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Poet and painter, founder and acknowledged leader of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) has beguiled and intrigued admirers for more than a century with his turbulent life and his romantic imagery. Rossetti, the English-born son of an Italian political refugee and brother of the poet Christina Rossetti, considered a career as a poet before seeking his fortune as an artist - and succeeding in both occupations. Unable to adapt to the discipline of formal art training, Rossetti ultimately developed a personal style that placed him at the forefront of the Victorian artistic world. Forty of Rossetti's finest works are reproduced here in large, full-color plates and accompanied by individual commentaries. An illustrated introductory text traces the details of Rossetti's fascinating life and career and sets his art in the context of his day.

Full of fascinating facts and intriguing trivia that explore every facet of human achievement and natural wonders, the Top 10 of Everything 2001 is a compendium of knowledge and entertainment. With over 1,000 lists on subjects ranging from Oscar winners to the world's richest people, from speed records to rail and transport disasters, this annual review is number one for anyone looking to rank the best of the best. Features over 400 colorful illustrations.

The story of XL Recordings, the UK's leading independent record label, told through the life, and in the words of its owner, Richard Russell'A fascinating read' Damon Albarn

This elegantly slipcased volume gloriously celebrates the colors and lights of the four seasons through some of the world's most beloved Impressionistic paintings, excerpts from the artists' own writings, and quotes from writers and poets.

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The Impressionists and Their Art by Russell Ash

Here are the time-honored fables of Aesop as never seen before. Santore's animals leap off the page in explosions of color, giving messages to ponder and physical beauty to savor. School Library Journal called this interpretation of the classic morality tales " a delight to the eye and ear."

If you want to know what or who was the best, worse, richest, fiercest, deadliest or simply biggest of practically anything, then this is the book for you, with over 600 lists on a diverse range of subjects.

From Harriet Nicewonger (born Derbyshire c.1876) and Connie Lingus (resident of Indiana, USA) to Dildo in Newfoundland and Titty Ho in Northamptonshire, this compendium of sauciness documents a whole world of utterly true, unusual and ridiculous names of people, places and products