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Maxfield Parrish
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The Golden Age (1895) is a collection of stories by Kenneth Grahame. Although less popular than The Wind in the Willows (1908), which would go on to become not only a defining work of Edwardian English literature, but one of the most popular works of children's fiction in the world, The Golden Age is a moving portrait of youth, an understated autobiographical meditation made for children and adults alike.
Recalling his youth among elders who exemplified...
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This early work on Italian Villas and their Gardens is a beautifully illustrated look at the subject. Chapters include; Florentine Villas, Sienese Villas, Roman Villas, Villas near Rome, Genoese Villas, Lombard Villas and Villas of Venetia. This fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all historians Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and...
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Garden City Pub. Co
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[c1941]
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A Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics is a popular anthology of English poetry. While the anthology was originally published in 1861, it was revised with the help of Alfred, Lord Tennyson roughly three decades later, and Palgrave excluded all poems by poets still living at that time. The anthology continues to be published in new editions with supplemental works by contemporary poets; however, it is still printed under Palgrave's name. The collection...
