Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, illustrator and writer, was the most notorious and outstanding artist of the fin de siècle. His disturbing erotic drawings shocked the sensibilities of the Victorians and his friendship and collaboration with Oscar Wilde has secured his place in the pantheon of great artists of the 19th century. Jaques-Emile Blanche's portrait of Bearsley, his face 'like a silver hatchet', is the enduring image of this fabulously talented man who died at the age of just 25. Beardsley's most important illustrations were for Wilde's Salome, Popes The Rape of the Lock, The Lysistrata of Aristophanes and Jonson's Valpone. He was art editor of the hugely influential Yellow Book from which he was dismissed following the arrest of Wilde becoming thereafter the creative editor of the 'Savoy' magazine. He went on to write the highly erotic romance The Story of Venus and Tannhauser which was published in an unexpurgated version as Under the Hill. This extraordinary man created some of the most striking and enduring images of the last one hundred years. His influence on Oscar Wilde and his circle was profound and his achievements in such a short life is one of the great literary and artistic stories of the 19th century.

Aubrey Beardsley: A slave to beauty

CALLOWAY, Stephen

Arts & Photography

Abrams, Inc.

Block Adventures is the ultimate guide for Minecraft fans looking for worlds to explore toward more than 30 captivating, engrossing Adventure Maps as well as guidance on building your own.   Minecraft continues to prove itself as the world’s most inventive and flexible gaming platform, offering players endless opportunities for exploring and building virtual worlds. The game’s “adventure mode” allows builders to create beautiful and imaginative lands that are self-contained games called Adventure Maps. Minecrafters can spend many frustrating hours searching online for the best adventure maps. There are thousands and Block Adventures makes the search easy, and for aspiring world builders the book also offers basic concepts and tutorials with simple guides, and suggestions of projects to get involved in. Some of the adventure maps included in the book are:   Unfolding Stories, like MafiaCraft, Doctor, and Sunaris Parkour Activities, like Venice, Zero Minr, and Mirror’s Edge Survival Games, like La Brocanterie, Trouble in Mineville, and Arctic Abyss Arena Battles, like Cowboys and Indians, Abandoned City, and Sky Wars Puzzle Solving, like Lunapark Adventure, Surgeon Simulator, and Ant Farm   Like the first two books in the bestselling Block series, Block City and Block Wonders, Block Adventures offers inspiring and useful information for Minecrafters at all levels.

Block Adventures : Incredible Maps And Games To Create And Explore In Minecraft

KEARNEY

Kirsten

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Jungalow

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Lightlark

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When You Adopt A Pugicorn

Matilda Rose

Tim Budgen

Cbk : Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

Sunita Kumar Nair

Gabriela Hearst

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