Walter: 4352 books

Well, here we are at last. Please turn the key in that door—to keep all inquisitive priers out—for the process into which I am about to initiate you is something of a secret, shrouded by the thin veil of mystery. You have come to me today to learn something of the art of Taxidermy, so we will...

Walter Bonatti ripercorre la storia delle imprese che hanno costellato i quindici anni della sua grande stagione alpinistica fino alla sofferta decisione di chiudere con il “mondo della montagna” – ma non con l’avventura – dedicandosi all'esplorazione. L’alpinismo è tutta la sua vita...

Walter Bonatti negli anni è riuscito a conquistarsi un privilegio raro: la possibilità di vivere due vite. Dopo la stagione di scalate che lo hanno reso uno dei protagonisti della storia dell'alpinismo, ha infatti deciso di modificare i suoi orizzonti e mettersi in cammino alla volta delle regioni...

Tales from Benedictine Sources (1820) is a pair of novels by Walter Scott consisting of The Abbot and The Monastery.The novels have only slight connections with one another, for example, both feature the Avenel family, and have monastic themes and titles. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Redgauntlet (1824) is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Dumfries, Scotland in 1765, and described by Magnus Magnusson (a point first made by Andrew Lang) as "in a sense, the most autobiographical of Scott's novels." It describes the beginnings of a fictional third Jacobite Rebellion,...

Sir Walter Scott was a poet, novelist, ballad-collector, critic and man of letters, but is probably most renowned as the founder of the genre of the historical novel, involving tales of gallantry, romance and chivalry. In 1827-28, Scott wrote the framed-tale series entitled “Chronicles of the Canongate”...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Scotch Wit and Humor. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by W. H. (Walter...

Baseando-se em cartas e documentos inéditos revela um génio simples e afável.Albert Einstein é um dos maiores ícones da nossa era: o amável refugiado da opressão de cabelo emaranhado, olhos cintilantes, benevolência sedutora e inteligência extraordinária cuja face se tornou um símbolo, e o...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. II (of II) - The Roman Trial. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published...

According to Wikipedia: "Walter Horatio Pater (4 August 1839 - 30 July 1894) was an English essayist and critic of art and literary critic....his study of "Aesthetic Poetry" appeared in the Fortnightly Review, to be succeeded by essays on Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Pico della Mirandola and...

According to Wikipedia: "Walter Horatio Pater (4 August 1839 - 30 July 1894) was an English essayist and critic of art and literary critic....his study of "Aesthetic Poetry" appeared in the Fortnightly Review, to be succeeded by essays on Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Pico della Mirandola and...

The era now referred to as the Renaissance represented an unparalleled blossoming of art and culture. Take a tour of the period through the imagination of Walter Pater, one of England's most renowned art historians and critics. In this volume, Pater turns his attention to a series of Renaissance masterpieces...

An invaluable resource for students of decorative arts, this compelling collection of essays passionately and eloquently makes the case for the legitimacy of the decorative arts in an era when painting and sculpture were considered superior. Walter Crane looks at the infinite methods of expression of decorative arts, their place in architecture, and more.

Arguably the last Indians living in Central Florida in 1883 were all massacred because the chief's favorite squaw loved White Man Cow. John asked the President of the United States to send soldiers to remove the Indians. John didn't think his request was out of line; after all the government...