THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF J.M.W. TURNER, REISSUED TO MARK THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH'A pleasure to read'A.S. BYATT'With splendid clarity and shrewd humour, James Hamilton evokes the visceral world of a great artist and a fascinating character'MIKE LEIGH, Academy Award-winning director of Mr. TurnerJ.M.W. Turner became an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1799, aged just twenty-four. ...

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«El 97 por ciento de la historia humana ha sido sinónimo de colaboración. La empatía, el altruismo y la compasión entre congéneres fueron los principales factores para la supervivencia de la especie, pero las consecuencias de ese gran impacto que azotó el planeta hace más de doce mil años fueron devastadoras. Para los sapiens, se dio una desorganización mental y social sin precedentes en los millones de años de historia de los homínidos».«¿Por qué fui abusado?». En...

"Life of Bunyan" by James Hamilton is a compelling biography that delves into the life and struggles of John Bunyan, the renowned author of "The Pilgrim's Progress." Hamilton paints a vivid portrait of Bunyan's early years, his spiritual awakening, and the profound impact of his imprisonment on his writing. The book explores Bunyan's unwavering faith and resilience in the face of adversity, providing readers with a deep understanding of his character and the historical context in which he ...

Shortlisted for the Apollo Awards 2014Longlisted for the Art Book Prize 2014Britain in the nineteenth century saw a series of technological and social changes which continue to influence and direct us today. Its reactants were human genius, money and influence, its crucibles the streets and institutions, its catalyst time, its control the market.In this rich and fascinating book, James Hamilton investigates the vibrant exchange betwe...

Embark on a fascinating voyage into the vibrant tapestry of the Swahili language and the diverse cultures of East Africa with "Swahili Spectrum." This enriching book offers a comprehensive exploration of the language, customs, history, and way of life that define the Swahili-speaking world.Whether you are a newcomer eager to delve into Swahili or an advanced learner looking to deepen your understanding, "Swahili Spectrum" is your essential companion. Inside, you'll find:

ONE OF THE TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES' BEST BOOKS FOR 2022SHORTLISTED FOR THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2023'Eye-opening and full of surprises . . . A treasure' Sunday Times***'***A biography as rich with colourful characters as any novel' TelegraphJohn Constable, the revolutionary nineteenth-century painter of the landscapes and skies of southern England, is ...

«El 97 por ciento de la historia humana ha sido sinónimo de colaboración. La empatía, el altruismo y la compasión entre congéneres fueron los principales factores para la supervivencia de la especie, pero las consecuencias de ese gran impacto que azotó el planeta hace más de doce mil años fueron devastadoras. Para los sapiens, se dio una desorganización mental y social sin precedentes en los millones de años de historia de los homínidos».«¿Por qué fui abusado?». En...

** Selected as a Book of the Year in The Times, Sunday Times and Observer **'Compulsively readable - the pages seem to turn themselves' John Carey, Sunday Times**'B**rings one of the very greatest [artists] vividly to life' Literary ReviewThomas Gainsborough (1727-88) lived as if electricity shot through his sinews and crackled at his finger ends. He was a gentle and empat...

A few words of preface concerning a country so little known as that in which these pages were written may, perhaps, be useful to the reader. For the sake of those who may be interested in its past history or present condition, I shall indicate the sources which will supply further information.Cyrenaica, or, as it was called under the Ptolemys, Pentapolis, is situated on the northern coast of Africa, between Carthage and Egypt. In its commercial importance it once almost rivalled the...

A concise history of one of the world's greatest and most comprehensive museum collections, from its founding in 1753.A product and symbol of the 18th-century Enlightenment, the British Museum is as iconic an expression of that cultural tendency as Johnson's Dictionary, the French Encyclopedie and Linnaean plant classification. Its collections embody the raw material of empiricism – the bringing together of things to enable the widest intellectual experiment to ta...

J.M.W. Turner was a painter whose treatment of light put him squarely in the pantheon of the world’s preeminent artists, but his character was a tangle of fascinating contradictions. While he could be coarse and rude, manipulative, ill-mannered, and inarticulate, he was also generous, questioning, and humane, and he displayed through his work a hitherto unrecognized optimism about the course of human progress. With two illegitimate daughters and several mistresses whom Turner made a career...