Designed first and foremost to be practical, bridges nevertheless are often breathtaking in their construction, combining function and aesthetics. The historic spans of the Evergreen State's highways are no exception. These technological wonders are extraordinary by any measure, yet their stories have remained largely unknown--until now. 100 illustrations.
Designed first and foremost to be practical, bridges nevertheless are often breathtaking in their construction, combining function and aesthetics. The...
Nineteenth-century French short stories were devoured by their readers with an insatiable appetite. A reading public that was itself expanding rapidly, as education and leisure opportunities grew, created an unprecedented demand for short fiction. Writers quickly responded to this; it was a lucrative market, and at the same time it offered the intrinsic artistic challenge of brevity. From Romanticism to Naturalism and beyond, novelists such as Balzac and Zola explored the potential of the short story as an alternative form to the novel in depicting modern life. The...
Nineteenth-century French short stories were devoured by their readers with an insatiable appetite. A reading public that was itself expanding
