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Book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901  Main part

Download or read book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901 Main part written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The National Union Catalog  Pre 1956 Imprints

Download or read book The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Crescendo of the Virtuoso

    Book Details:
  • Author : Paul Metzner
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2024-07-26
  • ISBN : 0520414276
  • Pages : 402 pages

Download or read book Crescendo of the Virtuoso written by Paul Metzner and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-07-26 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Age of Revolution, Paris came alive with wildly popular virtuoso performances. Whether the performers were musicians or chefs, chess players or detectives, these virtuosos transformed their technical skills into dramatic spectacles, presenting the marvelous and the outré for spellbound audiences. Who these characters were, how they attained their fame, and why Paris became the focal point of their activities is the subject of Paul Metzner's absorbing study. Covering the years 1775 to 1850, Metzner describes the careers of a handful of virtuosos: chess masters who played several games at once; a chef who sculpted hundreds of four-foot-tall architectural fantasies in sugar; the first police detective, whose memoirs inspired the invention of the detective story; a violinist who played whole pieces on a single string. He examines these virtuosos as a group in the context of the society that was then the capital of Western civilization. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1999.

Book Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library  1911 1971

Download or read book Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library 1911 1971 written by New York Public Library. Research Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society

Download or read book Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society written by American Antiquarian Society and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Encyclop  dia Britannica

Download or read book The Encyclop dia Britannica written by Thomas Spencer Baynes and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalog of the Theatre and Drama Collections

Download or read book Catalog of the Theatre and Drama Collections written by New York Public Library. Research Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 1182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Encyclopaedia Britannica

Download or read book The Encyclopaedia Britannica written by Day Otis Kellogg and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Encyclop  dia Britannica  A ZYM

Download or read book The Encyclop dia Britannica A ZYM written by Day Otis Kellogg and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Queen Of The Night

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alexander Chee
  • Publisher : HarperCollins
  • Release : 2016-02-02
  • ISBN : 0544106601
  • Pages : 573 pages

Download or read book The Queen Of The Night written by Alexander Chee and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER, New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, and a Best Book of the Year from NPR, Boston Globe, BuzzFeed, and others. The mesmerizing story of one woman's rise from circus rider to courtesan to world-renowned diva—"a brilliant performance" (Washington Post). The Queen of the Night tells the captivating story of Lilliet Berne, an orphan who left the American frontier for Europe and was swept into the glamour and terror of Second Empire France. She became a sensation of the Paris Opera, with every accolade but an original role—her chance at immortality. When one is offered to her, she finds the libretto is based on her deepest secret, something only four people have ever known. But who betrayed her? With epic sweep, gorgeous language, and haunting details, Alexander Chee shares Lilliet’s cunning transformation from circus rider to courtesan to legendary soprano, retracing the path that led to the role that could secure her reputation—or destroy her with the secrets it reveals. “It just sounds terrific. It sounds like opera.”—The New Yorker “Sprawling, soaring, bawdy, and plotted like a fine embroidery.”—NPR

Book The American Peoples Encyclopedia

Download or read book The American Peoples Encyclopedia written by and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Musical America

Download or read book Musical America written by and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The World Almanac and Book of Facts

Download or read book The World Almanac and Book of Facts written by and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Collier s Encyclopedia

Download or read book Collier s Encyclopedia written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The World Almanac   Book of Facts

Download or read book The World Almanac Book of Facts written by and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: