Athena: Queen of the Air (Annotated Edition) - formato ePub

John Ruskin (1819-1900) fue uno de los escritores británicos más influyentes del siglo XIX. En 1862 reunió cuatro ensayos sobre economía política que había publicado en la revista Cornhill y los publicó...

Ideas que han cambiado el mundoA lo largo de la historia, algunos libros han cambiado el mundo. Han transformado la manera en que nos vemos a nosotros mismos y a los demás. Han inspirado el debate, la...

La presente edición recoge los textos que Ruskin dedicó al tema de lo grotesco. Lo grotesco se percibe en el estilo y lenguaje de las obras artísticas, pero no es solo una cuestión de estilo y lenguaje....

John Ruskin (1819-1900) fue uno de los escritores británicos más importantes e influyentes del siglo xix. En 1860 decide publicar un ensayo con algunas ideas sobre economía titulado "The Roots of Honour"...

'Athena: Queen of the Air' is an interesting work of Greek Mythology and art criticism that discusses the Goddess Athena. Previously published in 1869, 'Athena: Queen of the Air' by John Ruskin was...

The following lectures were the most important piece of my literary work done with unabated power, best motive, and happiest concurrence of circumstance. They were written and delivered while my mother...

My first duty this evening is to ask your pardon for the ambiguity of title under which the subject of lecture has been announced: for indeed I am not going to talk of kings, known as regnant, nor of...

The following addresses, though spoken at different times, are intentionally connected in subject; their aim being to set one or two main principles of art in simple light before the general student,...

The following lectures were really given, in substance, at a girls' school (far in the country); which, in the course of various experiments on the possibility of introducing some better practice of drawing...

The following Lectures are printed, as far as possible, just as they were delivered. Here and there a sentence which seemed obscure has been mended, and the passages which had not been previously written,...

The greater part of the following treatise remains in the exact form in which it was read at Manchester; but the more familiar passages of it, which were trusted to extempore delivery, have been since...

The title of this book,—or, more accurately, of its subject;—for no author was ever less likely than I have lately become, to hope for perennial pleasure to his readers from what has cost himself the...

It is mortifying enough to write,—but I think thus much ought to be written,—concerning myself, as 'the author of Modern Painters.' In three months I shall be fifty years old: and I don't at this hour—ten...

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Since the first dominion of men was asserted over the ocean, three thrones, of mark beyond all others, have been set upon its sands: the thrones of Tyre, Venice, and England. Of the First of these great...

The decay of the city of Venice is, in many respects, like that of an outwearied and aged human frame; the cause of its decrepitude is indeed at the heart, but the outward appearances of it are first...

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JOSEPH Oldest son in the Rossi family. Heir to the empire. Loyal to the family, over and above anyone else. Even when it comes to murder. War. Kidnapping my best friend. Sloane Brennan, daughter of the...

A terrible sickness rages through the Eyrie, demanding all of Fionn's skill and magic as a healer, and leaving him no time to pine after the prince of Morven Forest.Far to the north, Kiernan awaits whatever...

After a nearly fatal encounter with a vampire, a new entity has captured the attention of Detective Graves. Although it is unclear what exactly the being is, Graves believes he is dealing with a far more...

Freedom has its own cost. And depending on who seeks it, life will find something to take as a price. Michael escaped with nothing but Anna; the woman who he could open up to. And when life took her away...

In Dreams in the Heart of the City, Jackson O'Connor, a young African-American entrepreneur, balances ambition and family legacy as he builds his dream business. With his steadfast mother, Martia, and...

A tale of family, betrayal, and destiny unfolds as four siblings uncover their bloodline's extraordinary powers—each tied to the primal forces of nature. When an ancient artifact, the Chalice of Unveiled...

Aline Everly's life is a battleground. The memory of her twin sister, Arlene—gone too soon, claimed by a tragic accident—is a constant ache that gnaws at her soul. She can't escape the crushing guilt...

When Hollywood stuntman Luke Wesson walks in on his wife's affair, his world crumbles. But nothing could prepare him for what comes next: her brutal murder—and all the evidence pointing to him.With the...

Welcome to The Call of Prosperity, a transformative guide to unlocking abundance and living a life of purpose. This book is for anyone who has ever felt the pull toward something greater—a deep-seated...

It never rains, but it pours. And in Toot Hansell, that goes double… When Toot Hansell's water supply turns murky, it's easy to blame the notoriously soggy Yorkshire weather. But this winter, the rain's...

With her plan to seek justice for the murdered women in tatters, Kassaya joins forces with others who have the same goal. Together they will bring down Pharaoh — or die in the attempt.As hearts and fates...

It has been almost two months since Tom faced his vampire father, Raxos, in the little Cornish village of Coombedown. He has become a patient of Unit 43b, the designation given to Penbride Manor by an...

The app says they're a perfect match, but their hearts need convincing. Garth Landry has never met a woman who could keep his interest—until a matchmaking app of his own creation matches him with Kelli...

Rafe Lennox:Notorious highwayman…Infamous rake…Adopter of orphans… If there's one thing about Rafe Lennox that the women of London know…it's that his heart cannot be tamed, except perhaps by the little...

The forces of darkness gather,determined to destroy humanity for good.Exiled from his home, Radyn fights the land and the monsters that inhabit it to build a new life for his family. All seems well until...

Scenes from Life is a collection of stories and vignette set in a variety of countries. They describe encounters with people and with the often strange worlds they —and we— inhabit. Some of those...

The truth isn't a key to freedom—it's a loaded gun.When my best friend vanishes, a terrifying game of cat and mouse pulls me into a nightmare I can't escape. Her disappearance is tangled in a web of lies...

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Fourth Wing meets Romeo and Juliet. This fantasy romance retelling about a Fæ Prince from the Winter Court and his forbidden romance with the Fæ Princess of the Summer Court is impossible to put down!Prince...

The document is a fictional thriller with fantasy elements, rich in character development and world-building. It follows the journey of knights, royalty, and villagers, weaving themes of duty, loss, and...

When they agreed to spend Christmas with their children, they had no idea it was a set up! ChloeNow that my daughter is married, she has this romantic notion that we should all have a big family Christmas....

What to get someone you hate for Christmas… That's not something I would typically look up online, but drawing my ex's name in our company's Secret Santa exchange left me no choice.For twelve long years,...