The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington
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In 2006 journalist Joanna Moorhead discovered that her father's cousin, Prim, who had disappeared...
Titian: The Last Days
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Towards the end of his life Titian didn't finish his paintings. The 87 year-old artist kept them in...
Turner: The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of J. M. W. Turner
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The extraordinary life of J. M. W Turner, one of Britain's most admired, misunderstood and...
Uncertain Images: Museums and the Work of Photographs
Elizabeth Edwards and Sigrid Lien
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Almost all museums hold photographs in their collections, and museum professionals and their...
A Very Queer Family Indeed: Sex, Religion, and the Bensons in Victorian Britain
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"We can begin with a kiss, though this will not turn out to be a love story, at least not a love...
Abraham Hanibal: Prince of Logone, Pushkin's African Ancestor
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Hanibal [1697- 1761] was probably the most outstanding African in Europe in the 18th Century, his...
Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction
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Alexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC, when he was only 20 years old, and died at the...
Andrew Crosse and the Mite Who Shocked the World: The Life and Work of an Electrical Pioneer
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The fascinating story of one of the early gentleman scientists who helped lay the foundations for...
Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths
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'Arthur himself, having put on a coat of mail suitable to the grandeur of so powerful a king, placed...
The Business Student's Guide to Study and Employability
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Written in response to the pressures on universities to produce highly skilled and work-ready...