This fascinating study of the development of Western architecture focuses on a unique selection of 52 buildings - mostly from the last 300 years - examining why they have been designed in a particular way, the methods and materials used to construct them and their impact on the development of construction technology.
The buildings have been chosen for their interesting history or design, or both, and are each beautifully illustrated as an architectural line drawing. They range from St Pancras Hotel in London to the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in New...
This fascinating study of the development of Western architecture focuses on a unique selection of 52 buildings - mostly from the last 300 ye...
The sequel to 'The Iron Mausoleum'. A ship of the White Star Line, believed to be the 'Titanic', has been sunk in mid-Atlantic for a variety of reasons, chief amongst which is the concealment of forged artwork en route to a lucrative art exhibition at the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Holmes has explained to Sir James Walter of the British Admiralty the role Moriarty played in the deliberate sinking of the so-called 'Titanic'. Sir James implores Holmes to take up the case against Moriarty and bring him to justice for the part he played in the death of over 1,500 souls during that...
The sequel to 'The Iron Mausoleum'. A ship of the White Star Line, believed to be the 'Titanic', has been sunk in mid-Atlantic for a variety of reason...
Vaudeville - The Struggle Continues is the third in the sequel, starting with Royal Aq. - Queen of Music Halls and then Music Hall - The Saga Goes On, continues to chronicle the hilarious exploits of two Vaudeville artistes. Jack Mitchell and Theo Houston, both out of New York City accompany an impresario back to England to perform in various London Music Halls. They do so in the erroneous belief that Music Hall in England is the same as Vaudeville in America. What they do not understand is that Vaudeville in America is not the same as Music Hall in England. And what in England might be...
Vaudeville - The Struggle Continues is the third in the sequel, starting with Royal Aq. - Queen of Music Halls and then Music Hall - The Saga Goes On,...
A new novel by Stephen Lees called 'The Premiere', comprises a series of incidents leading up to and following the London premiere, in 1910 of Gustav Mahler's mighty Eighth Symphony. Before the premiere, a chance meeting occurs in the Cafe Royal, between the intense Mahler and the renowned writer and raconteur, Oscar Wilde, brimming with self-confidence and an excess of reckless wit. Others sitting around the table, drinking include, Rossetti, Villiers Stanford, Antheil, Beardsley, Atkinson Grimshaw, Kandinsky, Rackham, Sargent, Liz Siddall, Whistler and von Zemlinsky. Gradually a monumental...
A new novel by Stephen Lees called 'The Premiere', comprises a series of incidents leading up to and following the London premiere, in 1910 of Gustav ...
