Category Archives: Art, Design & Architecture
Audiobook: The Hound of the Baskervilles (dramatic reading)
The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of four crime novels by Sir Arthur
Audiobook: Voyage Round the World in His Majesty’s Frigate Pandora
George Hamilton was the surgeon assigned to the frigate Pandora. The British Admiralty ordered the
Audiobook: Great Artists
Biographies of Raphael Santi, Murillo, Peter Paul Rubens, and Albrecht Durer. This is a wonderful
Audiobook: Woman as Decoration
A guide for women to complement their dress to their surroundings, be it in their
Audiobook: The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé,
“A complete exposé of the modus operandi of fire eaters, heat resisters, poison eaters, venomous
Audiobook: Kenilworth
An Elizabethan era historical novel by Scotland’s master of fiction, Sir Walter Scott. With a
Audiobook: Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection Vol. 1
The Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection comprises short works – fiction, essays, poetry, letters, magazine
Audiobook: Umbrellas and Their History
A whimsically serious look at the umbrella and society.
Audiobook: The Two Paths
“The Two Paths” is a collection of five lectures delivered in 1858 and 1859 by
Audiobook: The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
The first half of this book describes the devastating earthquake that hit San Francisco in
Audiobook: Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball
A book reminiscent of the days when football was gaining popularity in America by MHAIJH85
Audiobook: Child-life in Art
The poetry of childhood is full of attractiveness to the artist, and many and varied
Audiobook: The Marble Faun
The Marble Faun is Hawthorne’s most unusual romance. Writing on the eve of the American
Audiobook: The Light that Failed
This novel, first published in 1890, follows the life of Dick Heldar, a painter. Most
Audiobook: The Real Thing
The Real Thing is, on one level, a somewhat ironic tale of an artist and
Audiobook: The County Regiment
A sketch of the second regiment of Connecticut volunteer heavy artillery, originally the Nineteenth Volunteer
Audiobook: Tales of Old Japan
Tales of Old Japan by Lord Redesdale is a collection of short stories focusing on
Audiobook: Die Neue Malerei
Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (* 8. Februar 1880 in München; †4. März 1916 bei
Audiobook: The Seven Lamps of Architecture
The Seven Lamps of Architecture, published in May 1849, is an extended essay written by
Audiobook: Malerbriefe: Beiträge zur Theorie und Praxis der Malerei
In seinen 17 Malerbriefen geht Wilhelm Ostwald in leicht verständlicher Weise auf die Physikalischen (Optik)
Audiobook: Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt
A handbook of Egyptian archaeology, issued by the British Museum, considered suitable for British tourists
Audiobook: The Alhambra: A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards
This is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving. Irving lived
Audiobook: The King of Ireland’s Son
The King of Ireland’s Son is a children’s novel published in Ireland in 1916 written
Audiobook: Voyage au centre de la terre
Ayant découvert un manuscrit runique ancien, un savant, son neveu et leur guide entreprennent un
Audiobook: Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatán, Vol. 2
The year is 1838. The scene is the dense Honduran forest along the Copán River.
Audiobook: The Pursuit of the House-Boat
This sequel to Bangs’ A House-Boat on the Styx continues the “thought-experiment” of bringing various
Audiobook: Dress Design: An Account of Costume for Artists and Dressmakers
Explanations of Western European trends in men and women’s fashion from prehistoric times to the
Audiobook: The Art of the Moving Picture
“This 1922 book by poet and sometime cultural critic Vachel Lindsay might have been the
Audiobook: The Stones of Venice, volume 1
The Stones of Venice is a three-volume treatise on Venetian art and architecture by English
Audiobook: Just Me
Perhaps the first memoir written by a film celebrity, Pearl White’s Just Me gives a