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Herbert Draperwas one of the most successful painters of classical mythologies and elegant portraits, in the period between the turn of the Twentieth Century and the advent of the First World War. His pictures are the archetypes of the Victorian classical revival; dramatic and sensually charged subjects of beautiful maidens and dynamic heroes.Neglected for over half a century, Draper's work has finally been reassessed. He is now regarded as one of the last great painters of classical narratives in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain.Herbert Draper: A Life Studyis the first study of Draper's art and life, largely based on previously unstudied material in private archives.Many of the pictures reproduced in this book for the first time are now in private collections and have not been exhibited since Draper's death. ... Read more

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well worth it for fans of draper
Herbert Draper is one of my favorite artists so I was quite pleased with this book. There is a wealth of information on his life and career, along with a good section of plates and many beautiful black and white drawings throughout the text. You cant find most of this anywhere else as this is the only monograph on the immensly talented but little known Draper. It would be nice if the plates were larger and more numerous but that will have to wait for a future book.

WARNING:
only pages 14 through 48 are in color.the rest are b/w.i havent read the book yet, so i cant comment on the writing. ... Read more

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Also Authored By George Brune Shattuck, And Charles Follen Folsom. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1901.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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One of his best works...
I've read fifteen or so of Henty's books and I have to say this is my favorite, along with Beric the Briton or maybe By Pike and Dike.
The main character is Phillip Fletcher, whose father is an English farmer and whose mother is a Huguenot refugee and the sister of a French Countess.When he is old enough, Phillip goes to France to join his relatives in fighting for freedom of worship for the Huguenots.He meets the famous Huguenot leadersand goes on a secret mission behind enemy lines.In the end he narrowly escapes the massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve.
Some reasons I like this one: Henty seems to give a little more time to the side characters; developing them better than his usual.And there are more small, realism-adding side notes; the comment by the passerby, the parent's word to the child, and a false alarm or two.
~I like the illustrations in this one, too!

An excellent book!!
I have read at least 15 G. A. Henty books, and I loved this one!_For the Temple_ is probably my favorite Henty book, but all of his books vividly portray history, and they actually made me enjoy history!While some people say that Henty's books are only for preteens and young teens, I find that his books are excellent reading for those of any age who enjoy a good adventure story.When I first read this book I was about 16, and I loved it!I would not recommend that anyone under the age of 10 read this book as the massacre details can be somewhat unsettling and there are many mass executions and such.Also the extensive vocabulary used by Henty can be difficult to understand at times, especially for younger readers.However, Henty ws an excellent author, and everyone should read his books.

Excellent
This is the first book by Henty I've read, and I must say, I was pleasantly surprised. I suppose I judge a book by its cover a little to much, and I was putting off reading this book because I wasn't too excited about reading a book written a really long time ago. But after I started, I had a tough time putting it down. Sure, the plot was simplistic, but there was plenty of action to keep me occupied. Be forewarned, however - I'm a high school student, and there were a lot of words in that book that I didn't know the meaning of. Unless your command of old english is pretty good, you will probably have some trouble with some of those words. But don't let that stop you - read the book with a dictionary close at hand. It isn't often that you get to read an exciting book and learn a pile of new words while you do it! Overall, this is a great book for any kid or kid at heart who has the patience to consult the dictionary every now and then.

Typical Henty
Henty, as always, manages to find a young, strong, and healthy lad that attains high connections in the army and court. I would say that this book would probably be interesting to people under the age of 13.It might be good if you want your kids to get into history. Henty actually has done a fair amount of research, it seems.I read this when I was still young, so it didn't seem that bad. However, this is NOT recommended to adults, or people who think they are.

The Best Henty I've Read!
This book is COOL!I've read several Henty books, but this is my favorite so far. It's about a boy and his cousin who are helping to fight the Catholics, who are opressing the Huguenots in France in the 1500's. Theboys are very courageous, so they get into a lot of exciting situations!There are sword fights, lots of battles, sieges of towns, daring escapes,and at the end, St. Bartholomew's Eve: the night the French Catholics begantheir horrible massacre of thousands of innocent Huguenots. Will the boysand their friend Claire survive? You'll have to read it and find out! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

Product Description
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more