Barnaby Rudge

Charles Dickens

Set against the backdrop of the Gordon Riots of 1780, Barnaby Rudge is a story of mystery and suspense which begins with an unsolved double murder and goes on to involve conspiracy, blackmail, abduction and retribution. Through the course of the novel fathers and sons become opposed, apprentices plot ag...

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

Giorgio Bassani

This is a haunting, elegiac novel which captures the mood and atmosphere of Italy (and in particular Ferrara) in the last summers of the thirties, focusing on an aristocratic Jewish family moving imperceptibly towards its doom. Vittorio De Sica turned the book into a film in 1970, winning the Academy Aw...

Watercolor Workbook - 30-Minute Beginner Botanical Projects on Premium Watercolor Paper

Sarah Simon; Paige Tate & Co. (Produced by)

Unique and beautiful botanical drawings fill each page and are ready for you to watercolor-no drawing or tracing required! This book teaches you all the basic watercolor techniques and provides simple, step-by-step project instructions so you can quickly and confidently start painting today. Divided int...