Of Queens' Gardens
Of Queens' Gardens

Author: John Ruskin

Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press

Published: 2018-11-10

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9780353018808

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Sesame and Lilies
Sesame and Lilies

Author: John Ruskin

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 0300092601

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John Ruskin's 'Sesame and Lilies', first published in 1865, is a classic 19th-century statement on the natures and duties of men and women. This volume reunites the two halves of the work: 'Of Kings' Treasuries' and 'Of Queens' Gardens', along with essays placing the work in historical context.

Days of Reading
Days of Reading

Author: Marcel Proust

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2008-08-07

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 0141963395

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In these inspiring essays about why we read, Proust explores all the pleasures and trials that we take from books, as well as explaining the beauty of Ruskin and his work, and the joys of losing yourself in literature as a child. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives – and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

Monsieur Proust's Library
Monsieur Proust's Library

Author: Anka Muhlstein

Publisher: Other Press, LLC

Published: 2012-11-06

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1590515676

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Reading was so important to Marcel Proust that it sometimes seems he was unable to create a personage without a book in hand. Everybody in his work reads: servants and masters, children and parents, artists and physicians. The more sophisticated characters find it natural to speak in quotations. Proust made literary taste a means of defining personalities and gave literature an actual role to play in his novels. In this wonderfully entertaining book, scholar and biographer Anka Muhlstein, the author of Balzac’s Omelette, draws out these themes in Proust's work and life, thus providing not only a friendly introduction to the momentous In Search of Lost Time, but also exciting highlights of some of the finest work in French literature.

Growing Carnivorous Plants
Growing Carnivorous Plants

Author: Barry A. Rice

Publisher: Timber Press (OR)

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13:

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Over 200 species, hybrids, and cultivars from all genera of carnivorous plants are described in this comprehensive volume. Detailed cultivation advice is provided to enable readers to select and place the right plants, while information on how to feed carnivorous plants will enable even the most squeamish grower to ensure that plants receive the nutrients they require.