecked by a vile conspiracy!
The torment he endures under such circumstances can only be
alleviated by the prospect of inflicting them a hundredfold upon
his persecutors. And nothing seems impossible at the first moment,
when hatred surges in the brain, and the foam of anger rises to the
lips; no obstacle seems insurmountable, or, rather, none are
perceived. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger
Publishing.
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Mitch Miller (Paperback)
Edgar Lee Masters; Illustrated by John Sloan
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R815
Discovery Miles 8 150
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1920. American poet and novelist who practiced law for nearly
thirty years. Spoon River Anthology is the book that made his
reputation and is regarded as one of the most popular and widely
known works in all of American literature. Mitch Miller, one of his
novels, is mostly about growing up in Illinois. The book begins:
Supposin' you was lyin' in a room and was asleep or pretty near
asleep; and bein'; asleep you could hear people talkin' but it
didn't mean nothin' to you-just talk; and you kind of knew things
was goin' on around you, but still you was way off in your sleep
and belonged to yourself as a sleeper, and what was goin' on didn't
make no difference to you; and really, supposin' you was tryin' to
get back into deeper sleep before you heard these things. And then
supposin' now and then as your eyes rolled back into your head
while sleepin' you saw through the lids-not tryin' to look, but
your eyes just saw as they rolled past the open place between the
lids-and you saw squares of light and dark, or maybe roundish
blurs. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger
Publishing.
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Madrigali (Paperback)
Thomas A. Daly; Illustrated by John Sloan
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R731
Discovery Miles 7 310
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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The Air Trust (Paperback)
George A. England; Illustrated by John Sloan
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R927
Discovery Miles 9 270
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
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